Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior: Theoretical Perspectives

Year
4
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
02017868
Subject Area
Psychology
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

Organizational Psychology

Teaching Methods

Lectures, group discussions, literature review, presentation of work group assignments on specific topics proposed by the teachers.

Learning Outcomes

With this curricular unit the students should use/develop literature analysis competences with the aim of understanding and critically analysing the basic stages of the evolution of organizational thinking and its implications. Thus, at the end of the curricular unit, the students should be able to identify and critically discuss: the relevance of the role played by the different organization theories in explaining and understanding organizational behavior; the emergence context of organization theories; the theories of reference and the authors recognized within the literature; the emergence of new forms of organization, its characteristics and implications; the new trends and perspectives in organizational behavior.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Organizational Psychology: a brief historical overview; founder perspectives, paradigms and metaphors.

The role of theories in organizational analysis.

Background and main influences on the organizational theory.

Classical theories of Management:

Scientific Management.

Process Management Theory

Bureaucracy

Human Relations School.

Systemic Approach and Sociotechnical Systems Theory.

Organizational Culture.

Influence, Power and Politics in Organizations.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Head Lecturer(s)

Teresa Manuela Marques Santos Dias Rebelo

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 40.0%
Frequency: 60.0%

Bibliography

Gomes, A. D. (2000). Cultura organizacional: Comunicação e identidade. Coimbra: Quarteto Editora.

Greenberg, J. (2011). Behavior in Organizations (10th ed.). Essex, UK: Pearson.

Hatch, M. J. & Cunliffe, A. L. (2013) Organization Theory: Modern, Symbolic, and Postmodern Perspectives (3rd Ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press

Miner, J. (2006). Organizational Behavior 2: Essential theories of processes and structure. New York: M. E. Sharpe

Miner, J. (2006). Organizational Behavior 3: Historical origins, theoretical foundations, and the future. New York: M. E. Sharpe

Morgan, G. (2006). Images of organization. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2017). Organizational Behavior (17th ed.). Essex, UK: Pearson