Class Motivation and Leadership

The Motivation and Leadership curricular unit focuses on the study of the psychological, relational, and organisational processes that influence people's motivation, leadership, and team functioning in organisations. It addresses the main theories and models of motivation and leadership, considering individual, relational, and contextual factors that influence engagement, performance, and job satisfaction. Students develop analytical and intervention skills aimed at creating organisational conditions that foster people's motivation, participation, and development, as well as skills in team leadership and coordination, communication, decision-making, conflict management, and feedback. The curricular unit is relevant to the study programme as it contributes to understanding and managing human factors in organisations, integrating knowledge from Psychology and Management to promote human potential development and organisational effectiveness.

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1. Motivation in Organisations 1.1. Individual and group motivation. 1.2. Organisations, individuals and groups: interaction and diversity. 1.3. Motivation, behaviour, performance and productivity. 1.4. Main theories of motivation and their application to people management. 1.5. Motivation, recognition and rewards in technological and digital contexts. 2. Leadership in Organisations 2.1. The essence and process of leadership. 2.2. Evolution of leadership theories and styles. 2.3. Leadership, communication, decision-making and people management. 2.4. Leadership of teams and projects in Management Informatics. 2.5. Leadership of multidisciplinary, virtual and hybrid teams. 3. New Approaches and Teamwork 3.1. Digital leadership, e-leadership and agile leadership. 3.2. Leadership and digital transformation. 3.3. Group work and teamwork. 3.4. Communication, trust, collaboration and conflict management. 3.5. Team effectiveness in technology projects.

The teaching and learning process adopts active, participatory, and student-centred methodologies, combining dialogical teaching with case studies, problem- and project-based learning, problem-solving activities, simulations, and collaborative work. Contexts and challenges related to Management Informatics are used to enable students to apply concepts of motivation, leadership, and teamwork to real-world organisational situations. Digital tools and collaborative environments are used to support research, communication, shared knowledge construction, and the presentation of results. Critical reflection, formative feedback, peer learning, and self-assessment are also integrated into the learning process, fostering autonomy, critical thinking, digital competences, communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

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