Weighting: 100 %
Type: Assignment (L. O. 1, 2, 3)
Length: max. 3000 words.
Brief Description:
Select one from following, according to your study programme:
a) MBA: Knowledge and innovations in connection with company business and/or corporate strategy.
b) MSC: Critical essay focused on knowledge and innovations issue in a company.

• Development of ability to compete within the global economy (estimate of further development of the knowledge economy, strategy of sustainable development, innovative strategy of “Blue ocean”) ; scenarios for future,
• What makes an organization “clever”, knowledge, search for knowledge, skills. Culture of a learning organization – conditions for its establishment, consideration of applicability for a given organization, diagnostics of preconditions within the organization,
• How to make an organization “more clever”: how to develop knowledge and innovations; what can be a “Blue ocean” in your branch?

1. Demonstrate the independent learning ability required to advance the characteristics of a culture of learning organization, knowledge organization and competent organization.
Learning

2. Demonstrate a critical awareness of usage of different the so-called hard and soft tools for further organizational development focused on human resources.
Analysis

3. Demonstrate the application knowledge into the implementation of modern human resources development strategy into the specific company.
Application

Students will engage in direct teaching sessions / lectures and following structured learning.

Following the lectures and prior to completing assessment students will engage with guided learning which will consolidate all new knowledge and understanding.

Independent learning strategies will include electronic consultations, electronic discussion groups and if asked for - personal consultations / advice with lecture team members.

• Access to online SU library E-brary, Beck online
• Students have course handbook and learning package at their disposal

FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS ONLY

• Diamandis, Peter H., Kotler, Steven, Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think, Free Press 2012, ISBN-10: 1451614217, ISBN-13: 978-1451614213
• Montano, Bonnie. Innovations of Knowledge Management. Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global, 2004. ProQuest ebrary; eISBN 9781591402305 OCLC NUMBER 531339954
• Alan Eardley And Lorna Ude: Innovative knowledge management, Information Science Reference (Isr) 2010; ISBN 1605667021; 9781605667027
• Andy C. Pratt And Paul Jeffcutt: Creativity, innovation and the cultural economy; Routledge Ltd 2009; ISBN: 0203880013; 9780203880012

(or the most current versions of the texts)