302124 (v.2) Business Management 502

Area:

School of Management

Credits:

50.0

Contact Hours:

7.0

Individual Study:

1 x 10 Hours Yearly

Workshop:

1 x 10 Days Yearly

Prerequisite(s):

302122 (v.2) Business Management 501 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Situational leadership, team dynamics, human resource management policy and practice, and negotiations. Financial reporting, decision-making and financial dynamics. Process analysis, performance and quality, managing processes and people. Implementing the process framework.

Unit Outcomes:

To develop participant's financial management skills, to develop participant's Human Resource Management skills, to develop participant's Process Management skills, to facilitate change in the manager's work behaviour.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Senge, P. (1994), The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organisation, Doubleday, New York; Handy, C. (1993), Understanding Organisations, Oxford UP, New York; Honey, P. & Mumford, A. (1990), Capitalising on Your Learning Opportunities, Sebastian Press, San Carlos; Lievegoed, B. (1980), The Developing Organisation, Celestial Arts, Berkeley; Bangs, D. (Ed) & Pellecchia, M. (1998), Financial Troubleshooting: An Action Plan for Money Mangement in the Small Business, INC Press, Boston; DeThomas, A. (1992), Financial Management Techniques for Small Business, PSI Research; Ries, A. and Trout, J. (1997), Marketing Warfare Mc Graw-Hill, New York; Kolter, P. (1999), Kolter on Marketing: How to Create,, Win and Dominate Markets, Simon & Shuster, New York; Beardwell, I. & Holden, L. (1997), Human Resources Management: A Comtemporary Perspective, Pitman, United Kingdom; Gray, C. (1991) The Barclays Guide to Managing Growth in Small Business, Blackwell, Maiden United Kingdom.

Unit Texts:

Business Management Program course manual.

Field of Education:

80300 Business and Management (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

Not Online

Result Type:

Pass/Fail

Availability

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