MD4003 Management Theory and

Practice
Academic Year 2012 - 13
Tutor Room Tel. -Mail
Module leader:
Dr John Tattersall Gr249 01772894694 jrtattersall@uclan.ac.
uk
Tutor:

A module o! 10 credit" at le#el $
Plea"e note that thi" Module %n!ormation Pac& 'M%P( mu"t )e read in
con*unction +ith your ,our"e -and)oo& and the rele#ant "ection" o! the
Academic Regulation"
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The %odule &ro'"des students ("th a cr"t"cal and e'aluat"'e o'er'"e( o) the %ost
"n)luent"al th"nk"n* concern"n* %ana*e%ent and or*an"sat"ons. +t also &ro'"des
students ("th o&&ortun"t"es to de'elo& a cr"t"cal or"entat"on.
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,n success)ul co%&let"on o) th"s %odule -ou ("ll .e a.le to:
De%onstrate an understand"n* o) the theoret"cal .ase o) %ana*e%ent at
o&erat"onal and strate*"c le'els.
/r"t"call- assess theoret"cal %odels and )ra%e(orks as 'eh"cles )or
enhanc"n* %ana*e%ent &ract"ce.
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The Proce"" and Acti#ity o! Management
+n search o) e))ect"'e %ana*e%ent
The culture and "deolo*- o) %ana*e%ent
The 'alue and contr".ut"on o) %ana*e%ent theor-
!ead"n* 0d*e1 2&&roaches to the theor- and &ract"ce o) %ana*e%ent
2 re'"e( o) %odels3 conce&ts3 )ra%e(orks and &arad"*%s relat"n* to the
&ract"ce o) %ana*e%ent at o&erat"onal and strate*"c le'els.
An e4amination o! "ome &ey theme"5i""ue" a""ociated +ith Management
Practice
0%ot"onal +ntell"*ence3 /ulture3 !eadersh"&3 /han*e
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$ess"ons ("ll "nclude lecture %ater"al3 docu%entar- and aud"o '"sual %ater"als to
)ac"l"tate cr"t"cal d"scuss"ons. 0ach student "s e&ected to contr".ute and share
'"e(s3 &rejud"ces and e&er"ences.
60A,76.ARD 1/PP.RT
7ey document" +hen ad#i"ed )y the module leader
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The module +ill )e a""e""ed )y one in- cour"e e""ay 5 ca"e "tudy
a""ignment o! 3000 to 4000 +ord".
1tudent" are re:uired to "u)mit the a""ignment and achie#e a 9a"" mar& o!
at lea"t ;0<
A""ignment
4There "s no &o"nt "n stud-"n* the h"stor"cal de'elo&%ent and
contr".ut"on o) %ana*e%ent theor- .ecause toda-5s .us"ness
(orld "s so rad"call- d"))erent )ro% an-th"n* that has .een
e&er"enced "n the &ast3 that there are no h"stor"cal lessons to .e
learned that ha'e an- conte%&orar- a&&l"cat"ons.6 /r"t"call-
d"scuss the 'al"d"t- o) th"s state%ent.
Distribution date: Week 1
Submission date: In class w/c 26
th
November 2012
Feedback date: In class w/c 10
th
December 2012
The deadl"ne )or su.%"ss"on ("ll .e 12.00noon on the date o) su.%"ss"on
(here hard co&- su.%"ss"on "s re7u"red. 2ll students %ust ensure that
the- co%&lete an ass"*n%ent co'er sheet )or each ass"*n%ent that "s
su.%"tted. 2ss"*n%ents %ust .e &laced "n %- .o "n the c-.erca)8.
Mar&ing ,riteria
De%onstrate a clear understand"n* o) a ran*e o) %odels9theor"es9conce&ts
relat"n* to the &ract"ce o) %ana*e%ent at o&erat"onal and strate*"c le'els.
2n a."l"t- to "dent")- and challen*e e"st"n* orthodo- "n the )"eld o)
%ana*e%ent.
2&&l- or*an"sat"onal9%ana*e%ent theor- to rele'ant or*an"sat"on9co%&an-
e&er"ence.
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2n a."l"t- to structure coherent3 cr"t"cal and .alanced ar*u%ents
:resent d"scuss"on and anal-s"s "n an a&&ro&r"ate essa- )or%at.
0'"dence o) etens"'e read"n*
;"*h 7ual"t- re)erenc"n* <;ar'ard =e)erenc"n* $-ste%>.
