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Presentation
Presentation
This Course Unit prepares students to better analyze and understand individual and small group behavior in organizations. To this end, the Curricular Unit focuses on the identification and characterization of individual characteristics, and the cognitive, affective and motivational factors that promote effectiveness and well-being in an organizational context. In Organizational Behavior: Individuals and Groups, we also reflect on the integration of diversity in the workplace, the role of technology in human behavior in organizations and the importance of teamwork for creating sustainable organizations.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 7
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT38-7127
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Description of contents Introduction to organizational behavior: Concept of organization and organizational behavior. Individuals in organizations: Individual characteristics and motivation; Perceptual biases and diversity. Small groups in organizations: Theories of teamwork effectiveness; Leadership in an organizational context.
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Objectives
Objectives
In this Curricular Unit, it is intended that students are able to: Deepen the psycho/sociological aspect of organizational theory, according to a perspective of action-research; Understand the importance of individual behavior, and small groups, and the way they relate; Provide knowledge and tools for diagnosis and individual and group assessment, relevant to the characterization and diagnosis of effective teams; Know the principles and tools of individual and group behavior management, based on evidence, in the context of people management;
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
In this UC, innovative practice involves the diagnosis and characterization of a real team. Students are encouraged to identify a team, characterize, diagnose and propose an intervention plan.
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References
References
Cunha, M. P. E., Rego, A., Cunha, R., Cabral-Cardoso, C., & Neves, P. (2016). Manual de comportamento organizacional e gestão . (8. ª ed.) Editora RH.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
Yes
