BU1104 - Business, Environment and Society in the Tropics

This subject explores the external and internal environmental context of business and organisational practices in the tropics. It examines different facets of management operating in remote locations experiencing constraints on resources. The subject places emphasis on the fundamental building blocks of management: plan, organise, lead and control, which are crucial to starting growing and maintaining a successful business. Prominence is also placed on the contemporary drivers of global, societal and regional change, such as, sustainability, cultural perspectives, corporate social responsibility, ethical accountability and governance.

Learning Outcomes

• explain how organisations can be ethically, corporately and socially responsible in achieving sustainable practice;
• discuss the principles of diversity management;
• examine key features of the four functions of management in the context of organisational structures;
• analyse key drivers of change affecting small & medium business practices;
• evaluate management principles that apply specifically to small & medium business environments.

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