The aims of this module are to:

• develop an understanding of the changing nature of the practice and processes of strategic management;
• develop skills in the area of strategic analysis, the development of strategic options and change management;
• increase skills in building agile and collaborative cultures which gain buy-in for change initiatives;
• develop skills to influence upwards and outwards;
• encourage an openness to new ideas and an awareness that in many situations there is a range of alternatives which should be evaluated.

This module aims to:

• provide a theoretical and practical introduction to contemporary perspectives on leadership;
• provide an introduction to relevant academic and practitioner literature on leadership;
• help students apply leadership theory to their own workplace and their own behaviour;
• provide participants with a richer understanding of issues associated with the management of human resources with organisations.

On this module, students will:

• be introduced to the concepts of responsible business using a variety of different business models looking at the way in which they tackle complex societal problems;
• analyse real-life case studies from different parts of the world;
• learn about the challenges of balancing responsible, sustainable and social objectives along with financial goals;
• identify different approaches to generating social and environmental impact;
• develop a better understanding of how responsible business and corporate sustainability can work in tandem.

The aims of this module are to:

• provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary for an understanding of financial management and its impact on decision-making in a variety of organisational contexts;
• develop the ability to analyse and interpret organisational performance;
• expose participants to a range of issues surrounding accounting for sustainability;
• equip students with an understanding of economic concepts and models appropriate to business decision-making.

The aims of this module are:

• to develop an understanding of the role of business analytics in an organisation;
• to develop an awareness of big data and understanding of the assumptions and limitations of modelling methods, including ethical issues;
• to develop an awareness of a range of analytical methods to improve decision making in organisations.

The aims of this module are to:

• provide students with an understanding of the ways in which organisations manage their operations;
• provide a critical understanding of the role of a project manager in a wide variety of industrial and commercial applications;
• provide a critical understanding of the project planning and control techniques and human resource management methodologies available to project managers;
• build and develop operations and project management skills that can be applied to organisational situations.

The aims of this module are:

• to provide participants with an understanding of the introductory principles and concepts relating to marketing, and to the management of the marketing mix;
• to explore strategic marketing issues.

The aims of this module are to: 

• provide a conceptual understanding of the digital firm as one that exploits ownership and processes of data in order to achieve strategic market advantage and prominence;
• identify the implications of data and information for firm design and scope;
• provide understanding of how Artificial Intelligence works and its characteristics as a novel form of cognition;
• exemplify and explain the systemic consequences of information and why these make digital firms problematic to society;
• provide conceptual understanding of media forms and their relevance to information, and then further to business and society.

The aims of this module are to:

• introduce the concepts of innovation, entrepreneurship theory, and commercialisation;
• enable participants to utilise a detailed risk analysis tool to evaluate a commercial opportunity;
• explore the implementation of a new product/service or process, whilst understanding the constraints under which many firms operate, with an emphasis on SMEs and start-up businesses;
• enable students to apply the algorithm to real business opportunities in a consultancy capacity.

The aims of this module are to:

• develop a working knowledge of the standard processes and methods used in business and management research;
• give students the experience of executing a previously designed, practically-based research study on an aspect of management of their choice;
• integrate ideas from the taught MBA programme into this problem-solving context.

The aims of this module are to:

• provide awareness of the diverse economic, legal, political, social, cultural and technological contexts in which organisations operate on a global scale;
• develop knowledge and understanding in international business and strategy theory and managerial practice, in a range of international contexts;
• explore the specific implications for managerial practice, financial management, marketing and innovation efforts to develop a rich understanding of the complexities of managing global firms;
• develop knowledge of the different approaches that can be taken when managing firms in a global context.

The aim of this module is to develop an understanding of the changing nature of the practice and processes of strategic management and other advanced management topics as organisations operate in an increasingly internationalised business environment.