?.#. @urther *u"dance ("ll .e *"'en "n lectures and )eed.ack ("ll %ake re)erence
to the %ark"n* cr"ter"a
!earn"n* ,utco%es Tested
The learn"n* outco%e tested "n the ass"*n%ent as "dent")"ed "n the
%odule "n)or%at"on &ack "s nu%.er t(o (h"ch statesA
/r"t"call- assess theoret"cal %odels and )ra%e(orks as 'eh"cles )or
ad'anc"n* %ana*e%ent &ract"ce.
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$-lla.us:
Beek 1AC:. De#elo9ment" in Management 1cience
%ntroduction to the nature o! management and the !oundation o!
management under"tanding.
Beek 4AD:. .rgani"ational ,ulture
1trategic management> "trategy !ormulation and im9lementation
Managerial deci"ion ma&ing
Aid" !or 9lanning and deci"ion ma&ing.
Beek 6A8. Managing organi"ational change
%nno#ation and 9lanned change.
Beek 9A10:. Model" o! leader"hi9 and leader"hi9 "tyle"
,once9t o! moti#ation@ content> 9roce"" and rein!orcement 9er"9ecti#e"
.rgani"ational communication
Team" at +or&
Managing grou9 9roce"" and con!lict".
Beek 11A12: ,ontrol conce9t" !or :uality and 9roducti#ity
=ocu" on cu"tomer
Management and control "y"tem"
Total :uality.
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Beek 1C: The %nternational 6u"ine"" n#ironment
Multinational cor9oration" and the de#elo9ment o! multinational cor9orate
"trategy
Multinational organi"ational "tructure"
ntre9reneurial !irm
Re#i"ion
Re!erencing
$tudents need to take note o) th"s En"'ers"t-5s *u"del"nes )or correct re)erenc"n* o)
(ork.
Module Pa"" Re:uirement"
Fou %ust atte%&t all ele%ents o) the assess%ent. @or "n)or%at"on on the
%"n"%u% &ass %ark &lease re)er to -our student hand.ook or un"'ers"t-
*u"del"nes ho(e'er the En"'ers"t-5s &ass %ark at &ost*raduate le'el has chan*ed
)ro% 40G to D0G. Module :ass =e7u"re%ents
Rea""e""ment
The dec"s"on to o))er reassess%ent l"es ("th the /ourse9 $chool 2ssess%ent
#oard tak"n* account o) the reco%%endat"ons )ro% Module #oards and the
student5s o'erall &ro)"le. @or %odules (h"ch are assessed at the end o) the )"rst
se%ester3 the dec"s"on to o))er reassess%ent l"es ("th the Module #oard. @ro%
$e&te%.er 2011 assess%ent re*ulat"ons are chan*"n* so that onl- the reAs"t
&"ece o) (ork "s ca&&ed at D0G .ut not the (hole %odule3 unless there "s onl- one
ele%ent o) assess%ent )or that %odule.
Attendance
=ull attendance !or thi" module i" e49ected. 2on attendance accom9anied
)y a good rea"on mu"t )e noti!ied a" "oon a" i" rea"ona)le to the Module
0eader.
$tudent attendance at t"%eta.led learn"n* act"'"t"es o) /ourses and Modules "s
re7u"red. ?ot")"cat"on o) "llness or ece&t"onal re7uests )or lea'e o) a.sence %ust
.e %ade to the /ourse !eader 9 Module !eader. Enauthor"sed a.sence "s not
acce&ta.le and %a- attract acade%"c &enalt"es <$ee 2cade%"c =e*ulat"ons
/11.4 > and 9 or other &enalt"es < see =e*ulat"ons )or the /onduct o) $tudents >.
1tudent" +ho do not re"9ond to communication" concerning continuou"
unauthori"ed a)"ence may )e deemed to ha#e +ithdra+n !rom the cour"e.
The date o) ("thdra(al ("ll .e recorded as the last da- o) attendance. +nd"'"dual
%odules %a- "ncor&orate a s&ec")"c attendance re7u"re%ent as &art o) the
assess%ent cr"ter"a )or success)ul co%&let"on o) a %odule.
/nauthori"ed 0ate 1u)mi""ion o! ?or&
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The En"'ers"t- re7u"res students to adhere to su.%"ss"on deadl"nes )or an- )or%
o) assess%ent. 2 &enalt- ("ll .e a&&l"ed "n relat"on to unauthor"sed lat su.%"ss"on
o) (ork.
