Contemporary Developments in Business and Management

Contemporary Developments in Business and Management (SIM337)

Examination based on pre-prepared notes (Up to three hours)

Assessment weighted at 100% assessing all module learning outcomes.

Pre-exam Preparation

1) Choose an organization or industry-sector in a country with which you are familiar*.

2) Consider all the topics covered in the module pack and prepare notes on how these topics relate to your chosen organization or industry-sector.

3) In each case consider how the various factors have impacted or could impact on your chosen organization or industry-sector.

4) Consider in greater depth one of the following themes:

a) Knowledge Management and the Learning Organisation

b) The Competitive Environment

5) Prepare notes on all of the above comprising no more than 10 sides of A4 (minimum font size 10). Your notes should include a clearly identified summary of your chosen organization or industry sector. (No more than 500 words) You will be able to take these notes into the examination room and they must be handed in with your examination paper.

*In the case of a large organisation or industry-sector it is permissible to confine your answers to part of the organisation or industry-sector.

Examination

You will be asked a series of questions based on your studies of the module pack as applied to your chosen organization or industry.

You are allowed to take into the examination your own notes (see details above) the module pack and the module main text (Jones and George).

You should refer to your notes, the module pack and the main text but you should not merely copy them as you will be expected to apply and expand upon them in relation to the questions asked.

Sample Examination Questions: Up to three hours

Task 1 questions. Answer 5 out of 6 (weighting 50%)

1. Discuss briefly what you consider to be the most appropriate organizational structure for your organization or organizations in your chosen industry.

Give reasons for and against various options.

2. What is meant by the "triad" of international trade? How does it relate to your chosen organization or industry-sector? Is the concept still valid?

3. What is the political system in your chosen country and how does it impact in you chosen organization or industry sector?

4. Foreign