Corporate Social Responsibility: Expanding Manufacturing Capacity in Advanced Economy or Developing

Discussion on Expanding Manufacturing Capacity

What do I need to do?

As the management team of a fictional MNE headquartered in an advanced economy, you are required to expand the manufacturing capacity of your organisation and you have been given two locational options to do so: at home or in a developing economy. Using a corporate social responsibility perspective, present and discuss the implications of the two options available to your company, decide on one of these options and justify your decision, in light of these implications.

In your discussion, we expect you to consider: the role of ethics in strategy, stakeholder analysis, the philosophical roots of your decision and any required actions that should accompany your decision.

Note – the company or industry is not important; you will be marked on your reasoning for the ethical recommendations you make.

How should I present my work?

Report Template

As a team, you should create and present a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation in which the task is addressed, with all team members taking an equal part in the presentation and demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the topics discussed.

You should also be ready to undertake a 10-minute question and answer session with at least one question for each group member. Every group member should have a comprehensive understanding of all aspects discussed in the presentation and be ready to answer questions on any of these aspects (not limited to the parts they presented).

You should save your work with the title BUSM4306-Ass01-Student Number, and submit it to Blackboard using the link that will be provided for this purpose.

How can I obtain guidance?

Please note that you must take responsibility for asking if anything is unclear or if you require extra support.

You must demonstrate that the assignment you submit is your own work and that it does not fall foul of UoW rules on plagiarism (copying someone else’s work without an appropriate attribution). The library guide will provide more advice and support:

How and when do I hand my assessment in?

You should submit your presentation online using Blackboard by the 3pm deadline on 16/04/2021.

You are required to keep a copy of your submission.

See the University’s guide to uploading and submitting assessment items via Blackboard:

How will my assignment be marked?

Specific marking criteria for your assignment is provided in the Grading Matrix, which can be found on page 5. Individual marks will be provided to each of the group members based on performance during the presentation.

Corporate Social Responsibility Perspective

You are strongly advised to check your completed work against the Grading Matrix to ensure have completed all areas required.  

How will I get feedback?

All assignment feedback will be issued on the 20th working day following your Q&A session, using the grading matrix below.

What do I do if I have problems which prevent me from submitting my work?

It is essential that you submit your work, in order to be able to pass the module.  However, if you are unable to submit your work on time you must contact your Module Leader or Personal Academic Tutor.

Unless you have an application for mitigating circumstances accepted, if you submit your work late, but within 7 days of the due date, you will have your work marked but the grade will be capped at the minimum pass grade.

What do I do if I am ill or have personal problems?

There may be occasions when you are unable to submit a piece of assessed work on time or attend an examination or presentation due to exceptional and unforeseen reasons that are outside of your control. If this occurs, you may be able to submit a claim for Mitigating Circumstances. This means that if your claim, which must be supported by independent evidence, is accepted your work will be marked or you will be allowed to resubmit the assessment or retake the examination.

What will happen if I engage in academic misconduct (cheating)?

Academic Misconduct is defined by the University as any attempt to gain an unfair advantage in an assessment or helping another student to gain an unfair advantage. This can involve

• Using material sources without acknowledging them using a recognised referencing system.
• Copy another student’s work.
• Allowing another student to copy your work
• Claiming that you have undertaken research that you have not e.g. surveys, interviews etc.

If you are suspected of Academic Misconduct you will be referred to the School’s Academic Integrity Tutor and may face further penalties. Penalties may extend beyond the single assignment, and may affect your module grade or even the classification of your final award.

Academic Misconduct will be included in any reference provided for you be the University.

What if I don’t pass my assignment at my first attempt?

DON’T PANIC. In the event you are required to take reassessment you will receive formal notification of this via a letter from Registry Services posted on the SOLE page after the meeting of the Board of Examiners. The letter will normally include a copy of the reassessment task(s). Deadlines for re-assessment can be found in the University Calendar

This matrix captures the assessment criteria for this part of the coursework.

1.Demonstrate a critical understanding of the global environmental influences on the operation of internationalising enterprises.

2.Explain the frameworks and models used in international strategy analysis.

3.Systematically analyse strategic issues in a specific context.