2uthor"sat"on o) the late su.%"ss"on o) (ork re7u"res (r"tten &er%"ss"on. There "s
an etens"on )or% that needs to .e co%&leted3 a'a"la.le )ro% the $tudent ,))"ce.
Th"s )or% needs to .e s"*ned .- the %odule tutor and the D"'"s"on !eader ("th
res&ons"."l"t- )or the %odule H") the d"'"s"on leader "s not a'a"la.le then the )or%
can .e s"*ned .- the a&&ro&r"ate 2ssoc"ate D"rectorI. +t "s your res&ons"."l"t- to
*et the )or% s"*ned (h"ch ("ll *"'e -ou &er%"ss"on )or one etens"on &er"od o)
.et(een one and ten (ork"n* da-s (here e'"dence o) c"rcu%stances has .een
acce&ted and (here su.%"ss"on ("th"n th"s t"%escale (ould .e reasona.le tak"n*
"nto account those c"rcu%stances.

$tudents (ho su.%"t (ork ("th"n D (ork"n* da-s a)ter the su.%"ss"on date ("thout
an author"sed etens"on ("ll o.ta"n a %a"%u% %ark o) 40G )or that ele%ent o)
assess%ent. 2ll (ork su.%"tted later than D (ork"n* da-s a)ter the &u.l"shed
su.%"ss"on date ("ll .e a(arded a %ark o) 0G.
?#3 ?o chan*es ha'e .een %ade to author"sed etens"ons o) .et(een 1 and 10
da-s that %a- .e a*reed .- the ;ead o) D"'"s"on or no%"nee. Bhere e'"dence o)
c"rcu%stances "s acce&ted and (here the t"%escales )or su.%"ss"on are
reasona.le.
4tenuating ,ircum"tance" and Poor Per!ormance
$tudents (ho are una.le to su.%"t (ork ("th"n ten (ork"n* da-s a)ter the
su.%"ss"on date due to 'er")"a.le etenuat"n* c"rcu%stances (h"ch are ser"ous
and ece&t"onal3 %a- su.%"t a case )or cons"derat"on "n accordance ("th the
En"'ers"t-5s 0tenuat"n* /"rcu%stances :rocedure.
The En"'ers"t- o&erates a En"'ersal sche%e )or the su.%"ss"on o) etenuat"n*
c"rcu%stances. +) -ou )eel that -ou ha'e etenuat"n* c"rcu%stances then -ou need
to o.ta"n a s&ec"al en'elo&e %arked 40tenuat"n* /"rcu%stances6 )ro% the
$tudent ,))"ce. Th"s conta"ns a )or% (h"ch asks )or deta"ls o) the course3 the -ear
o) stud-3 the na%e o) student3 the na%e o) the course leader and "dent")"es the
%odules a))ected. <Th"s "ncludes %odules "nternal and eternal to the $chool>.
Fou %ust attach rele'ant docu%entar- e'"dence such as %ed"cal cert")"cates. The
co%&leted )or% and en'elo&e are then returned to the $tudent ,))"ce.
H2ote@ d"sa."l"t- or learn"n* d"))"cult- does not const"tute an etenuat"n*
c"rcu%stance.I
,heating> Plagiari"m and /"ing /n!air Mean" to nhance Per!ormance
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The En"'ers"t- re*ards an- use o) un)a"r %eans "n an atte%&t to enhance
&er)or%ance or to "n)luence the standard o) a(ard o.ta"ned as a ser"ous
acade%"c and d"sc"&l"nar- o))ence
En)a"r %eans "ncludes all )or%s o) cheat"n*3 &la*"ar"s% and collus"on. $tudents
are re7u"red to s"*n a declarat"on "nd"cat"n* that "nd"'"dual (ork su.%"tted )or
assess%ent "s the"r o(n.
2ll "nstances or alle*at"ons o) the use o) un)a"r %eans ("ll .e "n'est"*ated under
the &rocedure deta"led "n 2&&end" 10 o) the 2cade%"c =e*ulat"ons.
+t "s there)ore essent"al that -ou ackno(led*e an author5s (ork that -ou %a- ha'e
used to su&&ort an ar*u%ent "n an- o) -our ass"*n%ents.
:la*"ar"s% "s a &art"cular )or% o) cheat"n* that the En"'ers"t- "s concerned a.out.
