MGT584 Leadership in Business (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Management (MANAG)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject focuses on contemporary issues facing leaders in business. There is emphasis on the causes and situations that create complexity for leaders, and how to recognise and manage them, including strategies for resolution and implementing change. Specific issues include change, power, organisation, gender, culture, responsibility (to business and to the community) and ethical behaviour. Students will reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of their own leadership style through synthesis and critical reflection, and determine how these can be best used, or addressed, to improve their own effectiveness as managers. Assumed knowledge in this subject is equivalent to that covered in MGT501.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
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| Distance | Bathurst |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: MGT584
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Postgraduate Students only. Not available to students who have completed RMMN5856.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
Be able to understand the importance of the various theories of leadership (and research results related to these theories) to practical aspects of business leadership;
Be able to analyse leadership issues in the context of strategic management
Be able to assess how a leader's actions will influence both their authority and the empowerment of followers;
Be able to appreciate the significance of teamwork and motivation to the success of an organisation;
Be able to analyse your own leadership situation and become more self-aware;
Be able to understand the importance of leadership to sustainable business practice in terms of economic, environmental and social performance; and
Be able to integrate these outcomes in improved reflective practice.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Leadership theories Business contexts of leadership Power, authority and influence of leadership Teamwork and motivation Importance of reflection techniques for leaders Issues of leadership in business and sustainability
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.