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Risk will return

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Introductory Level Updated 10 May 2013
Is it too much to expect that the new financial system will be fundamentally less accident-prone than the old?

The new politics of banking

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Introductory Level Updated 08 May 2013
From ‘light touch’ to ‘durable’: we look at the new politics of banking

DEBATE: Will the ‘culture of risk’ become popular again?

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Introductory Level Updated 01 May 2013
Are you worried the ‘culture of risk’ will become popular again, despite the current drive for more caution? Air your views here  

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Employee engagement

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Introductory Level Duration 10 hours Updated 20 May 2013
Engagement is a key buzzword in 21st century management. Strategic human resource management rests on the belief that people are the key to achieving competitive...

Entrepreneurial impressions - reflection

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Introductory Level Duration 7 hours Updated 20 May 2013
In this unit you will be encouraged to unpack your own experiences of, and perceptions about, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship. You will also take a look...

The importance of interpersonal skills

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Introductory Level Duration 3 hours Updated 20 May 2013
To succeed in management you need good interpersonal skills, you need to understand how to deal with other people. This unit will help you gain...

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Understanding management

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Introductory Level Duration 150 hours Updated 13 May 2013 Register by 14 Oct 2013
This course will help you make sense of management, as well as giving you some useful management tools and techniques.Like all Openings Access modules, this...

Introduction to financial services

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Introductory Level Duration 100 hours Updated 30 Apr 2013 Register by 25 Jul 2013
Explore the historical development of financial services in the UK and examine how the sector is currently structured and regulated.This course is for students aiming...

Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting

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Introductory Level Duration 100 hours Updated 30 Apr 2013 Register by 25 Jul 2013
This short course will give you a good grounding in double-entry bookkeeping and the production of basic financial statements, and an introduction to financial accounting.Students...