Organizational Behaviour

Code:

1MOB01

Acronym:

MOB_OB

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Economics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LECO	42	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	3	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

English
Obs.: Organizational Behaviour

Objectives

This course aims to improve students’ understanding of human behavior in organizations and the ability to lead people to achieve more effectively increased organizational performance. After completing this course.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should be able to:

• Understand individual behavior in organizations, including diversity, attitudes, job satisfaction, emotions, moods, personality, values, perception, decision-making, and motivational theories.
• Understand group behavior in organizations, including communication, leadership, power and politics, conflict, and negotiations.
• Understand the organizational system, including organizational structures, culture, human resources, and change.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The Program
1. Nature of Organizational Behaviour
   Historical contextualization of the themes
   Mainstream and critical perspectives
2. Behavioural Dynamics of Organizational Behaviour
    Modes of thinking
    Images of organization
I - INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS
3. Individual differences and social influence
    Personality, intelligence, perception, and social influence
    Behaviours of standardization, conformity, and obedience to authority
4. Motivation at work
    Content approaches
    Process approaches
    Critical perceptions
5. Groups and work teams
    Typologies, properties, cohesion, and group processes
    Team conflicts
    Critical perceptions
II - THE ORGANIZATION
6. Decision-making in organizations
    The rational decision-making model
    Bounded rationality, garbage can, the political model
    Critical perceptions
7. Organizational culture, identity, and control
    Types of control in organizations
    Traditional, radical, and Foucauldian views on power
    Organizational culture and identity: mainstream view and critical perceptions
8. Organizational change
    Views on organization, strategy, and change
    Planned and emergent approaches
    Sensemaking and change
    Psychological transition, communication, and resistance to change
    Changing organizational culture – a case study
    Critical perceptions
9. Leadership
    Management and leadership
    Leadership as construction
    Leadership approaches centered on the leaders
    Alternative approaches

Mandatory literature

Lauri J. Mullins & Gill Christy; Management and Organizational Behaviour, 2013. ISBN: ISBN 9781292088488

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course enhances learning through lectures, discussions, articles, cases, and movies. Students are expected to participate in group discussions, assignments, presentations, and individual tests to demonstrate their understanding of the OB course. Email is the most effective communication tool. Therefore, make sure to give your correct email address to your Lecturer.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	35,00
Exame	65,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	1,15
Frequência das aulas	24,00
Total:	25,15

Eligibility for exams

Elective course for all majors
a main course for Management students

Calculation formula of final grade

35% Three Teamwork assignments

65% Final Exam

Examinations or Special Assignments

Three Teamwork Assignments

One Final Exam