ADVANCED MANAGEMENT THEORY

BUS5AMT

2019

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject exposes doctoral and honours students to cutting-edge scholarship in contemporary management and organisation theory across a range of different sub-disciplines, topic areas, competing perspectives and levels of analysis. You will be expected to develop advanced theoretical understanding of substantive domains of management research; compare and contrast different perspectives; and analyse the applicability of competing theoretical approaches to conceptual and practitioner problems. A key aim of the subject is to cultivate high-level writing, speaking and critical thinking skills as applied to advanced management theory. To this end, you will be given opportunities to develop your abilities to critically evaluate research articles, and to integrate knowledge from existing research into the development of a theoretical position.

School: La Trobe Business School

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Kirsty Forsdike

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in LHCOM (Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)) or LDPH (PhD) to do this subject

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Demonstrate what is meant by theory, and explain how it relates to the variety of contexts in which it is generated and applied.

Activities:
Seminars, readings, class discussions and all assessment items.

02. Compare, contrast and critically evaluate selected theories of management.

Activities:
Seminars, readings, class discussions and both assessments.

03. Demonstrate high-level writing, speaking and critical thinking skills in describing and assessing the utlity of management theories and concepts.

Activities:
Readings, class discussion and all assessment items.

04. Demonstrate the application of theory to analyse and evaluate management practice.

Activities:
Class discussion and assessment two.

Melbourne, 2019, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Kirsty Forsdike

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
One 3000 word individual assignment 5001, 02, 03
One 3000 word individual assignment5001, 02, 03, 04