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Foundations of Management Thought - MGSM880
This is a course in the history of Western ideas and their relevance for management. Various philosophies of management are pursued through an analysis of distinguished thinkers: Homer, Plato, Diogenes, Epictetus, Machiavelli, Descartes, Hume, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Sartre. A central theme is that what is important about any explanatory perspective is what it assumes. Since it is assumed that management is essentially a philosophical activity, the course aims to demonstrate that the field of management, which is of recent origin, necessarily draws on a wide range of ancient wisdom and so introduces students to some of the great thinkers of Western civilization.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| When Offered: | Term 1 NR - MGSM, North Ryde Campus, January to March Term 2 NR - MGSM, North Ryde Campus, March to June Term 3 NR - MGSM, North Ryde Campus, June to September Term 4 NR - MGSM, North Ryde Campus, September to December Term 2 CBD - MGSM, City Campus, March to June |
| Staff Contact(s): | studentservices@mgsm.edu.au |
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Admission to MBA or MMgt |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Macquarie Graduate School of Management |
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