Special Executive Master Programme in Strategic Business Management in London 2024

This module provides the most critical information about the study course and assignment submission.

• VIDEO - How to Avoid Plagiarism in Your Writing

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• Harvard Referencing Style Guide

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• How to Summarise - Assignment Guide

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• Summarising, Paraphrasing, Quotation for your Assignment

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• Official Title Pages - SEMP

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The course is designed to help students become good researchers, to become familiar with the steps in proposing research topics, and clearly apply research knowledge in education. After completing the course, students will be able to prepare a research plan, collect data, address research questions and hypotheses, and organize a project report.

• Research Philosophies and Principles

   

• VIDEO - Overview of the Research Onion

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• Selecting a Research Topic

   

• Searching and Reviewing Literature

   

• VIDEO - How to write a Literature Review

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• Developing conceptual Framework

   

• PDF - How to create a Conceptual Framework

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• Research Strategy and Design

   

• Research Methods I

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• Research Methods II

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• PDF - How Observation is Used As a Research Method

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• Research Methods: Data Analysis

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• Research Proposal and Writing Up

   

• Research Ethics

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• QUIZ - Advanced Business Research Methods

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This unit provides an in-depth understanding of the key principles and practice of leadership This will enhance the individuals’ knowledge, skills and attributes to effectively engage in the role and responsibilities required of an effective team player and leader of a team; being proactive in innovation and improvement to inform strategy and business planning within the organization.

• Understanding the Principles, Concepts, and Approaches to Leadership

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• CASE STUDY - King of the Hill

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• Understanding Leadership Influences: Individual, Team and The Organisation

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• CASE STUDY - How Google builds the perfect team

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• Leadership and organisational performance

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• Ethical Decision Making And Organisational Value

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• CASE STUDY - Collaboration Shifts a Dysfunctional Culture

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• QUIZ - Strategic Leadership

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To examine the principles of strategy and change management and provide learners with a critical understanding and ability to use various models of the strategy and change management process and the analysis of internal-external environmental and resource variables.

• CASE STUDY - Strategic Management Approach by TESCO

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• Analysing Business Environment and its Impact on Strategic Decision Making

   

• Understanding the External Business Environment Dynamics

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• Understanding The Internal Business Environment Dynamics

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• CASE STUDY - Staying ahead in a competitive environment

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• CASE STUDY - McDonald's strategic partnership for innovation as competitive advantage

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• Understanding Market Situational Analysis and Organisational Position Measurement

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• Analysing The Effects Of Exiting Plans On Organisation

   

• Understanding Mandatory Competency & Competitive Advantage of An Organisation

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• Understanding The Relationship Between Corporate, Business & Operational Strategies

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• Understanding Strategic Models & Tools

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• Analysing and deciding on the strategic options

   

• Developing Appropriate Vision, Mission & Strategic Goals For An Organisation

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• Developing An Agreed Strategy Plan For New Action Plan

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• Proposing an Effective Structure For Building Efficient Relationships With Stakeholders

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• CASE STUDY - Ethics and CSR at Honda

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• Understanding organisational strategic change management

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• Implementing Strategic Plan

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• QUIZ - Strategic Management

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On completion of this unit, learners will have gained knowledge and understanding relating to planning the usage and management of a business organization’s financial resources.  Learners will understand the importance of attaining business objectives and maximizing shareholder return. Learners will gain a working knowledge of business strategy design and the production of  comprehensive business plans.

• Understanding cost system and its classification

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• Concepts and Tools of Cost Accounting

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• CASE STUDY - Activity based costing in Xu Ji Electric Co. Ltd

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• Understanding the Concept and Classification of Sources of Funds

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• CASE STUDY - Global Fund Raising Strategies

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• Understanding The Financial Performance Analysis

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• CASE STUDY - Financial Analysis Reporting

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• Understanding the Financial Ratios and its Various Types

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• Understanding The Budgetary Concepts and Approaches

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• CASE STUDY - How Maritz Accomplished a 40% IT Budget Reduction

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• Understanding the Working Capital Management

  This lecture explore the cycle to convert your capital and generate profits. 

• Understanding the Investment Appraisal Techniques

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• QUIZ - Strategic Financial Management

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The learner will gain an understanding of how the effective strategic management of human resources supports the achievement of organizational purposes in the different organizational contexts. The unit seeks to analyze and evaluate the contribution of strategic human resource management to competitive advantage.

• VIDEO - Human Resource Management Today - An Overview

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• Understanding the role of human resource management

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• Role of Human Resource Management Strategy in an Organisation

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• Contributions of HRM

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• Business Dynamics Concerning The Human Resource Strategy

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• Case Study - Real-time, authentic employee voice feedback

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• Determining Human Resource Requirements

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• Fundamentals Of Human Resource Plan

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• Legal And Ethical Requirements Of Human Resource Policies

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• Human Resource Management And Organisational Strategy, Structure And Culture

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• Effective Monitoring Of Human Resource Management Activities

     

• People Development and Human Resource Management

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• Case Study - Answering the Phone (Training and Development)

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• Developing Human Resource Management, Recruitment and Selection

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• Case Study: Solution for Recruiting Hard-to-Fill Positions

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• Employee Retention Concepts, Tools and Strategies

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• Organisational Theory Underpinning Human Resource Management

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• Leadership Practices In An Organisational Context

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• Strategic Leadership And Organisational Development

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• Exploring Purpose Of Leadership And Evaluating Human Resource Strategy

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• QUIZ - Strategic Human Resource Management

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The Innovation and Entrepreneurship module gives students an overview of the new venture development process, with the goal of equipping them with the skills they'll need to spot possibilities and turn them into profitable ventures. The emphasis is on identifying business concepts and conducting feasibility analyses to determine their commercial viability.

• International Entrepreneurial Opportunities

    

• Nature and Importance of Entrepreneurship

   

• Creating and Starting the Venture

   

• Innovation Management

   

• Generating and Implementing Business Ideas

   

• QUIZ - Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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