Description

University of York

School for Business and Society

Module code                  :         MAN00078M

Module Title                  :         Contemporary Issues in Management

Module Leader               :         Dr James Cave

Open/Closed Assessment:       Open

Maximum word count   :         3,000 words

Submission Deadline     :         11: am, Thursday 23rd January 2025

Weighting                       :         100 %

 

Assignment:

Length 3,000 words

Context

You are a senior manager of a multi-national bank which is one of the world’s most established and largest banking and financial services organisations.

In its efforts to compete with disruptive Fintech rivals such as Revolut, the bank has appointed you to set up a challenger bank which will be an autonomous division of the parent company.

The Task

The Directors have asked you to report on how the challenger bank should be set up.

In this report, you need to give a comprehensive view of the strategy and management approaches including at least three of the topics covered in the module. You are not required to cover all the topic areas featured in the module.

Critically evaluate the concepts and theories that may be appropriate to make your new division successful from a managerial perspective. You may want to consider a variety of contemporary issues in the management aspects such as leadership, change management, culture and managing employees. Your selected topics must be chosen from the module.

Structure

  • Executive summary 100 words (plus or minus 5%). Not included in the word count.
  • Evaluation of proposed strategy and management approaches by theme (including a brief introduction) 2500 words (approximately).
  • Conclusions and recommendations 500 words (approximately).
  • Appendices
  • References

Please Note:

  • Your answers should demonstrate learning from the module and be appropriately referenced using Harvard system.
  • This is not an evaluation of the Fintech or banking sector. Read the task carefully and make sure you answer what is required of you.
  • Use sources recommended in the module. If you do not use sources referred to in the module YOU WILL LOSE MARKS.

 

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MAN00078M: Contemporary issues in management (January 2015 assignment)

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