MBE 401 - Management in Literature

Institution:

Virginia Wesleyan University

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Description:

Students read excerpts from and entire works of "great works" of literature. Through both class discussions and research papers, students reflect upon how the ideas presented in such works are useful to effective management functions, roles and ethical leadership practices. Some of the works to be read include The Iliad, Henry IV and Henry V, Billy Budd, Heart of Darkness, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, plus selected writings of Plutarch, Herodotus, Thucydides, and Mahatma Ghandi. Film reproductions/recreations of some of these works/persons will be shown. Prerequisite: MBE 301. Offered intermittently.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vwu.edu

Phone Number:

(757) 455-3200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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