Consulting and Organizational Development (301044)

Learning Outcomes

* Organizational culture
* Organizational learning
* Organizational change, difficulties of organizational change process and its phases
* Contextualize consulting and organizational development in context of organizations:
* Understand theoretical and practical relevance of consulting and organizational development.
* Knowing concepts and issues of consulting and organizational development.
* Knowing methods of intervention in organizations.

Study Program

* Contextualization of organizational development consulting process:
* Origins and concepts of the theory of organizational development.
* Principles, assumptions, goals and myths of organizational development.
* The organizational development process.
* Organizational culture and change in organizations and their management.
* Intervention practices and strategic consulting and organizational development.

Bibliography

MAIN REFERENCES: 

Anderson, D.L. (2012). Organizational development: The process of leading organizational change. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Ferreira, A.I. & Martinez, L.F. (2008). Manual de diagnóstico e mudança organizacional. Lisboa, Pt: RH Editora.
Pina e Cunha, M., Rgo, A., Campos e Cunha, R. & Cabral-Cardoso, C. (2004). Manual de comportamento organizacional e gestão. Lisboa, Pt: RH Editora.
Pires, G.O.F. & Soares, G.de P.(2003).  Consultorias: Mudança ou Manutenção? Disponível em http://www.consultoria-organizacional.com.br
Rothwell, W.J. & Sullivan, R.L. (2005). Practicing organization development: A guide for consultants. San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer-John Wiley & Sons, Inc.