Leading for Innovation and Sustainability

This Unit of Study is no longer offered by AIM Business School and has been superseded by Managing Innovation and Sustainability.

This unit is available for these qualifications:

• MBA+

Unit Description

Innovation is key to the sustainability of an organisation. Therefore, strategic leaders must develop and maintain a fearless culture of enquiry and creativity. Such leadership demands an understanding of the interactive elements that contribute to the effective and sustainable organisation: its structure, people, politics, symbols, and cultural nuances. This unit will provide you with a thorough and advanced understanding of how to lead innovation in your organisation.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this unit.

Learning Outcomes

• Critically evaluate core sustainability, innovation and resilience concepts as they apply to the environment, society and economy broadly; and the sustainable business/sustaining organisation specifically.
• Engage with leadership concepts that integrate concepts of sustainability, innovation and resilience with issues of organisational change, risk and opportunity.
• Develop critical research and analytical skills in generating new ideas and innovative mindsets that contribute to sustainable business.
• Demonstrate creativity and flexibility in the application of knowledge and skills to new situations, to resolving problems and to think rigorously and independently.
• Challenge outdated organisational and business concepts, practices and thinking, and encourage/support the exploration/adoption of new concepts and practices by communicating and thinking in a professional and collegiate manner.

Graduate Attributes

AIM Business School has identified a set of attributes that positively impact graduates’ success in business as a manager and leader and these are taught, developed, and assessed to varying degrees in this unit. These Graduate Attributes are:

• Strives for intellectual rigour
• Understanding the changing global context
• Manages for success
• Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Develops mastery of business and management disciplines
• Strives to be a continuous adult learner

Assessment Tasks

The successful completion of Leading for Innovation and Sustainability relies on the submission of three assessments:

• Assessment Task 1: Organisational Report (35%)
• Assessment Task 2: Business Case Proposal (50%)
• Assessment Task 3: Engagement and Participation (15%)