Human Resources Management

Base Knowledge

Nothing to report.

Teaching Methodologies

Expository lessons to present the formal basis of the course unit and theoretical-practical lessons where practical problems related to the subject are solved. The evaluation involves two components:

i. assessment of the theoretical concepts taught (assessed by examination, with a weight of 75% of the final classification);

ii. Evaluation of the practical component (evaluated by a research work/practical work, with a weight of 25% of the final classification).

Learning Results

Objectives

– Develop knowledge and understanding capacities in the area of Human Resources, supported by exposure in class and research in texts of the specialty.

– Develop the ability to apply the knowledge acquired in the resolution of specific problems of the business life of the industry, supported by their own argumentation;

– Create the ability to collect, select and interpret relevant information in the area of Human Resources, combined with the ability to analyze, synthesize and formulate opinions;

– Instill a professional attitude in the development of their tasks by the knowledge acquired and the ability to understand its scope, applicability and opportunity to specific situations of everyday life.

Program

Contents

1 – ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES, MANAGERS AND MANAGEMENT


1.1 – Organizational Resources


1.2 – The Managers and Management

 

2 – INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES


2.1 – The Three Fundamental Dimensions of Social Area – the Individual, Work and Development


2.2 – The Five Basic Functions of the Social Subsystem. The Main Sub – Functions of the 5 Basic Functions


2.3 – Study of Functions


2.4 – Recruitment and Selection of Personnel


2.5 – Performance Evaluation 2.6 – Vocational Training 2.7 – Legal Framework of Labor Relations

3 – ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR


3.1 – Introduction


3.2 – What do we mean when we talk about Organizational Behavior?


3.3 – Levels of Analysis and Intervention in Organizational Behavior: Individual, Group, Organizational, Interorganizational and Social.

4 – MOTIVATION


4.1 – Concept of Motivation and constituent elements


4.2 – Theories of Human Nature


4.3 – Theories of Motivation


4.3.1 – Content Theories: General and Organizational


4.3.2 – Process Theories: General and Organizational


4.4 – Motivation in Practice


4.5 – Some Recent Trends

 

5 – LEADERSHIP


5.1 – Concept of Leadership. Leadership versus Management


5.2 – Leadership Styles. Blake and Mouton’s Grid


5.3 – The Different Approaches: 5.4 – The Situational Leadership Model of Hersey and Blanchard (HB)


5.5 – The Choice of the Leadership Style in Companies


5.6 – The Future of the Leadership Theories


5.7 – Myths about Leadership

 

6 – COMMUNICATION


6.1 – Concept of Communication, the process and essential elements, effects of new technologies in the effectiveness of communications.


6.2 – Halo Effect and Rejection Effect.


6.3 – Formal and informal communication channels.


6.4 – Types of communication networks, advantages and disadvantages.


6.5 – Barriers to Communication. Development of the Capacity of Communication.

 

7 – ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE


7.1 – Concept of Organization Culture


7.2 – Culture of the organization and macroculture. Origins of the culture of organizations


7.3 – The cultural web of an organization. Types of cultures.

 

8 – NEGOTIATION

8.1 – Concept of Negotiation and basic terms. The current importance of Negotiation.


8.2 – Preparation and Planning of a Negotiation. Negotiation language.


8.3 – The four phases of Negotiation.


8.4 – Techniques and tactics to negotiate. Negotiator’s weapons.


8.5 – Distributive Negotiation and Integrative Negotiation.


8.6 – Multilateral negotiation in team.

9 – CONFLICT MANAGEMENT


9.1 – Concept of Conflict. Interpersonal Relations and Conflict Management.


9.2 – Levels, types and categories of Conflicts.


9.3 – Prepare to manage Conflict. Negotiating the Conflict.


9.4 – Three Strategies and Ten Negotiating Tactics.


9.5 – “The difficult art of managing conflicts” – analysis and discussion of the article by E A Berg.

 

10 – OCCUPATIONAL STRESS


10.1 – Concept of Occupational Stress. The Stress and the Strain


10.2 – Stress as: Response; Stimulus; Interaction; Transaction


10.3 – Theoretical Models of Occupational Stress


10.4 – Antecedents and Causes of Occupational Stress.


10.5 – Responses to Stress


10.6 – Negative Consequences of Stress: Individual and Organizational


10.7 – Organizational Stress Management Programs

11 – ORGANIZATIONAL DYSFUNCTIONS


11.1 – Introduction.

11.2 – Absenteeism

11.3 – Presentism


11.4 – Turnover

11.5 – Workaholism

11.6 – Lack of Punctuality


11.7 – EVLN Model

11.8 – Work Accidents

11.9 – Alcoholism


11.10 – Fatigue

11.11 – Theft and Fraud

11.12 – Harassment at Work


11.13 – Suicides

Curricular Unit Teachers

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

BILHIM, João A. F. – Gestão Estratégica de Recursos Humanos – 3ª Ed. Lisboa, UTL ISCSP: 2007 ISBN: 972-8726-71-6
CÂMARA, Pedro; [et al.] – Humanator: Recursos Humanos e Sucesso Empresarial. Lisboa: Dom Quixote, 2000. ISBN: 972-20-1406-4
CUNHA, Miguel Pina; [et al.] – Manual de Comportamento Organizacional e Gestão – 3ª Ed. Editora RH, Lda. 2004 ISBN:972-98823-8-X
CUNHA, Miguel Pina; [et al.] – Manual de Gestão de Pessoas e do Capital Humano – 2ª Ed. Edições Sìlabo, Lda. 2010 ISBN:978-972-618-568-0;