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Sport Organisation I

Sport Organisation I

Code	17600
Year	3
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	5
Workload	T(15H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area	Sports Sciences
Entry requirements	Not Applicable.
Learning outcomes	Objectives: Understand and analyze the role of the sports industry in social and economic development, through the knowledge of the management principles. Learning Outcomes: 1) Understand the impact of sport in contemporary society; 2) Know the structure of the sports system and understand the links between the several stakeholders; 3) Know the basic principles that characterize the theories of organizations; 4) Know and understand the implications that the variables: leadership, motivation and communication have in sustainable development of sport organizations.
Syllabus	1. Sports System 1.1. Sport System an General Approach 1.2. Sport System Concepts 2. General Theories applied to Sport Organizations context 2.1. Organization Concept 2.2. The Importance of organizations in social systems 2.3. Organizational Theories 2.3.1. Classical theories 2.3.2. Human relations school 2.3.3. Contingency approach 2.3.4. General Systems Theory 3. Determinants of organizational performance - application context to Sports 3.1. Leadership 3.2. Motivation 3.3. Communication 4. Case Studies 4.1. Sport Organizations typologies 4.1.1. Organizational procedures 4.1.2. Structure and organization
Main Bibliography	1 - Cunha, M.P; Rego A.; Cunha, R.C; Cardoso, C.C. (2005). Manual de Comportamento Organizacional e Gestão, RH - Editora. 2 - Ferreira, J. M., Neves, J.C.A. (2001). Manual de Psicossociologia das Organizações, McGraw-Hill. Mankiw, G. (2006). Introdução à Economia, princípios de micro e macroeconomia, Ed. Brasil. 3 - Pedersen, P. M; Parks, J.; Quarterman, J.; Thibault, L. (2011). Contemporary Sport Management. Human Kinetics 4 - Slack, T.; Parent, M.M. (2006). Understanding sport organizations: the application of organization theory. Human Kinetics. 5 - Correia, A., Biscaia, R. & Ribeiro, T. (2023). “Lições em Gestão do Desporto”. Lisboa: Quântica Editora. ISBN: 9789899101968. 6 - Correia, A., Biscaia, R. (2019). “Gestão do Desporto - Compreender para Gerir”. Lisboa: FMH. ISBN:978-972-735-236-4
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.