Dr Juan Lopez-Cotarelo NAB4.09

This course is compulsory on the MSc in Management and Human Resources. This course is available on the MPhil/ PhD in Management. This course is not available as an outside option.

A basic grounding in the key management disciplines for students studying Management and Human Resources. Students will be provided with an overview of the development of management disciplines (other than HRM) and will develop an understanding of the disciplinary anchors in sociology, psychology and economics. Each field will cover origins and disciplinary boundaries, triggers for growth, core concepts and the current state of play and debate.

15 hours of lectures and 15 hours of seminars in the MT. 3 hours of lectures and 3 hours of seminars in the ST.

Students are expected to prepare for, and contribute to, the seminars. Seminars will include group work, preparing and giving presentations, case analyses, small group discussions, and self-assessment exercises.

One formative essay of 2000 words.

Boakes, K, Reading and Understanding the Financial Times. Second Edition. Prentice Hall, 2010. G. Pearson, The Rise and Fall of Management. A Brief History of Practice, Theory and Context. Gower Publishing, 2009. J. Roberts, The Modern Firm, Oxford University Press, 2004. D.A. Wren & A.G. Bedeian, The Evolution of Management Thought, 6th Edition, Wiley 2009.

Exam (75%, duration: 2 hours) in the main exam period.
Essay (25%, 2000 words) in the LT.