Class Psychology of Labour and Organisations

This CU allow students to be able to identify the specific and applied domain of work psychology and organizations in the field of psychology.

1. Work and organizational context

Evolution of work over time: from the Industrial Revolution until the 21st Century

Transition to new ways of working

Concept and approaches to organization

Organizational structure and culture

2. Organizational context

Organizational culture

Change and innovation

Corporate social responsibility

Application contexts ( e.g. organizational diagnosis, training, social responsibility programs)

3. Individual, teams, and organization

Motivation and job satisfaction

Stress and well-being

Commitment, identification and engagement

Work teams: communication, cohesion and leadership

Application contexts ( e.g. human resources selection, performance evaluation and career planning)

The course is organized in theoretical lessons and laboratory practice. The theoretical classes are planned so that the exposition of the programmatic contents is complemented by discussion of the application of the contents to organizational reality. Laboratory practice includes a) analysis and discussion of representative cases of the course contents, and b) orientation, analysis and presentation of an empirical study.

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Cooper, C. L. & Barling, J. (Eds.) (2008). The SAGE handbook of organizational behavior . London, UK: SAGE Publications.

Ferreira, J. M., Neves, J. G., & Caetano, A. (Eds.) (2011). Manual de psicossociologia das organizações. Lisboa: Escolar Editora. Furnham, A. ( 2005). The psychology of behaviour at work. The individual in the organisation. (2 ed.). London: Psychology Press.

Pina e Cunha, M., Cabral-Cardoso, C., Campos e Cunha, R. & Rego, A. (2006). Manual de comportamento organizacional e gestão (6ª ed.). Lisboa: Editora RH.