In addition there is a managerial exchange consisting of two sessions of about four days each, during which each participant pairs up with another, and each visits the other to observe them at work and provide the other feedback.
Each Management School hosts one of the modules. Thus, with the class not only going to, but also coming from, these five areas, the IMPM becomes an authentic international experience.
Study Locations (subject to review) Lancaster/Lake District, UK (module 1) Montreal, Canada (module 2) Bangalore, India (module 3) China (module 4) Brazil (module 5)
RESEARCH DEGREES We have an established reputation for interdisciplinary teaching and research. We place significant emphasis on research and welcome applications from suitably qualified people who wish to undertake independent research leading to the degrees of MPhil or PhD.
MPhil/PhD
Research Director: Professor Theo Vurdubakis. Entry Requirements: An upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a social science subject. Assessment: Original research and thesis. IELTS: 7.0 or TOEFL 600 (paper-based test), 250 (computer- based test), 100 (internet-based test). Funding: ESRC - see also page 213. Further Information:
www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/departments/owt
The Doctoral Programme is a central feature of our provision and we strive to make it a substantial, vibrant and rewarding experience for postgraduate students. Supervision is an essential aspect of the research relationship and we always have two members of staff involved with each doctoral student. The Department organises a series of weekly seminars with leading national and international academics and encourage students to organise annual working conferences to present and develop their own work.
Our research interests cover a variety of aspects of contemporary work, management and organisations. We study the relationships between HRM and KM processes, as well as between globalisation and work in the knowledge economy. We systematically investigate processes of organisational change and their relationships with information technology, as well as the complex issues of business ethics and corporate governance. Our research also covers the areas of management in the public sector and environmental issues.
RESEARCH AREAS Research is conducted along the three interrelated strands reflected in the departmental title: organisation, work, technology. These interdisciplinary research strands and the crossovers of staff between them provide the department with a coherent focus on ongoing organisational, technological and managerial change – all of which are central phenomena in contemporary organisations.
We have a strong interest in the theoretical frameworks through which work organisations are analysed and the implication of such theories for our understanding of organisation, work and technology in contemporary organisational settings. Also important to us are the broader social, ethical and environmental concerns raised by the intersection of contemporary economic, cultural, organisational and managerial practices.
Organisation Studies: We have a long established international standing for our scholarly and critically informed analysis of diverse managerial practices in a variety of empirical settings. This area of research is common to all members of our department.
HRM, Work and Globalisation: As the societal power of HRM consolidated since the 1980s, our research focuses on the relationships between work, organisational structures and cultures, and the social reproduction of identity through new kinds of people management practices with an increasingly global reach (Cooke, Blackler, Costea, Crump, Bozkurt, Greasley).
Technology and Organisation: This strand of our research is located in our Centre for the Study of Technology and Organisation. This is the single biggest grouping of researchers in the field of Technology and Organisation Studies in the UK, and internationally (Bloomfield, Introna, Vurdubakis, Hayes, Brigham, Neyland).
Management and Society: This area of research is concerned with broader societal concerns raised by contemporary organisational and managerial practices with specific reference to governance, ethics and the environment (Cooke, Introna, Brown, Brigham, Dale, Amiridis).
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