Impact of External Environmental Factors and Organizational Responses in the Oil/Gas Production Sect

Subheading 1

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

1. Critically appraise the different frameworks within which organisational decisions are made.

2. Evaluate how organizations might respond to external globalforces. Skills

3. Analyse a range of theoretical concepts and apply them to practical business problems or issues.

4. Assessthe factors affecting business performance in international markets

Assessment weighted at 100% assessing all module learningoutcomes.

Activity:

Prepare a management report of 3,500 to 4,000 words* on an organization within one of the following industry-sectors**:

1. Online /Ecommerce/ Digital Marketing sector

2. Telecommunications

3. Oil / Gas production companies

4. Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

5. Airline / Sea Transport (Any airline, Sea Transport and Freights etc.)

1. Note: [An organization profile must be included in your submission as “Appendix 1”.]

2. Note that the use of retail organisations is not allowed. E.g. Tesco, McDonalds, Sainsbury’s,

Waitrose, ASDA, LIDL and other retail organisations are not. The use of any of the retail organisation above will lead to 20 % loss of the final marks on themodule.

This report should assess the impact of external business environmental factors on the organization and evaluate the organization’s position and responses. In the case of a large organization it is permissible to confine your report to part of the organization. An organization’s report must be on the organization’s activities within the designatedsector.

You are advised to write between 3.500 and4,000 words and the word limit is 4,000words.This word limit does not include the title page, the executive summary, the contents page, the organization profile, tables, diagrams, appendices or references. You must include an accurate word count on your title page.

Task 1

Give a brief overview of the primary external influences to which the organization is subject and briefly explain the particular importance of each to the organization. This first task should contribute no more than one third of your overallreport.

Task 2

Choose one of the following themes:

1. Management Information Systems

2. Marketing Communications Mix

3. Corporate Social Responsibility andSustainability

4. Knowledge management

5. Customer Relationship Management

In relation to your chosen theme:

i. Analyse its relevance to your chosen organization and how it influences policies and decision-making within your chosen organization orindustry-sector.

ii. Critically evaluate the effectiveness of the organization’sresponse.

iii. (If possible and appropriate) demonstrate some areasfor improvement in the response of the organization.

Guidance notes:

Whatever organization you choose and whichever theme you chose, you must clearly demonstrate knowledge and understanding from research and reading wider than that contained in the module pack and core textbook.

This is a REPORT and so must be presented in business report format and style. You must also structure your report to cover the tasks including points 2.i to 2.iiiabove. This is an academic piece of work therefore you are expected to link theory and practice. You should take care to ensure that the work you submit has a high standard ofpresentation. This is an individual assignment. You must acknowledge your sources of information and evidence using the Harvard referencing system. All assignments are subject to the University’s regulations on collusion and plagiarism and must be submitted in electronic form for checking on Canvas for Turnitin and the Turnitin report must be submitted to JIRA along with your assignment.