School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2006/07

MN30058 Ecological thinking & action in management

Credits: 6

Level: Honours

Semester: 2

Assessment: CW60ES40

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take MN10005 or take MN10070 or take MN10309 or take MN20080 or take MN50169 or take PS50052

Aims: The aim of this unit is to explore global trends in social, political and environmental thinking and their implications for the role of business and the practice of management.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this unit, the student should be able to:
* Show some knowledge of contemporary environmental and social problems relating to business and of how they emerge
* Understand different perspectives applicable to business-society relations
* Apply systemic principles of analysis
* Show a critical awareness of strategies organizations are adopting to address sustainability and social justice issues
* Review and articulate their own perspectives on contemporary challenges facing business.
Skills:
Intellectual skills
* Ability to synthesise information from a variety of academic perspectives and non-academic sources for a relevant understanding of theoretical and practical approaches. TFA
* Capacity to reflect on the appropriateness, strengths and weaknesses of management theories, perspectives and policy making. TFA
* Ability to recognise and understand selected management strategies for environmental and social aspects of business. TFA
* Capacity to undertake systemic analysis. TFA
* Capacity to reflect on their own perspective. TFA
* Ability to analyse from a range of perspectives. TFA
Professional Practical skills
* Capacities for independent study. FA
* Capacity to undertake systemic analysis. TFA
* Capacity to reflect on their own perspective. TFA
Transferable/ Key skills
* All of the above
Content:
A series of focused explorations examining: the changing context of business; globalisation and sustainable development; management of natural resources; system dynamics; ecological thinking and practices in management; developments in environmental, economic and social indicators; stakeholders of corporate responsibility; and emerging company practices in the field of corporate social responsibility.

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