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Rewarding failure

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Introductory Level Updated 29 Apr 2013
When bankers get a hundred times more than the average private sector worker’s pension, what kind of signal does that send? 

Systems explained: Sir Geoffrey Vickers

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Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 12 Nov 2012
One of the pioneers of systems thinkiing shares his vision.

Scott Malkin on the outlet shopping experience

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 01 Nov 2012
Outlet villages offer value to shoppers, and provide a way of expanding the reach for major brands, explains the man behind Bicester Village.

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Project management: the start of the project journey

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Project management: the start of the project journey Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission
Masters Level Duration 35 hours Updated 19 Jun 2013
The unit introduces projects, what they are, how they come about, responses to problems and planning. It explores the role of key players including the...

Managing the software enterprise: The organisational and business context

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Masters Level Duration 5 hours Updated 19 Jun 2013
This unit relates software to the organisation that it supports, drawing on basic ideas from organisational theory and management. We see how organisational practices become...