Business Organisations and Environments in a Global Context Assignment -

Learning outcomes -

• Demonstration of an understanding of the global context in the business environment;
• Demonstration of an understanding of the nature of organisations.

Instructions for assessment - The coursework assignment requires students to submit a 2500 word report. The basis for the report involves students being allocated a country in which they need to provide an assessment of the business environment prevailing in that country. Another important feature of the report is that it should be focused around a particular business organisation. Therefore, the report should essentially provide an analysis of a specific organisation, of the student's choice, that may be looking to expand its business activities in relation to the particular country that they have been allocated. The scenario to be considered should relate to a foreign direct investment (FDI) decision and could either be concerned with:

1) The establishment of a company in the allocated country; or

2) An expansion of its current operations within the allocated country.

It is required that the report relates to an FDI. Thus, an example of a relevant scenario is a report based around the issues that would need to be considered by Waitrose if they were considering opening new stores in the United States. On the contrary, if the allocated country is Sweden, companies like IKEA or Volvo will not be valid options for the report.

The report will require an analysis of the general business environment in the country that the student has been allocated as well as relevant information on the organisation that they have chosen. In particular, students should attempt to focus on specific aspects relating to the type and nature of the organisation with the main factors, issues and considerations affecting the business environment in that country. The report should include relevant tables, graphs and statistics, together with an accompanying commentary of these, in order to provide specific details - especially with regards to the business environment. Students will also be expected to develop some of their discussions around appropriate analytical frameworks e.g. PESTLE analysis, Porter's 5 Forces and demand-supply scheme (it is recommended that students should avoid including SWOT analysis in their reports). Support for the development of the report will be provided by tutors during the seminars, which will also include more general exercises and discussions that are related to the material that has been covered in the module. A template for the suggested structure of the report has also been posted on moodle.

Your report will be assessed against the following criteria (further details in the rubric at the end of this assessment brief):

• Information on the selected business organisation
• Discussion of the allocated business environment
• Application of an appropriate analytical approach
• Use and application of appropriate data and examples
• Structure of and quality of writing in the report
• Presentation and referencing.

Attachment:- Business Organisations Assignment File.rar