MANAGING HIGH PERFORMING TEAMS - 2025/6

Module Overview

This module provides the human resource management (HRM), organizational behaviour (OB) and leadership elements of the MBA programme. The module will cover the fundamentals of HRM theory and practice and leadership theory and practice, hence the module supports the MBA programme¿s aim of changing the way managers and leaders think ¿through the interplay of theory and practice'. The inputs from guest speakers the module will enable students to engage with industry practitioners.

The module will forge interdisciplinary connections to areas such as business strategy through its emphasis on strategic human resource management (SHRM) and leadership by top management teams (TMTs).

The module will offer a behavioural science perspective on key organizational issues such as vision, ethics, responsibility and sustainability. The focus will be on cultivating an adaptable and agile mindset that will support students in leading and managing people and organisations in a dynamic and rapidly changing business world in ways that create value for stakeholders.

Module provider

Surrey Business School

Module Leader

HELIOT YingFei (SBS)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 7

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 1

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

None

Module content

The module will be organized into three Blocks (1-3) and sub-ordinate Units (e.g. 1.1) where each Unit corresponds to a three-and-a-half hour teaching and learning session and where each block is led by a member of the module team.

Indicative content includes:

1. Strategic Context
a. HRM Strategy
b. Strategic Reward (key models and practices)
c. HRM, Ethics and CSR
2. Micro-aspects of Organizational Behaviour
a. Identity/Psychological Contract
b. Group Processes
c. Motivation
d. Individual differences
e. Culture/Conflict
3. Leading and Learning
a. Learning and Development in Organizations
b. Inclusive Leadership

4. Performance Management
a. Performance management (key models and practices)
b. Talent management

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the relevant concepts and theories and showcase their ability to use them in practice

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:
¿ Case study analysis

Formative Assessment:
Students will engage in formative work on the Case Study throughout the course of the module and be given informal feedback in Session 12.

Feedback:
Feedback will be provided in the following forms: Written feedback on the summative assessment. This will be provided by the first marker and the moderator in the context of the marking rubric uploaded on SurreyLearn.

Module aims

• Introduce students to key of theoretical frameworks which underpin the ways in which organisations manage the employment relationship through the deployment of HRM strategy and policy
• Introduce students to a variety of concepts, models and theories from the behavioural sciences and related fields that may be used to explain the dynamics of individual, group and organisational processes in organisations
• Provide students with the knowledge, skills and analytical capabilities needed to manage, lead and develop people and organisations

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to give students the opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of the relevant theory and business practices and problems which are pertinent to the field of managing and leading people in organizations.

The learning and teaching methods are likely to include the delivery of tutor-led classes and group work .

Whilst the lectures are mainly designed to illustrate and explain theoretical concepts and models, in the group work students will have the opportunity to explore concepts, models and theories in more depth and with reference to case study analyses.

Prior to attending the classes students are expected to undertake the essential readings for the sessions.

The teaching and learning format is designed to emphasize critical understanding and evaluation of contemporary issues in the management and leadership of people in organizations.

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: MANM603

Other information

Surrey Business School, Master of Business Administration programme is committed to developing graduates with strengths in Employability, Digital Capabilities, Global and Cultural Capabilities, Sustainability, and Resourcefulness and Resilience. This module is designed to allow students to develop knowledge, skills, and capabilities in the following areas: Sustainability: The module emphasis on the ethical aspects of ¿living well¿ in the community of a business organization and beyond. The module offers introduction to ethics models and frameworks to broaden the students perspectives on leading and managing high performance team in a global environment. Global and cultural capabilities: The module fosters cultivation of critical thinking skills as they pertain to leading and developing people and organizations across cultures. The module builds the students awareness in using cultural awareness profiling tool needed in managing high performance teams. Digital capabilities: The module introduce students to the use of technology pertinent to managing high performance teams hence increase awareness of the digital skills required by students. The students will gain deeper understanding through consideration of the effects of technology and the information age on the working lives of employees and the future of work. Employability: The cultivation of vital skills related to managing high performance teams in global organizations. Resourcefulness and resilience: The use of a module design that focuses on the scaffolding of knowledge, systematic thinking and an emphasis on learning as a sustainable source of competitive advantage

Programmes this module appears in

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2025/6 academic year.