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Unit information: Leadership in 2014/15

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Unit name Leadership
Unit code MGRCM2407
Credit points 10
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director Dr. Doherty
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

For those students currently enrolled on the MSc in Strategic Management, none. For students enrolling on the programme from October 2007: MGRCM1401 - The Context of Strategic Management & MGRCM1402 - Strategy and Strategic Management

Co-requisites

None

School/department School of Economics, Finance and Management
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Description including Unit Aims

This unit will review the latest substantial thinking on the subject of leadership in organisations. Much has been written on the subject so it is necessary to consider strategic leadership, the kind that should take place in organisational top teams, as the main area of focus. At the same time, personal experience of being a leader or being led will be used to build students&� understanding of the subject.

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