MG441E Half Unit
Foundations of Management (modular)
This information is for the 2021/22 session.
Teacher responsible
Prof Paul Willman
Availability
This course is compulsory on the Executive Global MSc in Management. This course is not available as an outside option.
This information in this course guide pertains to the 2021-2023 cohort.
Course content
A thorough grounding in the key management disciplines. Students will be provided with an overview of the development of Management disciplines and will develop an understanding of the disciplinary anchors in Sociology, Psychology and Economics. Each field will cover Origins and disciplinary boundaries, triggers for growth, core concepts and the current state of play and debate.
Teaching
Scheduled over 2 modules – 10 sessions.
The course will run between the following dates:
23 August - 04 September 2021
13 - 18 December 2021
Lectures:
1. Course Introduction and the Origins of Management
2: Management and Firm
3: The Rise and Decline of Labour
4: Taylorism, Motivation and Performance
5: The Rise of Human Resources Management
6: Making Decisions
7: Understanding Organisational Structures
8: The Origins of Modern Strategy
9. Contemporary Strategic Management: Firms as Bundles of Resources
10 Managed by Markets?
Seminar classes:
1. Managers and Managerial Work
2. The Firm and the Manager
3. Internal Labour Market and Boundaries of Firms
4. Taylorism and Toyotaism
5. UBS Case study
6. Understanding Decision Biases
7. Understanding Organisational Structures
8. The Analysis of Competitive Forces
9. The Analysis of Competences
10. Strategy and Market oversight
Formative coursework
2,000 word essay
Indicative reading
Paul Willman: Understanding Management: Social Science Foundations
Oxford University Press, September 2014.
Assessment
Class participation (10%) and take-home assessment (60%) in the LT.
Case assignment (30%) in the MT.
Course selection videos
Some departments have produced short videos to introduce their courses. Please refer to the course selection videos index page for further information.
Important information in response to COVID-19
Please note that during 2021/22 academic year some variation to teaching and learning activities may be required to respond to changes in public health advice and/or to account for the differing needs of students in attendance on campus and those who might be studying online. For example, this may involve changes to the mode of teaching delivery and/or the format or weighting of assessments. Changes will only be made if required and students will be notified about any changes to teaching or assessment plans at the earliest opportunity.
Key facts
Department: Management
Total students 2020/21: Unavailable
Average class size 2020/21: Unavailable
Controlled access 2020/21: No
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
- Leadership
- Self-management
- Team working
- Problem solving
- Communication
