商业及管理 领导力培育

Doctor of Business Administration, University of Plymouth, UK
 
The programme is studied part-time in a structured manner with a cohort of peers from a range of professional practices. A key emphasis of the programme is the strong teaching and supervisory support from the University of Plymouth. A thesis supervisor will be allocated upon a student’s acceptance and will be the mentor to the student throughout their DBA journey. In addition, the research modules in years 1 and 2 are taught modules so students are well-prepared for their thesis development.

The programme is suitable for professionals that prefer to study together with a cohort and be guided by a doctoral supervisor through their DBA journey.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME?

• DBA supervisor allocated upon acceptance to the DBA and will provide guidance to you through your DBA journey
• Strong teaching support as you develop your research skills and thesis proposal in years 1 and 2.
• All assessments are by written coursework, no examination

MBA 课程有以下课程目标：

1. 能对组织进行深入研究，着重于领导者与管理者在决定组织使命、愿景与策略方向上所扮演的角色。
2. 发展批判性反思与参与技能，在快速变化的商业环境中以瞭解、应用学术理论。
3. 培养洞察力、批判性思考和管理技能，以有效发挥管理职能。
4. 加强您的人际关係、团队合作及跨文化技巧，使您能更有效地与员工及客户合作。
5. 发展与您的职涯及专业发展计划与目标相符的专业知识与技能。
6. 培养创新和企业技能，使您能够针对管理问题提出原创性的解决方案。

The programme aims to equip current and potential business leaders and senior managers with the knowledge and competencies to assume a leadership role in business management. The programme has two major foci: firstly, on knowledge about the major business management functions within an organisation; and secondly, on leadership skill development to lead a team and an organisation in an increasingly changing environment.

The values of today’s generation are very different from earlier generations and monetary rewards are no longer the sole reward they are looking for in a job. Today’s generation need to feel engaged in what they do. Engaged employees tend to have more passion in their work and require less supervision from their managers. But what are the factors that drive employee engagement?
 
This programme aims to equip students with the principles of employee engagement and the development of different employee engagement approaches and systems. It discusses the importance of communication styles and provides real-life examples and practices for students to frame their communications in ways that bring results. Topics such as ‘identifying the objective of your message’, ‘reviewing how your message will be perceived by the recipient’ and ‘ways to overcome communication challenges at work’ will be covered.

Employment law goes way beyond an employee contract and is important knowledge for both human resource (HR) practitioners and professionals managing people. This programme aims to equip students with a solid foundation in the principles of employment law and common workplace issues.
 
The programme covers the concepts of contract law, employment law and the contract of employment within an organisation. It also examines the safety, health and welfare of employees at work and discusses methods of dealing with common workplace issues such as discrimination, harassment, theft, threats and violence, drug and alcohol abuse. It also includes a discussion on workplace problems and the process of conducting such investigation.

Why do conflicts happen at work? What is the psychology behind conflict management and negotiation?
 
This programme aims to equip students with the knowledge of psychology behind conflicts and to discuss methods for addressing conflict, negotiation and mediation in the workplace. It also discusses the importance of employee relationships and the laws and regulations associated with workplace conflict.
 

The success of an organisation depends highly on the performance of its employees. Good performing employees are often motivated employees. This programme will discuss how organisation can motivate their employees and the role of leadership.
 
This programme aims to equip students with practical knowledge of work motivation and leadership, both classical and modern approaches. The importance of attitudes, emotions, stress and worker well-being in motivating employees is discussed and real cases reviewed to enhance student application of the concepts in their work. The role of leadership and the different approaches of leadership in motivating employees is also examined in the programme.

The “war for talent” is an important challenge for organisations. Many of them are undergoing business transformations, and the skills needed to manage the modern digital enterprise is very different from running a traditional organisation.
 
The objective of this programme is to equip students with thorough knowledge in talent management and performance management principles and practices. It will enable students to use talent management to build high performing organisations and run talent management programmes. The programme also examines the role of performance management and the development of a performance management system that encourages desired employee behaviour.

The objective of the programme is to provide business leaders and managers with the knowledge and skills to build a powerful business presentation and present it in a “storytelling” manner in order to engage the audience and achieve the desired business outcomes.

The programme will equip students with the knowledge and skills to structure a business presentation, add in powerful visuals and craft a “story” to turn dull information into an intriguing sharing opportunity, to engage the audience and communicate the intended message persuasively through the use of verbal and non-verbal skills.

This programme equips students with the knowledge of human psychology in organisations and how to motivate them under different scenarios. It also evaluates the impact of different leadership styles on employee behaviour and talent management.