Management of Organisations for the Hospitality Industry - BHH4001

Assessment 1: Other

Activities providing opportunities for formative assessment will generally be integrated into the teaching and learning process and apply to all components of summative assessment.  The nature of the formative assessment tasks used will be at the discretion of the tutor, to include for example, workshop exercises, quizzes, group discussions. 

Other

Assessment 2: Written Assignment

Written assignment

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

This module deals with the interaction between corporate and unit levels in domestic and international business environments.
Issues are investigated relating to the degree of ‘fit’ and integration between the organization’s task environments, strategies, structures, cultures and management approaches at both unit and corporate levels in order to achieve strategic aims.
Students are also introduced to the latest ideas, works, terminology and theories of today’s leading management Gurus on issues such as; leadership, change, organizational learning, motivation, commitment, trust, performance, market leadership, managing people, business ethics, managing knowledge and information, decision making, corporate mission, competitive advantage, service quality, customer care.
Students apply the most contemporary advanced thinking on organizations, management and leadership to a hospitality / tourism issues of their choice and debate it between two teams.
The module is taught by weekly lectures with support from weekly seminars.

Huddersfield Business School

Hospitality

BHH4001 - Management of Organisations for the Hospitality Industry

Management of Organisations for the Hospitality Industry

Interpret the most up to date organization and management literature in relation to the challenges facing today’s hospitality companies at both corporate and unit levels.

Design appropriate corporate and unit structures and cultures and understand the relevant implementation and change management theories and practices necessary to do this.

Debate and comment on the most up to date organization and management literature in relation to the challenges facing today’s hospitality companies.

Conclude the material by compiling and justifying a coherent organizational design and management approach, at both corporate and unit levels, for a hospitality company of their choice.