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Textbooks
Earl, M.J. Management Strategies for Information Technology. New
York. Prentice Hall. 1989
~d~ar, H. Schein. ~rocess Consultation. 2 Vols., Reading, Addison-
Wesley, 1969-1987
Foster, R. Innovation: The Attackers' Advantage. New York, Summit,
1986
Mathews, J. Tools of Change. Sydney, Pluto Press, 1989
Morgan, G. Riding the Waves of Change. Developing Managerial
Competences for a Turbulent World. San Francisco, Jossey Bass, 1988
Timmons, J.A. New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship in the
1990'5.3rd edn, Homewood, Irwin, 1990
88804 Management 5: (Management
and Society)
Prerequisites: none.
This subject is compulsory for all students
c7 Subject aims
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This subject focuses on the international, national and
g. community context in which.planning and decision making
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responsible management by developing:
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environmental context of management;
an awareness of the importance of social legislation and
2. of the philosophy and values underlying it;
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2 a critical awareness of the traditional assumptions
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=I underlying organisational values;
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WI sensitivity to other value systems including those of other
s. cultures;
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an understanding of the impact of value systems on
organisational processes and decision-making;
2 an awareness of the moral and ethical dilemmas that
confront practising managers.
Subject description
The subject will draw on the experience of participants to
examine the values implicitly in management practice and
organisational structure and to investigate the implications
for action of those values. It will seek to locate these values
in the broader social and political context of management,
and to explore the nature and extent of the responsibilities
this creates. Accordingly, the following themes will be
addressed:
Introduction: identifying values implicitly in different
management styles, goals, etc., and examining their
underlying assumptions and theoretical frameworks;
the context and structure of organisations: social,
political, environmental; power and control;
the rationale for social legislation: conceptual, historical
and practical considerations;
technology and the formation of organisational values:
e.g. the impact of information technology, technocratic
values, etc.;
cross-cultural value differences and the implications for
international business and trade;
the challenge of the multi-ethnic work force.
References
Selected articles and extracts will be prescribed.
As background reading, the following texts are recommended:
Deal, T.E. and Kennedy, A.A. Corporate Culture: The Rites & Rituals
of Corporate Life. London, Penguin, 1988
Kilmann, R.H., Saxton, M.J., Serpa, R. and Associates. Gaining
Control of Corporate Culture. San Francisco, Jossey Bass, 1985
Ludeman, K. The Worth Ethic: How to Profit from the Changing
Values of the New Work Force. New York, Dutton, 1989
Mathews, J. Tools of Change. Sydney, Pluto Press, 1989
Morgan, G. Images of Organization. Beverly Hills, Sage Publications,
1986
RoGak, T The Cult for Information. New York, Pantheon, 1986
88809 Strategic Project - Master of
Business Administration
Please contact course provider for details.
BCIIO Accounting 1
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisite: nillnstruction: lecture/tutorial
Assessment: examination/mid semester
assessmenvassignment
Subject aims and descriptions
A basic introduction to accounting concepts, financial
accounting, management accounting and finance.
Accounting theory and practice are examined in an historical
cost accounting system. This subject includes the following
topics: an introduction to accounting and financial
statements; revenue and expenses; cost classification; cost,
value, profit analysis; planning and evaluating mechandising
activities; interpersonal evaluation; working capital
management; capital structure and leverage; cash flow
statements.
Textbooks
Kloot, L. and Sandercock. E., Accounting. The Basis for Business
Decisions. Sydney, McGraw-Hill, 1991
Student Manual. Swinburne, 1992
References
Barton, A.D. The Anatomy of Accounting. 4th edn, St. Lucia,
University of Queensland Press, 1990
Gaffikin, M., et dl., Principles ofAccounting, 3rd edn, Sydney,
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993
Hoggett, J. and Edwards, L., Accounting in Australia. Rev. 2nd edn,
Brisbane, Wiley, 1992
Holmes, S., Hodgson, A. and Nevell, P., Accounting Student's
Handbook. Sydney, Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1991
Ma, R. and Mathews, R. The Accounting Framework. 2nd edn,
Melbourne, Longman Cheshire, 1987
Martin, C.A. An Introduction to Accounting. 3rd edn, Sydney,
McGraw-Hill. 1990
BC220 Accounting 2
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisite: BCl10 Accounting 1 or 8551 3
Accounting
Instruction: lecture/laboratory/tutorial
Assessment: examination/computerised practice
set
The development of the accounting process as an
information flow to provide the basis from which
management control and decision making stems.