MAT010 - Business and Risk Strategy

Catalogue Entry

This module is designed to provide students with an in-depth study of business and risk strategic techniques and processes which enable management to formulate and develop policy in the context of and in response to the competitive environment and attitudes towards risk.

Semester

Spring

Lecturer

Mr D Trenberth (Swansea Business School)

Recommended Books

The following books are recommended texts for this module:-

Essential Texts
Johnson G and Scholes K (2008) Exploring Corporate Strategy, 8th ed., London: Prentice Hall.

Mclaney, E.J. (2006) Business Finance Theory & Practice, 7th ed., Financial Times/Prentice Hall.

Drury, C. (2007) Management and Cost Accounting, 7th ed.,, IBS

Background Reading
De Wit, B and Meyer R (2004) Strategy: Process, Content, Context, 3rd ed., London: International Thomson.

Finlay, P (2000) Strategic Management, London: Prentice Hall

Stacey, R D (2007) Strategic Management and Organisational Dynamics, 5th ed. London: Prentice Hall

Lynch, R (2000) 2nd ed, Corporate Strategy, London: Prentice Hall.

Atrill, P. (2007) Financial accounting for decision makers, 5th ed., Financial Times/Prentice Hall.

Alexander, D. & Britton, A. (2007) Financial Reporting, 3rd ed., IBS.

Kaplan, R.S., Atkinson A.A., (1998) Advanced Management Accounting, 3rd ed. Prentice Hall

Lewis, R & Pendrill D (2009) Advanced Financial Accounting, 8th ed., Pitman