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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Economics and Commerce : Business Development and Corporate History

326-472 Trends in Business Organisation

Coordinator:

Professor S J Nicholas

Prerequisite/s:

Entry into honours program, a postgraduate diploma or master's program in the Faculty.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

Three hours a week of seminars for one semester

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of advanced topics in institutional change, through:

  • detailed analysis and commentary on the origins, evolution and characteristics of capitalism and its impact on society;

  • description of labour market institutions and their critical elements, together with the impact of these on work, workers and the labour market;

  • analysis and commentary on historiography and methodology as applied to current issues in the evolution of economic institutions.

Content:

Topics include the origins, evolution and attributes of the economic institutions of capitalism, including the modern business corporation, and the state; labour market institutions; work, workers, and internal labour markets; business strategies and development; institutional change and path dependency, transformation of non-market economies.

Assessment:

Written work not exceeding 3000 words (30%); one 3-hour exam (70%).
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