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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer - Professor in Management
Stephen Holden
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MBA or GradDipMgt or MSocEntre
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit surveys the evolution of Western thought from major philosophical perspectives (from Plato to Sartre) and their relevance for management. What is important about a philosophical perspective is not what it explains, but what it assumes. Three assumptions ground the unit: a) managing is essentially a philosophical activity because human existence is interpreted through diverse perspectives; b) management training needs to be combined with management education. To train is to drill and subordinate individuals to routines, standards and practices. To educate is to liberate a person’s intellectual, moral and aesthetic powers. c) managers and leaders need to have the critical skills to debate, reflect, and engage in dialogue across different functional disciplines, stakeholders and cultures in organisational contexts. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved. No submission will be accepted after solutions/results/feedback have been posted.
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Joullie, J.E. and Spillane, R. (2015). The Philosophical Foundations of Management Thought. Lexington: Maryland.
Please contact HKMA on how to attain this textbook if you are enrolled in this class.
There are also many books which provide accounts of the lives and thoughts of the great philosophers. Some readable examples follow.
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Class sessions are scheduled from:
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(The proposed program might be subject to some minor changes as the term progresses (TBA)).
Session | Topics |
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1 |
Ancient Greek Origins of Philosophy |
2 |
Greek Rationalism |
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Power Philosophy |
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Cartesian Dualism |
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British Empiricism |
6 |
Logical Positivism |
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Materialism and Reason in Philosophy |
8 |
German Romanticism |
9 |
French Existentialism |
10 |
Philosophy of Management |
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Date | Description |
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05/03/2020 | Extension of Assessment 1 due date. |
10/01/2020 | Due dates for assessment tasks have been given and entered in. |
09/01/2020 | Spelling mistake found and rectified in Unit Schedule. "Ancient Green Origins of Philosophy" has been adjusted to "Ancient Greek Origins of Philosophy". |