Browse Hierarchy ECOM120: Strategy, Leadership and Management of Investment Banking Firms

The module will familiarise students with the fundamentals of strategic analysis including competitor and client analysis and effective leadership in knowledge­intensive firms. Key areas of focus will be the difference between leading and managing initiatives/projects, dealing with resistance and different stakeholder interests, transactional leadership in teams and projects, building commitment for change, inspiring peers and subordinates, challenging others' assumptions and views, effective communication within teams/project groups and with other teams/projects, executives and stakeholders, building and nurturing relationships and social networks, presenting and negotiating with clients.