Why Study Management?

Management teaches you to understand how people behave in organizations, and the nature of
power, influence and leadership. Whether you aim to be self-employed, an entrepreneur, head your
own company; or to work for private business, not-for-profit organizations or government agencies –
Management gives you the tools for success!

Explore the issues facing individuals and organizations in the workplace today. There are many
reasons to study Management.

1. Study Management and work in-and-through

organizations
Your career will surely involve working in organizations, regardless of your chosen career path. As an
economist, or marketer – or indeed in any job – your effectiveness at work depends on your
understanding of the organization you work in, and how to get things done through it.

2. Learn about organizations and individuals in

Management
You need to understand how people behave in organizations, the sources of power and influence,
and the nature of leadership. Learn about organizations, and the people within them, in our courses
on:
o Organization Behavior
o Organization Theory
o Communication
o Employment Relations

3. Connect to the world

Your career could take you to one of the great centers of global economic activity: New York,
London, Tokyo.

Do you want to understand more about how to be effective in international as well as national
contexts?

Keen to understand the global business system and the giant global corporations that run it?

4. Discover how organizations work

Organizations are fascinating! Learn to understand organizations better, and make them work for
you. We can help you gain that advantage for your future career.

Have you ever wondered?:

o Why organizations even exist?
o Why organizations arrange the activity that goes on within and around them in the way that they
do?
o Why every organization is different – even when they are direct competitors in the same industry?
o If you answered yes to any of the above then studying with us in the Department of Management
is perfect for you!

5. Learn how to be a manager, or manage your

own business
If you become a manager, your role will be to direct, lead, plan, manage, encourage, cajole, coach
and organize all activity within the organization. Or maybe you’d prefer to be your own boss – self-
employed, an entrepreneur, or the head of your own company?

Wherever your career takes you, benefit from the models and insights and answers we have to offer.
Begin preparation for your future with our specialist courses in:
o Human Resource Management
o Operations Management
o Strategic Management