Sustainability & Ethics
Objectives
Mindful of the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world in
which organizations operate, where learning capacity is key to success, the
objective of this course is to equip students with knowledge about accelerated
forms of learning associated with organizational transformation. In detail
students will become aware of the forms and sources of learning in
organizations and how these influence attitudes and mindset. As a result,
students will be competent at shaping the future of organizations.
General characterization
Code
14229
Credits
3
Responsible teacher
Ricardo Zózimo
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
Portuguese | English
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
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CROSSAN, M. M., LANE, H. W., & WHITE, R. E. (1999). AN ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING FRAMEWORK: FROM INTUITION TO INSTITUTION. ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 24(3), 522–537. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.2307/259140
EASTERBY-SMITH, M., CROSSAN, M. M., & NICOLINI, D. (2000). ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING: DEBATES PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, 37(6), 783–796. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1111/1467-6486.00203
HOLCOMB, T. R., IRELAND, R. D., HOLMES JR., R. M., & HITT, M. A. (2009). ARCHITECTURE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING: EXPLORING THE LINK AMONG HEURISTICS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ACTION. ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE, 33(1), 167–192. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1111/J.1540-6520.2008.00285.X
Teaching method
This
unit builds upon the principles of active learning requiring students to engage
in a learning experience. Through engaging in a quasi-real experience of
transforming their organizations, students will learn by doing.
Evaluation method
The assessment of this curricular unit is done together with the block
of curricular units of the same area of knowledge. This assessment has 3
moments, which together define the final grade of the curricular unit:
• Individual exam with a weighting of 50% of the total mark
• Group work with a weighting of 35% of the total grade value
• Individual reflection-action exercise carried out at the end of the
curricular unit, with a weighting of 15% of the total grade value. The set of
individual action-reflection exercises is a journaling activity, which will
constitute, at the end, a learning portfolio capable of synthesising the
contributions of the Executive Master for that student.
Subject matter
The syllabus follows the logic of a personal experience that is
intertwined with the learning journey of the organization. Understanding these
two learning journeys (individual and corporate) is key to for corporate
transformation. As a consequence the syllabus focuses on:
• Principles of organizational learning and corporate transformation,
• Accelerated forms of organizational learning,
• Implementing organizational learning initiatives,
• Measuring the impact and communicating organizational learning and corporate
transformation.