Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Business Communication

Code

711011007

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Department

Ciências da Comunicação

Credits

6

Weekly hours

4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

It is important to understand the Corporation Strategies of Communication, linked with the Global Strategic Management. It is also relevant to study the links between the Corporation Cultures, the workers life inside the firms and the Business Communication.

Prerequisites

None.

Subject matter

1. Strategic Management
2. Communication and Culture.
3. Mythes, rumours, ritualisation and taboos.
4. Internal Communication and Human Resources Management.
5. Stakeholders and external communication.
6. Image and auditorship.

Bibliography

Regouby , Christian, “La Communication Globale – comment construire le capital image de l’entreprise”, Paris, Les Editions d’Organisation, 1988
Costa Bueno, Wilson da, “Comunicação Empresarial – teoria e pesquisa”, Barueri/SP, Brasil, Editora Manole Lda, 2003
Dagennais, Bernard, “La Conférence de Presse – ou l’art de faire parler les autres”,
Québec, Les Presses de l’Université Laval, 1996
Hampden-Turner, Charles, “Cultura de Empresa – do círculo vicioso ao círculo virtuoso”, Lisboa, Editorial Presença, 1993
Hotier, Hughes/Groupe de Recherche Entreprise et Communication, “Cultures d’Entreprise et Communication Internationale”, Bordeaux, ISIC/Université de Bordeaux 3, 1989

Teaching method

The active teaching methodologies stimulate the participation, involving theoretical papers and case study.

Evaluation method

The production of papers and the discussions about different topics are very important for the evaluation.

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