- Department: The York Management School
- Module co-ordinator: Information currently unavailable
- Credit value: 15 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
- See module specification for other years: 2022-23
This module explores issues within leadership and management in organisations.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Online Teaching Period 5 2023-24 |
This module provides an in-depth view on developing a team drawing on management theories. Grounded in themes such as global citizenship, sustainability and celebrating diversity and difference, this module explores contemporary issues surrounding leadership and management within organisations.
By the end of this module, students should be able to:
Assess the political, economic, social and technological context of an organisation and how these factors may affect its leadership
Clarify the limitations of existing leadership structures / frameworks in relation to contemporaneous issues
Apply critical appraisals of different schools of thought concerning leadership - from across cultures and boundaries, imagined and otherwise - to the assessment of an organisation
Evaluate the possibilities for and implications of leadership development for an organisation
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Essay : Report |
N/A | 100 |
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Essay/coursework Essay : Report |
N/A | 100 |
In accordance with UYMS policy.
Bang, H. and Nesset Midelfart, T. (2021). Effective management teams and organizational behavior : a research-based model for team development. New York: Routledge.
Civitillo, R. (2021). Management in the non-profit sector : a necessary balance between values, responsibility and accountability. New York: Routledge.
Flint, M. and Vinberg Hearn, E. (2019). The leader’s guide to impact : how to use soft skills to get hard results. Harlow, England ; Amsterdam: Pearson.
King, D. and Lawley, S. (2019). Organizational behaviour. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Sewell, G. (2021). Surveillance : a key idea for business and society. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, Ny: Routledge.