Management

The teaching of Business Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing, International Business and Accounting at Keele provides a distinctive approach to teaching and research. We think that the most productive way of studying the subject is to take a critical perspective on organisations and by thorough application of theory to everyday practices of management. You will have the opportunity to develop the analytical skills to do just that. For this reason, our teaching covers a framework of basic practices used in particular functions of management (such as accounting, marketing and human resources) and invites you to evaluate such practices. We believe that it is important to think about more than just technical issues, but to understand national and international social trends in their historical, cultural and philosophical contexts. Through extensive reading and discussion of a broad range of social science knowledges, we encourage you to engage critically with management practice in a way that is grounded by a thorough appreciation of contemporary organisations.