Management, Business and Organization in a Global Environment

Learning outcome 1: Thoroughly understand the contemporary and historical frame of global management and organization

Learning outcome 2: Demonstrate familiarity with acritical theoretical lens in analysing global business practices

Learning outcome 3: Appreciate the complexity of managing in acontemporary global environment

Learning outcome 4: Develop skills required to deconstruct discourse of business models and management practices and consider the wider implications of those narratives

Learning outcome 5: Consider data drawn from the wider context to develop skills for improved problem analysis

Learning outcome 6: Develop a critical awareness of the strengths and limitations of different theoretical and practical approaches to organizing and managing in a global context

Learning outcome 7: Assimilate material on course topics through a combination of learning methods, including self-study and guided reading, presentations and class discussion

Learning outcome 8: Consciously apply an appreciation of the real-world context in appraising complex problems for initiating and implementing innovative outcomes

Learning outcome 9: Display skills at generating innovative and practical courses of action

Learning outcome 10: Apply skills of critical analysis in assessing the relative merits of discourse reported in the business media

Learning outcome 11: Appreciate the transitions and relationships between the individual, corporate, national and global perspective within the global business environment

Learning outcome 12: Begin to appreciate the ambiguities between the theoretical and the real-world business environment

Learning outcome 13: Be able to marshal and deploy ideas, theories and evidence to substantiate written and verbal case analyses and presentations

Assessment Details

Question 1. Discuss the impact of human relations management and scientific management on employees. Your answer needs to reference labour process theory.

Question 2. Discuss mechanisms trade unions use to challenge management practice. Evaluate whether trade unions are successful in improving the welfare of employees.

Question 3. Describe ways in which women encounter sexism in the workplace. Critically discuss how to overcome such inequality

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