Management of Work Teams

Base Knowledge

N/A

Teaching Methodologies

The syllabus will be developed through:
a) lecture classes,
b) theoretical-practical sessions of analysis
c) discussions of practical problems and collaborative learning exercises in small groups
d) carrying out practical work.

 

Learning Results

At the end of the semester, trainees should be able to:
a) Know how to define and recognize the importance of group phenomena in organizations
b) Know some of the theoretical models used in the study of groups and teams
c) Know some of the determinants of group cohesion and the productivity of work teams, as well as some of the most common obstacles;
d) Know some of the good management practices of work teams in an organizational context;

Program

1) The value of managing groups and team in organizations
2) Work teams communication and participation
3) Productivity, effectiveness and efficiency in groups and work teams
4) The organization of labour relations in teams
5) Leadership
6) Building interpersonal, group and organizational trust

Curricular Unit Teachers

Grading Methods

Continuing evaluation
  • - Individual and/or Group Work - 50.0%
  • - Attendance and Participation - 25.0%
  • - Frequency - 25.0%
Exam
  • - Exam - 100.0%

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

Amabile, T. M. (Ed) (2017). HBR 10 must reads on teams. Actual Ed.

Dyer, W. et al (2021). Team building. Wiley.

Jones, S., & Beyerlein, M. (2021). Developing high-performance workteams. American Society for Training & Development

Mears, P. (2020). Organization teams: Building continuous quality improvement: Facilitator’s Guide. CRC Press

Robbins, H., & Finley, M. (2020). The new why teams don´t work. Berrett-Koehler

Stanton, N. (Ed) (2017). Trust in military teams. Bocca Raton.