BE875-7-AU-CO:
Leading with Impact
2020/21
Essex Business School
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 08 October 2020
Friday 18 December 2020
10
28 September 2020
Requisites for this module
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MBA N20012 The Essex MBA,
MBA N200MO Business Administration,
MBA N20E24 The Essex MBA,
MBA N20E36 The Essex MBA,
MBA N20EJS The Essex MBA
Leadership is an important topic in the field of business and management studies both from a theoretical and a practical perspective. The overarching objective of this module is to develop students' understanding of leadership within organisations.
The module introduces students to a wide range of models, theories and topics within leadership and highlights central debates in the field. The module will cover traditional approaches to leadership, current issues in leadership and critical issues in leadership from a theoretical and a practical perspective. At the end of the module students will have developed a critical appreciation of leadership in modern organisations.
The module aims to:
1. provide students with an understanding of theories on leadership
2. introduce students to the practice of leadership
3. enable students to critically analyse leadership
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a clear understanding of the key elements of the various theories and concepts on leadership
2. Critically evaluate practices of leadership
3. Change leadership in organisations
Skills for Your Professional Life (Transferable Skills)
In addition to providing you with an education, at Essex Business School we aim to help you become highly employable. In this module we use an embedded employability approach where the module content, structure and the module assessment are designed to contribute towards your employability. You time and your degree at the University of Essex will enable you to develop understanding of and skills in
* Written Communication
* Oral Communication
* Research Skills
* Critical Thinking
* Teamwork-Collaboration
* Digital and Technical Fluency
* Innovation and Curiosity
* Data and Analytics
* Personal Brand
As a student at the Essex Business School, you will have the opportunity to develop your understanding of and skills in Commercial Awareness.
Commercial Awareness
In this module we will not aim (nor do we need to) to cover all these areas, but we will at least touch upon quite a few. Managers/leaders are, or should be, first and foremost skilled and able communicators – leadership is by and large made of communication of various kinds with various kinds of interlocutors. Your understanding and skills in Written Communication, Oral Communication, Research Skills, Critical Thinking, Teamwork- Collaboration and Innovation and Curiosity will develop through the two assignments.
First you will be doing required readings in preparation for the module. This will develop your critical thinking and research skills. Then you will work together in a team, innovate and be curious as you develop your presentation. You will also practice your written and oral communication skills to produce group presentation. And finally, you will to unleash your critical thinking and research skills, coupled with more writing skills practice when you engage with the individual essay.
The module content (during the intensive learning week and your own independent study) will also help you develop your commercial awareness together with critical thinking. In the discussions, group work and presentations you will be using and developing your oral communication and critical thinking skills and they will also provide a venue for innovation and curiosity and teamwork-collaboration.
The module will consist of a variety of learning and teaching methods, including blended learning. Students will be encouraged to engage in reading, writing, participative learning, presentations, case studies, and virtual group-work / interaction. There will be a split of approximately 18 face-to-face/synchronous hours and 12 self/group study asynchronous hours.
- (2016) Leadership in organizations: current issues and key trends, London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
- Doris Schedlitzki; Gareth Edwards. (2018) Studying leadership: traditional and critical approaches, London: SAGE.
- Malcolm Higgs; Deborah Rowland. (2011) 'What Does It Take to Implement Change Successfully? A Study of the Behaviors of Successful Change Leaders', in The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. vol. 47 (3) , pp.309-335
- Western, Simon. (2013) 'Why a Critical Theory Approach to Leadership?', in Leadership: a critical text, Los Angeles, CA: SAGE., pp.3-25
- Thomas Maak; Nicola M. Pless. (2006) 'Responsible Leadership in a Stakeholder Society: A Relational Perspective', in Journal of Business Ethics: Springer. vol. 66 (1)
- Kotter, John P. (2012) Leading change, Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.
- Mats Alvesson. (2011) 'Leadership and Organizational Culture', in The SAGE handbook of leadership, London: SAGE., pp.151-164
- Western, Simon. (2013) 'Epilogue: Leadership in the Aftermath', in Leadership: a critical text, Los Angeles, CA: SAGE., pp.322-330
- Linda Smircich; Gareth Morgan. (1982) 'Leadership: The Management of Meaning', in The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. vol. 18 (3) , pp.257-273
- Western, Simon. (2013) 'Leadership Formation: Creating Spaces for Leadership to Flourish', in Leadership: a critical text, Los Angeles, CA: SAGE., pp.302-321
- Jean Blumen-Lipman. (2005) 'Toxic Leadership: When Grand Illusions Masquerade as Noble Visions.', in Leader to Leader. vol. Spring (36) , pp.29-36
- Western, Simon. (2013) 'The Messiah Leadership Discourse: Visionary Leaders and Strong Cultures', in Leadership: a critical text, Los Angeles, CA: SAGE., pp.216-242
- Linda L. Carli; Alice H. Eagly. (2011) 'Gender and Leadership', in The SAGE handbook of leadership, London: SAGE., pp.103-117
- Schein, Edgar H. (2017) Organizational culture and leadership, Hoboken: Wiley.
- Western, Simon. (2013) 'Leadership and Diversity', in Leadership: a critical text, Los Angeles, CA: SAGE., pp.90-106
- Western, Simon. (2013) 'What is Leadership?', in Leadership: a critical text, Los Angeles, CA: SAGE., pp.26-54
- Storey, John. (2016) 'Signs of Change: 'Damned Rascals' and Beyond', in Leadership in organizations: current issues and key trends, London: Routledge., pp.3-17
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Individual Essay |
|
75% |
| Practical |
Group Presentation and Script |
|
25% |
Additional coursework information
The assessment for BE875 consists of two components:
The first assignment is a group presentation and takes the form of an interactive theatre (25% of the module grade).
The second assignment is an individual case- or work-based essay of 2,500 words (75%).
Separate guidance on the assignments will be made available on Moodle.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Paul Kelly, email: p.kelly@essex.ac.uk.
Paul Kelly & Loiuse Nash
p.kelly@essex.ac.uk
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No
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Dr Bidit Dey
Brunel University London
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 573 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
573 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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