Organisational Behaviour (OB)

Área

AC Gestão > UC Mestrados

Activa nos planos curriculares

International Program of DBA Studies > International Program of DBA Studies > Formação Avançada > Unidades Curriculares Obrigatórias > Organisational Behaviour

Nível

Especialização (E)

Tipo

Não Estruturante

Regime

Semestral

Carga Horária

Aula Teórica (T): 0.0 h/semana

Aula TeoricoPrática (TP): 30.0 h/semana

Créditos ECTS: 7.5

Objectivos

The aim of this course is to understand the role of behaviour in and of organisations. The course explores the principles and techniques in management and OB that drive performance and continuous improvement in modern business environments. Subject matters are organised in three levels of analysis: the individual, the group, and the organisation. At each level, students are presented with the main challenges and topics in each of the major OB areas, such as leadership, emotions, and culture.
As this course aims at training and developing investigation-related skills and competencies, students are also exposed to the main research paradigms in OB, including research philosophies, methods, and techniques.

Programa

Setting the scene (4h)
a. What is Organisational Behaviour? (class 1)
b. Organisations and People: Perspectives and Prospectives (classes 1 and 2)
The Individual (6h)
a. The Rational World: Motivation and Satisfaction (class 3)
b. The Affective World: Commitment and Engagement (class 4)
c. The Emotional World: Emotions and Values (class 5)
The Group (8h)
a. Leadership (classes 6 and 7)
b. Power and Politics (class 8)
c. Conflict and Negotiation (class 9)
The Organisation (8h)
a. Organisational Culture (class 10)
b. Human Resource Systems and Organisational Performance (classes 11 and 12)
c. Organisational Change and Dynamics (class 13)
Research in OB (4h)

Metodologia de avaliação

Assessment is composed of two elements: an individual test (50%), and a group assignment (50%).
The individual test is aimed at testing students? knowledge regarding all the subject matters in the course programme.
The group assignment is an original case selected, developed, and written by students, based on their own working experiences, and should be addressing one or more of the subject matters in the course programme.

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