Management, Governance & Society - MAN00107M
Module summary
The module interrogates the relationship between management, governance, and society. It will probe contemporary issues confronting global firms from an interdisciplinary perspective, including but not limited to ethics, international business, management, political economy, and strategy.
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Autumn Term 2022-23 |
Module aims
The module interrogates the relationship between management, governance, and society. It will probe contemporary issues confronting global firms from an interdisciplinary perspective, including but not limited to ethics, international business, management, political economy, and strategy. The module will discuss the governance of firms’ relationship with society, as well as firms’ relationship with national, regional, and global governance institutions from a political economy perspective."
Prospective topics include: globalisation, corporations’ social and environmental responsibilities, changing firm-government relationships, fair trade, surveillance capitalism, etc.
Module learning outcomes
At the end of the module, the students will be able to:
- Understand and communicate contemporary issues confronting international businesses
- Analyse and present the complex ethical, ecological and social responsibilities of management and the various organisational challenges in dealing with them
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the impact of globalisation on international businesses
- Understand and evaluate the links between contemporary management, governance, and policy
- Evaluate and apply key concepts and theories learned.
Module content
Teaching on the module will be organised around a specific and significant management issue and its wider social impact, with workshops for in-depth discussion and application of key conceptual and analytical approaches. It will also take an interdisciplinary approach to understand how disciplines and fields from within management and outside it.
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 70 |
| Groupwork | 30 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Module feedback
A comprehensive module assessment report is released to students after the spring term exam board. Individual written feedback is made available to students at the same time.
Indicative reading
Angeli, F., Metz, A., Raab, J., 2022. Organizing for Sustainable Development: Addressing the Grand Challenges. Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Specific readings will be recommended for each session.