Business Management

Level 7 (Postgraduate) Diploma

Strategic Business Management and Planning Johnson, G., Scholes, K., Whittington, R., Exploring Corporate Strategy: Texts and Cases, 2008, Prentice Hall, ISBN 13: 9781408206935 Lynch, R., Corporate Strategy, 2005, Prentice Hall, ISBN 13: 9780273701781 Thompson, J.L., and Martin, F., Strategic Management: Awareness, Analysis and Change, 2005, Thompson Learning, ISBN 13: 9781844800834

Management of Financial Resources and Performance Essential Reading: Dyson, J.R., Accounting for Non-Accounting Students, 8th Edition, Financial Times/Prentice Hall Additional and more advanced reading: Johnson, G., Scholes, K., Whittington, R., Exploring Corporate Strategy Lynch, R., Corporate Strategy Thompson, J.L. and Martin, F., Strategic Management Awareness and Change Selected chapters from: Glen Arnold, Corporate Financial Management, 2008, Prentice Hall, ISBN 13: 9780273719069 (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 (not 5), 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, (not 14), 19, 21 and 25) Colin Drury, Management and Cost Accounting (Chapters 10 (ABC), 22 and 23 (contemporary issues)) Alexander, Britton and Jorissen, International Financial Reporting and Analysis (Chapters 11, 30 and 31)

Leadership, Change and People Performance Ian Roper, Rea Prouska and Uracha Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, Critical Issues in Human Resource Management, CIPD, 2010, ISBN: 9781843982425

Stephen Taylor, Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management, CIPD, 2011, ISBN: 9781843980582 Mark Hughes, Managing Change: A Critical Perspective, CIPD, 2010, ISBN: 9781843982418 Rosemary Lucas, Ben Lupton and Hamish Mathieson, Human Resource Management in an International Context, CIPD, 2007, ISBN: 9781843981091 Peter Boxall and John Purcell, Strategy and Human Resource Management, Palgrave Macmillan, 2nd Edition, 2007, ISBN: 9781403992109

Research Methods and their Application to Marketing Essential: Cresswell, J., Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches, 2009, Sage Publications, London, ISBN: 978-1-4129-6556-9 Stephen Potter, Doing Postgraduate Research, 2nd Edition (2006), Sage Publications, ISBN: 10 1 4129 2404 9 Easterby-Smith, M., Thorpe, R. and Lowe, A., Management Research: An Introduction, 2nd Edition (2006), Sage Publications Additional: Dawson, C., Introduction to Research Methods: A Practical Guide for Anyone Undertaking a Research Project, 2009, How to Books, Oxford Smith, D. and Fletcher, J., The Art and Science of Interpreting Market Research Evidence, 2004, John Wiley, Chichester, ISBN 0-470-84428-8 Dr. Frances Brassington and Stephen Pettitt, Essentials of Marketing, 2nd Edition (2007), FT/Prentice Hall, ISBN: 9781405858281

Corporate Strategy, Governance and Ethics Clarke, T., International Corporate Governance, 2007, Routledge, ISBN: 10- 0415323-10-X Crane and Matten, Business Ethics, 3rd Edition (2010), OUP, ISBN 13-9780199564330 Fisher, C. and Lovell, A., Business Ethics and Values, 3rd Edition (2009), Prentice Hall, ISBN: 978-0-273-71616-7 Ball, Geringer, Minor, McNett, International Business, 12th Edition (2010), McGraw Hill, ISBN: 978-0-07-01750-3 Hamilton, L., Webster, P., The International Business Environment, 2009, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 978-0-19-921399-3

Lasserre, P., Global Strategic Management, 2007, Palgrave Macmillan Mallin, C., Corporate Governance, 2010, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19956645-7 Tricker, Bob, Corporate Governance, 2009, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 9780199552702 Johnson, G., Scholes, K., Whittington, R., Exploring Corporate Strategy, 2008, Prentice Hall Porter, M.E., Competitor Advantage, 2004, Free Press