Management, Organisations and Governance

This challenging, highly distinctive 12 month programme offers a rigorous interdisciplinary social science perspective on the practice of management.

We consider applicants with a degree in any of the social sciences or with relevant managerial experience and a familiarity with study methods in the social sciences. This programme is based in the Department of Management, a large grouping that brings together expertise in a wide range of areas including organisational behaviour, employment relations, managerial economics, strategy, information systems, innovation, operational research, accounting, and a broad approach to the social studies of management.

New state of the art learning facility
MOG student Thijs Kwik receiving his LSE Best Dissertation Award from Dr. Susan HillThe Department of Management is located in a new state-of-the-art building, providing students with a sophisticated learning environment. The teaching format combines lectures, case studies, teamwork, data analysis and presentations that will make them especially attractive to top employers.

Key features of the programme

• It provides an intensive and intellectually demanding approach to analysing the key issues facing modern organisations in the global economy and major design issues in the governance of organisations and of markets

• It introduces students to the analysis and design of effective business strategies and organisational practices in a wide range of economic, technical, and societal contexts

• It provides students with the opportunity to follow the development of an enterprise from founder and idea generation through growth and change

• It stresses the importance of a comparative international perspective cognisant of globalisation as an ever-increasing influence on organisations and the particular problems confronting organisations which adopt hybrid structures and seek to build inter-organisational alliances across markets and economies

• It introduces students to the way organisations seek to shape their environments in pursuit of their goals by individual and collective action in different arenas

• It is aimed at those exceptional individuals aspiring to the highest levels of management seniority, whether in strategic or operational management, and whether in the corporate, governmental or not-for-profit sectors

• It is fully integrated within LSE’s tradition of developing analytical skills and blending theory and practice

What career options are open to someone with this training?
Large employers frequently express a preference for managers who have a solid education in the social sciences and are able to diagnose a large variety of problems and apply appropriate analytical techniques. Additionally, employers consistently say that the competency that most graduates fail to show is commercial awareness and “intrapreneurship”; this programme is designed to meet those expectations.

Suitable for

Who is this course for?

• The course offers an appropriate programme of study for those with some background in the social sciences and an interest in management.

• Those with undergraduate degrees in the social sciences who wish to study organisations and management.

• Those aiming for a career in management, either in the private or public sphere.

• Those wishing to carry on advanced research in social aspects of management.

• Those with managerial experience who wish to explore academic insights into organisations and their governance.

• Entrepreneurs who believe they can benefit from a year of study that introduces them to a wide range of practices, theories, and experiences of organisations and their governance.