School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
MN10443: Business and society |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate |
| Period: | Academic Year |
| Assessment:
| CW100 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly) |
| Requisites:
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| Description: | This unit is only available to students on the BSc Business Administration. Aims: The unit aims: 1. To investigate the relationship between business and the societies within which they operate; exploring the relationships between corporate decision making and the economic, social, and institutional environment. 2. To introduce students to the implications of social and environmental concerns for corporate decision-makers. 3. To provide a framework within which students can explore the inter-relationships and interdependencies of core management disciplines. Learning Outcomes: On completing this unit students will be able to: * understand the relationship between the social and economic environment and corporate decision making. * Understand the implications of social and environmental concerns for corporate decision-makers. Skills: Intellectual skills The module is designed to develop analytical approaches to literature and data and independent working practices. Practical skills The module is designed to develop: 1. presentational skills through negotiations and presentations. 2. group skills through two group assessments. Content: International competitiveness, training and education. Modern manufacturing systems transport and the environment. Corporate strategy and the environment. Doing business in China: analyzing the impact of cultural and institutional factors on corporate behaviour and performance - social and environmental concerns. The Single European Market and the EURO and the implications of these developments for corporate strategy within a culturally and institutionally diverse market. |