Introduction to Management I

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Objectives

This course main objective is to provide the students with an overall overview of a diversity of key issues that are relevant on the various areas of management. And this way providing the students with knowledge on the following areas: Management and its objectives, the manager’s role in an organization, historical overview of management though and practices, coordination between planning, strategy and company’s structure.

This course proposes to invest the students with competencies in the following areas: identification of key success factors in today’s management, innovative problem solving and critical analysis of alternative solutions.

Program

I. Organizational management, main concepts

Organization and its objectives

Organizational Macrostructure

Management, efficiency and effectiveness

Managerial role

II. BRIEF HISTORICAL VIEW OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT

Classic theories:

Behavioral theories

Pragmatic theories

Neoclassic theories

Systemic theory

General theory of systems

Contingency theory

New management approaches

III. The systems: Individual, group and organizational

Motivation theories

Communication

Leadership theories

Negotiation strategies

Corporate social responsibility

IV. Planning, strategy and decision making

Planning, why planning, levels of planning.

Contingency approach and the uncertainty levels

Planning: main elements

Strategic Management and planning

Strategic planning process

The human dimension to the strategic planning

V. Organizational structures

Selection models

Teaching Methodologies

On a first stage the teacher transmits the key ideas on the subject opening the way to an open dialog with the students wherein their relevant personal experiences and points of view are explored.

The teacher uses a diversity of media such as text, power point presentation and videos, to communicate in order to reinforce the issues lectured contributing this way for a more efficient acquisition of knowledge.

Bibliography

Kreitner, R. (2009) Management, Houghton Mifflin Company, 11th Edition
Teixeira, Sebastião (2010) Gestão das Organizações, McGraw-Hill, 2ª Edição.
Freire, Adriano (2008) Estratégia, Sucesso em Portugal, Verbo, 12 Edição
Chiavenato,I. (2011) Introdução à Teoria Geral da Administração, Elsevier, 8ª Edição

Code

0103019

ECTS Credits

6

Classes

  • Teóricas - 30 hours
  • Teórico-Práticas - 30 hours

Evaluation Methodology

  • Frequency: 70%
  • Paper: 30%