Module details for Contemporary Issues in Business

Description

This module requires students to examine contemporary business and management issues in depth and to gain an understanding of current business & management thinking from both practical and theoretical perspectives. The purpose of the module is to develop and augment the knowledge and understanding of business & management research addressed in the core modules. It will consist of a series of self- contained lectures given by a range of staff from across the division, each highlighting a topical or emergent issue in management research.

Aims

The aim of this Module is to provide the student with : the opportunity to understand business and management theories and to develop and demonstrate their research skills in a business or management context.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module the student should be able to:

1.  Perform a focused literature search into the areas of business & management, identify and evaluate key developments at the frontiers in the field;

2.  Communicate an understanding of these developments in written form and demonstrate critical self-reflexive learning;

3.  Discuss and defend your own perspective on contemporary and pervasive business & management issues

Indicative Content

1 Operations/Supply Chain and Innovation Management

1. Contemporary issues in operational management, innovation and change

2 Human Resource Management

2. Contemporary issues in human resource management

3 Organisation Behaviour

3. Contemporary problems in organisation theory and structure

4 Strategic Management

4. Contemporary problems in strategic thought and leadership

5 International Business

5. Contemporary issues in international business

6 Ethics

6. Ethics

Teaching and Learning Work Loads