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Managing virtual project teams
Money & Business

Managing virtual project teams

...Introduction - There are important differences between projects and operations, and managing and leading people within projects is different from managing and leading people within operations. The project manager uses communication skills to provide leadership, and needs to understand the dynamics of team development to resolve conflict within the team. The manager......
Hybrid working: change management
Money & Business

Hybrid working: change management

...manage change now and for the future. This course focuses on how to approach a change initiative you want to implement, introducing you to frameworks and tools you can draw on to manage change and build resilience to change within your organisation...Change is one of the constants in life, especially for organisations who need to adapt and evolve to ensure they meet the...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...management and environmentalism in China, is an introduction to waste generation and waste management processes currently being practiced in China. This course explores how the Chinese can deal with increasing volumes of waste, drawing parallels with the UK experience of waste management. It also discusses the conceptual tools that can be used to make the cycle of...
How international is management education?
Money & Business

How international is management education?

...management education currently is...This article explores how part-time students in an online international management course perceived various features of the course-learning design and whether international perspectives were built into their learning experiences. The focus of the study was on cross-cultural differences across groups of learners in the United Kingdom, in...
Self-managed abortion in the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

Self-managed abortion in the UK

...managed early abortion in the UK is becoming increasingly common. This allows privacy and home comforts, but better pain management and support are needed to improve experiences...Abortion is a common gynaecological procedure experienced by around one in every three women of reproductive age, as shown in statistics for Scotland, England and Wales. The majority of...
Business models in strategic management
Money & Business

Business models in strategic management

...management: Introduction - Since the early 2000s, a new language has entered the realm of strategic management. Whereas the field used to talk primarily in terms of value propositions, generic strategies and competitive advantage, more recently, these ideas have been displaced or perhaps, absorbed, within a new language of business models. Driven by forces such as the...
Organisations, environmental management and innovation
Nature & Environment

Organisations, environmental management and innovation

...management....Organisations, environmental management and innovation: Introduction - This free course focuses on organisations, the innovations organisations are developing or using to manage contemporary environmental issues and some innovations in thinking about environmental management in organisations. There are three main reasons for this focus: There are many...
Challenges in advanced management accounting
Money & Business

Challenges in advanced management accounting

...management accounting: Introduction - This free course focuses on selected challenges for organisations that management accounting concepts and techniques may be useful to address. The aim is to develop an understanding of some strategic approaches that contribute to the successful navigation of mid- to long-term challenges to create sustainable organisations. This is an...