Master of Business Administration (Sustainable Tourism)

Understand the impact of globalisation on international business

Recent decades have witnessed the globalisation of the business environment. This development has sponsored enormous opportunities but complicated the risks associated with business operations. This course will cover how changing realities transform companies.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• learn about globalisation and its impact on the business environment
• identify the implications for the global business environment of the rise of the BRICS
• identify the potential emerging markets of the future
• connect with professionals from across the globe, debating the challenges facing companies

The course is aimed at people looking to gain a better understanding of the impact of globalisation on the business environment. It will be of particular interest to those with a business background, who wish to learn more about how the evolving geopolitics of the world economy not only generates new commercial opportunities but also additional risks and challenges.

Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

Learn how to add real value to your business

Do you have a business idea? Can your idea make a difference?

This course delves into the use of business model thinking and other business techniques to develop big business ideas into business opportunities.

You’ll learn how to assess the viability of your business idea and the value it could add to your business.

You’ll understand how businesses of all sizes can add value in a global market, and have real societal impacts and benefits. You’ll also understand the importance of a vision, mission and value proposition for your business.

This course is designed for those looking to move into business management. It will be of particular interest to those looking to progress into senior roles or with an interest in developing new business ideas.

Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

What is your financial statement trying to tell you?

Every business maintains financial records that help us to understand how well it’s doing. In this course, you’ll learn how to read them.

You’ll explore a range of financial statements - focusing on income statements, statements of financial position and cash flow statements. You’ll also investigate the different branches of accounting and learn to identify who else in the business uses this accounting information.

What do these statements contain? What do they reveal? Who makes use of them? This course will help you to answer these questions.

This course would suit anyone looking for additional basic accounting skills. These are skills that can help you make better decisions and advance in your career. It may be of particular interest to people in senior management and leadership roles, who lack an accounting background.

Please note that the staff described in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below may be subject to change.

Learn to understand the behaviour of your colleagues, managers and reports

Understanding how a business behaves can help us to understand how a business works - and how it can be made to work better. We call this discipline organisational behaviour.

On this course, you’ll explore the key approaches, concepts and issues in organisational behaviour - and how they apply to you. You’ll investigate why people act as they do, along with how managers can prevent workplace misbehaviour.

Ultimately, you’ll develop a better comprehension of how everyone in your organisation (including you) behaves and interacts. This will help you and your organisation to work better.

This course would suit professionals at all levels in an organisation, across all disciplines. It may be of particular interest to those in leadership or managerial roles - looking to improve business processes by managing organisational behaviour.

How do entrepreneurs learn to win – and what are the key characteristics and traits that make them successful not just in the workplace, but at life in general?

This course examines how taking an entrepreneurial approach is the first step towards becoming an entrepreneur. The entrepreneur mindset can be useful in a range of contexts – and not just in terms of starting your own company.

The course will challenge your ideas about innovation and entrepreneurship and teach you how entrepreneurship strategies will benefit yourself and others. You’ll explore different ways to approach entrepreneurship and innovation in the workplace.

You’ll also have the chance to identify your own entrepreneurial strengths and learn how to create economic and social value through their implementation.

Explore different types of entrepreneurship

The course will teach you how to apply the core concepts of being an entrepreneur – including entrepreneurship as tasks, processes, traits and outcomes.

You’ll have the opportunity to examine different types of entrepreneurs and the links between entrepreneurship and innovation.

Unlock the power of intrapreneurship and social entrepreneurship

Find out the difference between an entrepreneur and Intrapreneur, and explore how intrapreneurs are proactive, self-motivated and action-oriented, with strong leadership and problem-solving skills.

This course will teach you the value of intrapreneurs in social entrepreneurship and new venture creation.

This course is designed for anyone interested in applying entrepreneurship principles to their daily lives.

It will be of particular interest to people in business development, recruitment and business management roles looking to take their career to the next level.

If you want to develop your knowledge further, you may want to take these courses, from the same provider, that share the same overall learning outcomes:

• Creativity and Innovation: Their Role in Becoming an Entrepreneur
• Implementing Your Business Ideas: From Risk Identification to SWOT Analysis
• Success and Failure in Entrepreneurship: Discover the Key to Business Success
• Green Innovation and Business Ethics: The Future of Entrepreneurship

Understand the benefits of global marketing to businesses

Rapid globalisation and the advance of technology has created ‘born global’ organisations. From the moment businesses are established, they realise the importance of adopting a global focus and dedicate time and resources to expanding internationally.

On this course, you will gain a clearer understanding of global marketing as well as the challenges and benefits for firms entering new markets. You will examine the need for organisations to go global and how digital marketing technologies have accelerated this process. You will also reflect on your own experiences of global marketing.

This course is for anyone looking to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of their global marketing. You might be looking for an introduction to global marketing, or an established global marketer looking to refresh your knowledge.

Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

Learn the basics of leadership theory

On this leadership course, you will be introduced to the theoretical underpinnings of leadership, different styles of leadership and their respective strengths and weaknesses.

You will have the opportunity to learn the differences between management and leadership and will investigate in detail the ethical issues that surround the issue of leadership.

This course is for experienced professionals looking to understand how a modern business succeeds through leadership, culture, decision-making and change management.

Understand how macro environmental factors influence business strategy

What is strategy, and how does the macro environment influence a firm’s strategy formation?

Through this course you will look at the definition of strategy, and explore the effects that macro environmental factors have on it.

You will have the opportunity to discuss the concept of strategy and globalisation and examine the macro environment in detail, using a series of in-depth case studies to help determine where a firm should position itself in a globalised environment.

This course is for anyone looking to learn about business strategy and globalisation. It will be useful for business managers and students of management looking to understand the concepts, framework and techniques needed for environmental scanning.

Please note that the staff described in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below may be subject to change.

Discover the global impact of too many tourists

Tourism has long been considered highly beneficial.

It can be argued to have brought wealth to forgotten rural communities, cushioned the blow of financial crashes, conserved critically endangered species, and restored crumbling historic cities.

However, this entirely positive view is increasingly being challenged as scholars and practitioners analyse tourism’s negative impact in more depth.

On this course, you’ll have the opportunity to explore what overtourism is and how it’s affecting communities. You’ll explore its meaning in a tourism management context and consider potential solutions.

This course is designed for anyone interested in learning more about the overtourism phenomenon.

It will be of particular interest to those with a background in social sciences, arts, sustainable development or business studies, or anyone with a professional background in tourism and hospitality.

Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.