L7 Management People Orgs (MPO) Module Handbook 2023-24/ Leeds Business School

Module Aims

1 Perspectives on People – which looks at individual differences affecting orientation to work and learning

2 Perspectives on Organising – which looks at the development of managerial thinking and approaches to organisation analysis

3 Strategies for Managing People – which examines strategies for recruiting, retaining, developing, and motivating the workforce.

Module Learning Outcomes

1 Critically evaluate the different approaches and main theoretical contributions of management practice, organisational dynamics, and interpersonal relations at work.

2 Critically analyse the contribution that strategies, policies, and practices can contribute to organisational effectiveness.

3 Critically evaluate and produce a justifiable realistic strategic action plan for management to follow taking into consideration the organisational working practice and the impact of policy, practice, and organisational outcomes on working relationships.