Sumários SIGARRA

Course presentation. Plan, Methodology and Evaluation.
Introduction to Organization and Management.
Management Levels.

The Organization and its environment: a company's general and specific contexts.
Global and international companies. Inter-organizational models (strategic alliances, joint-ventures, etc.).

Management models: evolution through time.
Managment Styles.

Organisational Design: mechanistic and organic approaches.
Organisational Design elements: command unit, control range, authority;
centralization/decentralization, etc.
Alternative organizational configurations of the firm: Functional, Divisional, Matrix, and Distributed organizations.
The organisation from the process perspective.

Organisation Design: analysis of different industries.

Planning and Strategy Process (part I)
Planning: its relevance in a managerial context. Types of plans. Examples
Planning levels, Strategic Planning, Environment Analysis.
Strategic Planning Process: analysis, formulation and implementation.