Introduction to Management
LEARNING OUTCOMES
. Contextualize the historical evolution of management.
. Identify main organizational theories.
. Identify organizational structure.
. Contextualize motivation and leadership.
. Understand current management challenges.
STUDY PROGRAMME
1 Organization and management
1.1 Objectives and mission
1.2 Processes of transformation
1.3 Division of labor
2 The role of the manager
2.1 Interpersonal roles, information processing roles and decision papers.
2.2 Intellectual, interpersonal, technical, intrapersonal skills.
3 The historical evolution of
3.1 Taylor and scientific management
3.2 Fayol and the administrative process
3.3 Ford and the assembly line
3.4 Weber and the bureaucracy
3.5 Mayo and the school of human relations
3.6 General theory of systems
3.7 Contingency Theory
4 Motivation and leadership
4.1 Main motivation theories and their applications
4.2 Main leadership theories and their applications
5 Current management challenges
5.1 Globalization
5.2 New Approaches to Organizational Design
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bateman, T.S. & Snell, S.A. (2013) Administração. Porto Alegre: Grupo A, McGraw Hill do Brasil.
Teixeira, S. (2011). Gestão das Organizações. Lisboa: Verlag Dashöfer.