2ll (ork that "s su.%"tted )or assess%ent %ust .e *enu"nel- -our o(n (ork and
not the result o) &la*"ar"s%. Fou s"*n to th"s a))ect on each co'er sheet su.%"tted
("th -our ass"*n%ents. +) -ou are 7uot"n* actual (ords )ro% a &u.l"shed or
un&u.l"shed tet -ou %ust use 7uotat"on %arks and c"te -our source. +n order to
a'o"d accusat"ons o) &la*"ar"s% -ou should use the ;ar'ard =e)erenc"n* $-ste%.
Th"s ("ll ensure that there "s no a%."*u"t-.
Fou %ust also not &ass -our (ork o)) as the result o) -our "nd"'"dual e))orts3 ") -ou
ha'e "n )act colluded ("th other students to &re&are the &"ece o) (ork jo"ntl-3 or
-ou ha'e co&"ed each other5s (ork. /learl- "t "s also (ron* to co&- another
student5s (ork ("thout the% kno("n* a.out "t.
Fou are ad'"sed to read the etract on th"s su.ject "n the En"'ers"t- =e*ulat"ons. +)
-ou ha'e an- dou.ts on th"s "%&ortant %atter3 -ou are ad'"sed to s&eak ("th the
Module Tutor or /ourse !eader.
6%60%.3RAP-Y A2D 0AR2%23 1/PP.RT MATR%A01
Core Texts
Mull"ns3 !aur"e J. Management and Organisational Behaviour <2010> :rent"ce
;all. 9
th
0d.
Supplementary Texts
2l'esson M. J B"ll%ott ;. <200C> Studying Management Critially. $a*e.
2l'esson M. J B"ll%ott ;. <1996> Ma!ing Sense of Management. $a*e.
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#uchanan D. ;ucK-nsk" 2. <2004> Organisational Behaviour. :rent"ce ;all. D
th

0d.
#urnes #. <2004> Managing Change <4
th
0d"t"on> :rent"ce ;all
/a%eron $. <200D> The M#2 ;and.ook L $k"lls )or Master"n* Mana*e%ent
<D
th
0d"t"on> :rent"ce ;all
Da)t =.!. <2006> #he $e% &ra of Management. Tho%son
@"sher /. J !o'ell 2. <2006> Business &this and 'alues (2
nd
&dition) :rent"ce ;all
Gole%an D. <1996> &motional *ntelligene. #loo%s.ur-.
Gole%an D. <1999> +or!ing %ith &motional *ntelligene. #loo%s.ur-.
Gole%an D. <2002> #he $e% ,eaders. !"ttle #ro(n.
;and- /. <199C> -nderstanding Organisations. :en*u"n.
;and- /. <1994> #he &m.ty /ainoat. ;utch"nson
Johnson G J $choles M. <200D> &0.loring Cor.orate Strategy3 <7
th
0d>. :rent"ce
;all.
Jones G =3 Geor*e J ; J ;"ll / B !. <200C> Contem.orary Management.
McGra( ;"ll.
M"ckleth(a"te J J Boodr"d*e 2. <1997> #he +ith 1otors3 ;e"ne%ann.
:ascale =. <1990> Managing on the &dge. :en*u"n.
:eters J J Bater%an =. <1982> *n Searh of &0ellene. ;ar&er J =o(.
=o.."ns $.:. J De/enKo D.2 <200D> @unda%entals o) Mana*e%ent <D
th
0d"t"on>
:rent"ce ;all.
=oll"nson D. <2007> Organisational Behaviour and 2nalysis :rent"ce ;all
Tho%as 2.#. <200C> /ontro'ers"es "n Mana*e%ent: +ssues3 De.ates3 2ns(ers.
!ondon =outled*e.
Batson T J. <1994> *n Searh of Management. =outled*e
A./R2A01
The )ollo("n* Journals should .e re*ularl- re'"e(ed.
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;ar'ard #us"ness =e'"e(.
M+T. $loan Mana*e%ent =e'"e(.
/al")orn"a Mana*e%ent =e'"e(.
,r*an"sat"onal D-na%"cs.
!eadersh"& and ,r*an"sat"onal De'elo&%ent Journal.
Journal o) Mana*er"al :s-cholo*-.
Journal o) ,r*an"sat"onal /han*e Mana*e%ent.
The !eadersh"& Nuarterl-.
Journal o) Mana*e%ent De'elo&%ent.
Journal o) Mana*e%ent $tud"es.
Journal o) Mana*e%ent.
,r*an"sat"on $tud"es.
$trate*"c Mana*e%ent Journal.
$trate*"c /han*e.
#r"t"sh Journal o) Mana*e%ent.
,r*an"sat"on $c"ence.
,r*an"sat"on.
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