Environmental Management

Compulsory Modules:

Organisations and People

This module examines key issues arising from contemporary research in organisational behaviour (OB) and human resource management (HRM). It provides an integrated analysis of management, organisations and people, developing the conceptual, strategic and practical skills necessary for managers in complex, global organisational contexts. Specific topics include:

• The nature of organisations
• Organisation structures: strategy, design and function, job design
• Organisation cultures: values, ethics, norms of behaviour
• Theories and models of management: classical and contemporary
• Individual differences: perception, learning, motivation, equality and diversity
• Groups and teams in the organisation
• Managing relationships: power, conflict, communication, engagement
• Managers as leaders, people developers, coaches
• Managing job satisfaction and performance

International Strategic Management

This module analyses strategic decision-making within business. You will develop a critical understanding of the strategic processes of business management, the interconnections with the functional domains of marketing, human resource management and corporate finance, and the management of knowledge systems. Specific topics include:

• Concepts of strategic management applicable to business
• Prescriptive and emergent strategies
• Strategy implementation through capacity building and resource allocation
• Managing, monitoring and reviewing strategic change
• Organisational designs for strategic advantage
• Human resources strategy, marketing and corporate financial strategy
• Organisational learning and knowledge management

Management Research

This module analyses the philosophical basis for research in the management sciences, and examines a number of key methodological issues and approaches. Research designs for both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies are developed, including interviews, case studies, focus groups, surveys and experiments. Specific topics include:

• Research methodologies and philosophy: positivism and interpretivism
• Qualitative research methods and the search for meaning
• Selecting a research strategy and design
• Data gathering, documentary records, triangulation and mixed methods
• Content analysis, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, grounded theory
• Quantitative research design and methodologies
• Univariate and multivariate analysis, factor, cluster and discriminant analysis

Business Planning for the Green Economy

This module explores the process of establishing a venture from idea generation to the completion of a business plan which incorporates environmental planning and management. It takes the student through the actual process of developing a business plan and its different components, the market and sustainability. Specific topics include:

• Entrepreneurship
• The entrepreneurial role in relation to the initiation and development of a sustainable business
• Key environmental factors of business development
• The differences between the entrepreneur and the environmental manager, and the problems faced by small growth firms in sustainable growth.
• The importance and complexity of entrepreneurship and environmentalism within a large firm environment

Finance for Managers

This module is designed for those who aim to achieve a basic understanding of financial management and control, and who require an understanding of finance in order to manage an organisation effectively. Financial planning and control are central themes, as well as the appraisal techniques of investment projects. Specific topics include:

• Principles underlying the preparation of accounting information
• Recording business transactions
• Preparation and analysis of financial statements
• Preparation of budgets, financial planning and control
• Costing methods, uses and interpretation of cost data
• Investment appraisal techniques

Strategic Environmental Management

This module is designed to provide a an understanding of the principles of sustainable development, environmental legislation, environmental auditing and assesment, and green technological development. Specific topics include:

• Sustainable development
• Environmental legislation
• Environmental auditing
• Environmental assessment
• Corporate social responsibility and socially responsible investment
• Life cycle analysis

Green Technology

This module reviews the environmental consequences of economic activities, including energy generation, waste management, food and water supply, consumer goods. It then goes on to consider recent policy initiatives and drivers and examines key green technologies. Specific topics include:

• Development and deployment of green technologies
• Environment impacts of energy generation
• Green technology policies and initiatives
• Green technologies - commerce, ideas and concepts
• Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for green technologies

Part 2:

For MBA Environmental Management, you must complete Part 2 by undertaking a relevant dissertation.