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MGT552 Leadership and Social Impact (8)
Abstract
This subject focuses on the role of leadership and leaders towards achieving social impact level change and outcomes. Examining the tension between an organisation’s purpose and its profit drivers, students will explore questions like: How does our organisation impact society and how should it impact society? Is our growth sustainable and responsive in a changing world? What are strategies for creating positive societal impact? This subject will investigate current challenges in achieving social benefit, and explore the emerging ideas around collective leadership. |
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Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: MGT552
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject informationDuration | Grading System | School: |
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One session | HD/FL | School of Management and Marketing |
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Enrolment restrictions
Post graduate students only. |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to identify, critically analyse and discuss leadership that impacts both organisational performance as well as broader social outcomes across private, public and non-profit contexts;
- be able to effectively articulate and discuss complex challenges in achieving social impact;
- be able to research and apply established theories to your developing theoretical framework for the practice of leadership in the face of adaptive challenges;
- be able to interpret and transmit different ways of framing leadership in the context of social impact; and
- be able to put into practice learning about leadership for social impact and identify opportunities to practice social impact leadership.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- Leadership and the social economy
- Reconciling organisational purpose and profit drives
- Collective dimensions of leadership
- Leadership and social change
- The work of leadership for social transformation
- Reframing leadership
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The information contained in the 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 06 September 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.