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MGT6810   Risk and Crisis Management   (10 credits)

 
Year Running: 2016/2017
Credit level: F7

Description

For the purposes of this module, risk and crisis management is seen to include issues relating to risk management and crisis prevention, as well as recovery and damage limitation. A core focus of the module is the manner in which organisations become dysfunctional. The module also provides a critique of some of the dominant theories within management. In particular, the role of latent managerial error, notions of incubation and error cost within decision-making and the development of organisational neuroses will be examined.

 

Reading List


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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type Hours
Independent 70.0
Lecture 30.0
 

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type Duration % of formal assessment Semester
Course Work 0.0 100 % S2
 

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2023-24.