Organizational Behaviour

Code:

1GE108

Acronym:

CO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2018/2019 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Business Administration

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LGES	216	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	1	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Analyze how organizational structures, processes and practices condition and are conditioned by
 individual and group behaviors.



- Evaluate the role of management in the configuration of the behavior of individuals and groups in 
the organizational daily life.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student should be able to:



- articulate the management of the behavior of 
individuals and groups with the structuring of organizations.



- criticize the role of management professionals 
within the scope of individual and group behavioral dimensions in organizations.

Working method

Presencial

Program

I - THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE GROUP

1. Motivation at work

2. Groups and work teams

3. Leadership


II - THE ORGANIZATION

4. Decision making in organizations

5. Organizational control and power relations

6. Strategy and organizational change

Mandatory literature

Mullins Laurie J.; Management and organisational behaviour

Comments from the literature

The full bibliographic list will be provided to students in the first lecture and made available in the webpage of the course on Sigarra, in the folder 'Documents'.

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Theoretical sessions with presentation of contents by the lecturers;
- Case presentations and discussion by the students. 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	70,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	120,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Minimum score in test (7/20).

Calculation formula of final grade

Test + work (a + b), according to the formula: final classification = a*70% + b*30% 

Examinations or Special Assignments

 

Classification improvement

By final exam (in época de recurso) only.