Class Company Organisation and Structure

The main objective of this class is to introduce students to the fundamental concepts related to the management of the organizations. This unit is a very useful starting point in the ongoing process of students learning about the management and conduct of the organizations.

S1. Management and its Evolution. Management: concept, functions, and levels; Manager tasks and skills; The roles of the Manager (Mintzberg); The evolution of management; The structural perspective; The human relations School; Quantitative Approach, systems theory; Contingency Theory
S2. The company and its Environment. The company as a Social organization; The company as an open system; The company as a resource system; The company Environment; The culture of the Organization
S3. Strategy, planning, and Decision. Planning; Strategic Planning; Decision-Making
S4. Organization. Objectives and design aspects of the Organization; Organizational Structures; Structure determinants; Authority, Influence, and Power
S5. Direction. Theories of Motivation; Leadership; Communication
S6. Control. The control process and its relationship with the planning; Patterns, Performance assessment, and corrective action; Control Methods

The following teaching methodologies (TM) will be used:
TM1 - Expositional: presentation of the concepts and techniques related to the syllabus contents
TM2 - Participative: analysis and resolution of cases
TM3 - Self-study: utonomous work by the student

Reis, F. L. (2018). Manual de Gestão das Organizações , 1ª Edição: Silabo. ISBN 978-972-618-955-8.
Robbins, S., Coulter, M. (2021). Management , 15th edition, global edition, Pearson. ISBN 978-1292340883.