The aims of this module are to equip students with a working knowledge of typical quantitative and qualitative research methods used in the research undertaken in the different institutes at Loughborough University London.

The aims of this module are to:

• Familiarise students with key concepts in sociology and the sociological study of work and employment.
• Provide a historical and comparative perspective on the development of work and labour markets since the industrial revolution.
• Explore the various economic, political and cultural forces shaping the organisation of work and labour markets.
• Understand the factors contributing to job quality.

The aims of this module are to give the student the opportunity to study a subject or research question in depth and to research the issues surrounding the subject or background to the problem.

The module will equip the student with the relevant skills, knowledge and understanding to embark on their individual research project and they will be guided through the three options available to them to complete their dissertation:

• A desk based research project that could be set by an organisation or could be a subject of the student's choice.
• A project that involves collection of primary data from within an organisation or based on lab and/or field experiments.
• A full professional placement within an organisation during which time they will complete a project as part of their role in agreement with the organisation (subject to a suitable placement position being obtained).

Students will achieve a high level of understanding in the subject area and produce a written thesis or project report which will discuss this research in depth and with rigour.

The module builds students' understanding of the principles of international marketing and provides an understanding of the key concepts and issues related to international marketing. This will enable students to develop their decision-making skills for the formulation, and implementation of international marketing plans.

The aims of this module are to:

• Introduce the topic of family business.
• Examine the role that family businesses play in economies.
• Consider the different ownership and governance structures of family firms.
• Explore the drivers and processes that are unique to family firms.
• Develop an understanding of the strengths and inherent weaknesses of this type of firm, and the impact this can have on business strategy, and on outcomes such as entrepreneurial activity and sustainability.

The aims of this module are to:

• Provide students with an opportunity to be exposed to project-based teamwork in diverse settings (understood in this context as involving a range of multidisciplinary, multicultural and demographic elements in differing configurations), aiming to strengthen their cooperative and collaborative working skills and competence, while raising awareness and appreciation of diversity itself.
• Provide students with hands on experience of identifying, framing and resolving practice oriented and real-world based challenges and problems, using creativity, critical enquiry and appropriate tools to achieve valuable and relevant solutions.
• Support the development of students' ability to engage in critical enquiry and individual reflection, as well as to apply individual strengths and skills, building on their own educational backgrounds.
• Provide students with opportunities for networking with stakeholders, organisations and corporations, aiming to enhance the competence and skills needed to connect to relevant parties and build up future professional opportunities.

This module aims to:

• Develop students understanding of how corporations are governed and how they manage their social and environmental responsibilities.
• Provide students with the skills to discuss the role of internal (corporate boards, investors) and external (law and private regulations) governance and accountability mechanisms.
• Equip students with academic and practical knowledge of corporate governance frameworks and CSR processes.
• Enable students to critically assess how governance and social and environmental responsibility mechanisms influence a range of societal outcomes, stakeholder relationships, and firm behaviour.
• Generate awareness of the pressures, limitations, and outcomes associated with various corporate governance models and responsible/irresponsible corporate conduct.

The aims of this module are to provide business awareness regarding:

• How businesses and other economic actors are influenced by sectoral, national and global institutions.
• The differing institutional trajectories along which regional and national economies develop.
• Examine the relationship between markets, institutions, business strategy and macroeconomic economic outcomes regarding slow growth, inequality and crisis.
• Provide an introduction to alternative theoretical approaches to understanding capitalism.