In-class group presentation

2 - Oral assessment and presentation - 50

Exam

1 - Written exam - 50

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The following is a brief outline of the topics we will be covering in this module: 
 
Main Accounting Statements:  
<ul><li>Understanding the key financial statements used in accounting. </li></ul>
Transaction Analysis and Financial Statements Preparation:  
<ul><li>Analysing transactions and preparing basic financial reports. </li></ul>
Accounting for Assets and Sources of Finance:  
<ul><li>Managing and reporting on assets and financing. </li></ul>
Cash Flow Statements:  
<ul><li>Creating and analysing cash flow statements. </li></ul>
Financial Statement Analysis and Cost Behaviour:  
<ul><li>Interpreting financial statements and understanding cost behaviour. </li></ul>
Decision Making and Ethics in Organizations:  
<ul><li>Exploring ethical decision-making processes in organisational contexts. </li></ul>
Organizational Culture and Change Management:  
<ul><li>Understanding and managing organisational culture and change. </li></ul>
Power, Politics, and Leadership:  
<ul><li>Examining the roles of power, politics, and leadership in organisations. </li></ul>
Strategic Design and Positioning:  
<ul><li>Developing and positioning effective business strategies. </li></ul>
Strategic Resources, Capabilities, and Change:  
<ul><li>Leveraging resources and capabilities for strategic advantage and managing strategic change. </li></ul>
 
These components are integrated to provide a holistic view of contemporary leadership in strategy and company finances and to equip you with a comprehensive skill set for effective management. Understanding and interpreting financial information through Accounting and Financial Reporting is essential for making informed strategic decisions. Organizational Dynamics enhances this by offering insights into managing people and organizational change, which are crucial for implementing these financial strategies. Meanwhile, the Strategy component guides the overall direction and long-term planning of the firm, relying on accurate financial data and effective organizational management. Together, these areas ensure that financial performance, human dynamics, and strategic goals are aligned, fostering holistic and informed leadership.

Feedback is provided in a number of ways throughout your module. This includes feedback you receive during teaching from both peers and lecturers and that provided for formative assessment. Following an assessment, you will be given your marks and feedback in line with the assessment regulations and policy. More information on the timing and type of feedback that will be provided for each assessment will be available from the module leader. <a href='https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations'>https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations</a>

This module will support the development of all the graduate attributes. Your module leader will provide you with information about how your learning, teaching and assessment activities support your development of these attributes. The graduate attributes are: - Always learning - Engaged in the world - Technical and digital - Connected Professional - Creating Impact

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A very short fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about studying organizations

Learning from case studies

Organizational behaviour

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MBM260 - Leadership in Strategy & Finance

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The module employs a diverse range of teaching methods to enhance learning and application of concepts. It includes lectures complemented by supplementary reading to introduce core ideas and theoretical frameworks. Case studies and worked examples provide practical applications of analytical frameworks, while student-led seminars and workshops foster collaborative learning and deeper exploration of topics. Case discussions and presentations offer opportunities for critical analysis and sharing insights, supported by group exercises and discussions that encourage teamwork and practical problem-solving. Questionnaires are used to gather feedback and gauge understanding, and feedback on group project presentations and reports helps refine skills and assess progress. Together, these methods ensure a comprehensive, interactive, and engaging learning experience.

If you are taking this module as part of the MEMBA programme please be aware that a proportion of your teaching will be delivered online, in an asynchronous format.

Leadership in Strategy & Finance

Engage with a number of different approaches to learning, teaching assessment and inter-personal communication.

Values and attitudes

Assess the role of accounting information in society. 

Knowledge

Evaluate a company's financial position using the information contained in a published annual report.

Skills

Assess the ethics (especially the concept of "fair play") in the practice of business in all the areas covered by your programme. 

Overcome decision making biases and develop greater awareness of ethical challenges.

Demonstrate an ethical approach to work, which resonates with that of a professional businessperson. 

Carry out data gathering and company research activities, marshalling factual information appropriate to a particular business context and using this to write a report or prepare a project. 

Compile varied evidence about a firm's financial performance into an informative report suitable for a particular audience. 

Demonstrate holistic perspective of the tasks confronting top managers.

Reflect meaningfully on ethical and personal challenges in a work context.

Demonstrate awareness of the position of the firm in the market place. 

Explain individual and organizational decision-making biases. 

Navigate organisational power and politics to develop culture change programmes. 

Carry out economic analysis, focussing on the essential elements of situations and demonstrating contextual sensitivity in your work.  

Develop awareness of and insights into diversity within management practice. 

Demonstrate an insight into the role of leadership in strategy formation, distinguishing different types of strategy.  

Assess power and political dynamics in organizations and apply a critical analysis of leadership. 

Discuss the foundations of competitive advantage, and debate how firms develop key resources and capabilities in pursuit of this. 

Use the evidence contained in financial statements to advise on the financial health and performance of an organisation, relating accounting number to an organisation’s underlying business reality. 

Assess the impact of culture and the management of culture change processes. 

Work effectively within a team, while being tolerant of disagreement, open and sensitive to diversity in business, cultures and people. 

Demonstrate argumentation, presentation and analytical skills in the context of business. 

Analyse business strategies, industries and business environments.  

Analyse the content and limitations of internal management accounting information and published annual reports.  

Think critically about conventional management concepts and business values, paying particular attention to value concepts in relation to major corporate failures.  