BUS4010

Contemporary Business Environment Company Appraisal

Date for Submission: Please refer to the timetable on ilearn

(The submission portal on ilearn will close at 14:00 UK time on the date of submission)

Assignment Brief

As part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit a Contemporary Business Environment assignment. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments.

Learning Outcomes:

After completing the module, you should be able to:

1. Identifying different types of organisations, their structures and stakeholders
2. Discuss the role and impact of digitisation on the business structure, operations and strategies of contemporary business organisations
3. Explain the key components of micro- and macroeconomics theories and their impacts on organisational behaviour and the national economy
4. Examine leading theories of management, leadership and control and discuss the challenges posed by contemporary business models
5. Understand global issues and their place in a globalised economy, ethical decision- making and accountability. Adopt self-awareness, openness and sensitivity to diversity in culture

Graduate Attribute:

Socially intelligent and proactively inclusive, able to effectively navigate complex (working) relationships with others from any background or culture using teamwork, communication, and leadership skills. Demonstrates Distinguishable team engagement which is evidenced while recognising different views of others, including an understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion. Operating with others in given situations, to meet specified objectives and own responsibilities, using given approaches/ technique.

All learning outcomes must be met to pass the module

Guidance

Your assignment should include: a title page containing your student number, the module name, the submission deadline and the exact word count of your submitted document; the appendices if relevant; and a reference list in AU Harvard system(s). You should address all the elements of the assignment task listed below. Please note that tutors will use the assessment criteria set out below in assessing your work.

You must not include your name in your submission because Arden University operates anonymous marking, which means that markers should not be aware of the identity of the student. However, please do not forget to include your STU number.

Maximum word count: 3000 words

Please refer to the full word count policy which can be found in the Student Policies section here: Arden University | Regulatory Framework

Please note the following:

Students are required to indicate the exact word count on the title page of the assessment.

The word count includes everything in the main body of the assessment (including in text citations and references). The word count excludes numerical data in tables, figures, diagrams, footnotes, reference list and appendices. ALL other printed words ARE included in the word count.

Please note that exceeding the word count by over 10% will result in a 10-percentage point deduction

Assignment Task

The assessment will take the form of a company appraisal by searching international businesses of your choice with accessible corporate site resources to fulfil the needs of the assignment.

Preparing a company appraisal: Your Appraisal should be presented in line with the following structure: an introduction, the tasks, conclusion and reference list.

Part 1

• Identify two or more different types of organisations, their structures, and stakeholders.
• Then, discuss how digitisation has impacted the organisations’ structure, operations, and strategies. Provide examples to illustrate the changes brought by digitisation.
• Explain at least one leadership and one management theory and the leadership challenges upon your chosen organisation.
• Select at least two global issues and then reflect on how the chosen organisation handles these issues, (examples of global issues are: cultural diversity, ethical decision-making, accountability etc). (2500 words)(80 marks) (LOs: 1, 2, 4, 5)

Part 2

• Define microeconomics and macroeconomics. Include at least one key component of microeconomics and macroeconomics theories.
• Then explain their impacts on organisational behaviour and the national economy.

(500 words)

(20 marks)

(LOs: 3)

End of questions

ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE

Guidance for Part 1:

• Identifying different organisations by the legal structure e.g. (public company, private company, voluntary, charity, public sector, etc.). in addition, organisation’s operations / purpose, its main objectives, vision/mission, key environmental pressures, industry, market and post Covid-19 challenges.
• Exploring organisations key stakeholders by including their needs and influences. Applying the stakeholder mapping in your organisational responsibilities.
• Exploring the global impact of the internet of things, evolving collaboration, networking, ecommerce, eBusiness and social technologies on organisational structures, operations, decision-making and ways of working from your organisations.
• Discussing the challenges posed to leadership by contemporary global business models in the context of modern theories and assessing the importance of control in effective organisational performance. Based on your company’s review, highlight the importance of strategic management and scanning in appraising real-world examples.
• Exploring areas of responsible global citizen, global issues and their place in a globalised economy, ethical decision-making, and accountability. Adopt self-awareness, openness, and sensitivity to diversity in culture.

Guidance for Part 2:

• Microeconomics: Main tools used to analyse the internal and competitive environments include for the micro forces and its influences on your chosen organisation.
• Macroeconomics: Explaining the macroeconomics influences currently affecting your chosen organisation, by including the ‘economic problem’, supply and demand, market structures, circular flow of income, measures of macroeconomic activity, fiscal and monetary policies.