1. Critically appraise your organisation’s approach to risk, showing how effective frameworks and processes shape risk identification, evaluation and response.

University Learning Outcome: Knowledge and Understanding, Learning

2. Evaluate enterprise level and operational risks, decide on appropriate courses of action, and justify those decisions in times of uncertainty and crisis.

University Learning Outcome: Enquiry, Analysis, Problem solving

3. Interpret key financial statements produced by your organisation, assessing the impact of wider issues that influence financial practice.

University Learning Outcome: Knowledge and Understanding, Learning

4. Apply a well-informed understanding of internal and external corporate governance arrangements, explaining the roles of the principal regulatory bodies relevant to your organisation and how they shape governance practice.

University Learning Outcome: Application, Reflection, Communication

Pre-recorded presentation

As part of this module, you will submit a 30-minute pre-recorded presentation, during which you must analyse the principal challenges your organisation and wider industry face in risk management, governance and financial management, and set out clear, evidence-based recommendations for addressing them.

Your content must be linked to work based supporting evidence, contained within the slides, which confirms your significant involvement in activities such as risk and crisis management, operational reporting to senior decisionmakers, assessment of financial and resource impacts, and participation in governance processes.

Work-based evidence (appendix, ungraded)
You are expected to provide naturally occurring documents that substantiate your analysis. Acceptable evidence may include, but is not limited to:
* project or product documents,
* team minutes,
* reflective accounts,
* professional discussions,
* witness testimonies,
* customer communications,
* or other material drawn from normal duties rather than created solely for assessment.

The purpose is to demonstrate authentic application; materials should be drawn from your normal responsibilities rather than created solely for assessment. The supporting evidence will not be graded separately.

This assessment addresses learning outcomes 1,2,3,4

This Organisational Performance module enables you to explore how leaders evaluate risk, governance and financial management in the organisational environment. You will consider current trends, organisational challenges through practice and problem-based case examples and real-world issues from your organisation.

Key Themes include:
* Corporate governance and citizenship
* Organisational structures
* Stakeholder management and engagement
* Risk analysis and response.

Learning within this module maps to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
* 8¿Decent Work and Economic Growth
*16¿Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Learning within this module maps to the following principles of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
* Fair and ethical leadership in financial and governance practice
*¿Ensuring diverse perspectives are represented in risk evaluation and decision making
*¿Providing equitable access to financial information and fostering inclusive participation in performance related discussions

This module examines how robust governance; effective risk management and sound financial oversight combine to drive organisational performance. You will explore contemporary governance frameworks, evaluate the tools used to identify and manage risk, and practise interpreting financial statements to judge organisational health and value creation. Classroom debate is paired with workplace application so that theory is tested against real data and live decisions. By the end of the module, you will be able to diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of your organisation’s governance and risk practices, explain their impact on financial results, and recommend clear, ethical actions that strengthen resilience and sustainable growth.

Delivery follows the blended pattern adopted across the Executive MBA:

* Face-to-face sessions – group work, formal teaching, case-study analysis and guest speakers; participants share workplace experience to enrich peer learning.
* Online live webinars – tutorials featuring discussion, flipped-classroom tasks, further case work and student presentations.
* Guided independent study – additional online content (videos, presentations), independent reading, formative tasks, assessment preparation and evidence gathering.

Core texts

Berk, J. and DeMarzo, P. (2023) Corporate Finance. 6th edn. Pearson.

Corelli, A. (2024) Understanding Financial Risk Management. 3rd edn. Emerald Publishing.

du Plessis, J.J., Hargovan, A. and Nosworthy, B. (2024) Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance. 5th edn. Cambridge University Press.

Esposito De Falco, S. (2024) Corporate Governance: Theories, Actors, and Control Systems in the Age of New Capitalism. Palgrave Macmillan (Springer Nature).

Hull, J.C. (2023) Risk Management and Financial Institutions. 6th edn. Wiley.

Leblanc, R. (ed.) (2024) The Handbook of Board Governance: A Comprehensive Guide for Public, Private, and Not-for-Profit Board Members. 3rd edn. Wiley.

OECD (2023) OECD Corporate Governance Factbook 2023. OECD Publishing.

Ross, S.A., Westerfield, R.W. and Jordan, B.D. (2024) Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (2024 Release, ISE). McGraw-Hill Education.

Tingle, B.C. (2024) Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance. Cambridge University Press.

Journals: Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Business Research, Strategic Organisation, Strategic Management Journal, Global Strategy Journal, Journal of Global Strategic Management
Harvard Business Review: www.hbr.org
McKinsey: https://www.mckinsey.com/
Deloitte: https://www2.deloitte.com