units

MBA5510

Faculty of Business and Economics

18 September 2017 22 November 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Business and Economics
OfferedCaulfield Term 1 2014 (On-campus block of classes)
Coordinator(s)Dr Paul Kalfadellis

Synopsis

This case-based unit is designed to provide an overview of the strategic economic and legal environment of business at the global, market, and organisational levels and the role of individuals in such an environment. The focus of this unit will be to investigate important socio-political/legal dimensions and the contemporary context of senior managerial decision making. To this end, students will examine the myriad issues challenging the pursuit of sustainable business practice as a precursor to the more detailed consideration of functional methods that help inform these decisions that will follow in the subsequent module.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. introduce students to a preliminary overview of the economic, legal, political and social environment in which day to day business operations are managed
  2. illustrate the role of markets, the organisation and the individual in such an environment in determining business outcomes
  3. explain the development of business regulation in terms of contracts, employment, market power and environmental management
  4. facilitate an understanding of the role of globalisation and technological change in relation to the growth of economies and sustainability
  5. apply critical thinking to case-based analysis
  6. develop capabilities to be future generators of sustainable economic, social and environmental value for business.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Paul Kalfadellis

Workload requirements

Equivalent to 36 contact hours per semester

Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in 0028 Master of Business Administration to undertake this unit.