Length:2500 words (excluding the reference list)
Format:Individual attempt.Count towards45% for the course mark. You will apply your newly developed cultural intelligence skills to a problematic‘real life’international business situation.
- The international business situation for the report will be derived from a media articlereporting on recent international business activities or events.
- You are to choose anewspaper or online article between 350 and 1,000 wordsandless than twelve months oldas the basis of your report. The article MUST be included with the online submission as an appendix to the report.
- The article must be reporting actual international business activities or events and not be a commentary or academic critique.
- Additional specific guidance will be provided in Blackboard.
- Reports should conform in style and content to academic standards for report writing and contain appropriate Harvard referencing methods (refer Summers and Smith).
BUS707 Managing Across Global Cultures Assessment Task 2: International business analysis – Written report Due: Week 9 Length: 2500 words (excluding the reference list) Format: Individual attempt. Count towards 45% for the course mark. You will apply your newly developed cultural intelligence skills to a problematic ‘real life’ international business situation. • The international business situation for the report will be derived from a media article reporting on recent international business activities or events. • You are to choose a newspaper or online article between 350 and 1,000 words and less than twelve months old as the basis of your report. The article MUST be included with the online submission as an appendix to the report. • The article must be reporting actual international business activities or events and not be a commentary or academic critique. • Additional specific guidance will be provided in Blackboard. • Reports should conform in style and content to academic standards for report writing and contain appropriate Harvard referencing methods (refer Summers and Smith). Writing support and tips: Please watch the short video and read more about writing tools to help you to prepare the report. This can be accessed at: https://www.citewrite.qut.edu.au/write/report.jsp Main aspects to include is the Introduction, main paragraphs with the purpose to report on the cultural issues and then the conclusion. The reference list will not count towards the word count for the task. Rubric BUS707 Task 2 2019 45% of Course mark https://www.citewrite.qut.edu.au/write/report.jsp Criteria High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass Fail PLO1.1 Written Communication Capacity to develop and articulate arguments which are informed and grounded to arrive at insights into an area of interest. Demonstrates a balanced and comprehensive knowledge of core concepts evidenced through a rigorous level of analysis. Articulates focused, sustained, well-informed and grounded arguments that provide significant insight into an area of interest. Demonstrates a balanced and strong knowledge of core concepts characterized by sound analysis. Articulates focused, well- informed and grounded arguments that provide clear insight into an area of interest. Demonstrates knowledge of core concepts based on sound analysis. Articulates arguments that are well informed and grounded to provide valid insight into an area of interest. Demonstrates limited knowledge of core concepts based on limited analysis. Arguments could be better articulated and lead to more relevant insights into an area of interest. Arguments are not always well informed or grounded. Demonstrates little, if any knowledge of the core concepts evidenced by very limited analysis. Arguments are not well articulated, few and not well-informed or grounded and lead to limited insight into an area of interest. PLO3.1 Critical and Creative Thinking Ability to identify and critically analyse pertinent issues in a business context Evidences an exceptional ability to identify, prioritise, justify and critically analyse highly pertinent issues in a business context. Evidences strong capacity to identify, justify and critically analyse pertinent issues in a business context. Evidences sound ability to identify and analyse pertinent issues in a business context. Evidences adequate capacity to identify analyse issues in a business context. Demonstrates inadequate capacity to identify analyse issues in a business context. PLO3.1 Evidence critical thinking to develop and evaluate appropriate solutions to business problems. Grounded in a comprehensive and critical analysis of highly relevant sources of information, evidences very high levels of critical thinking to develop, evaluate and fully justify highly appropriate solutions to business problems. Grounded in strong analysis of relevant sources of information, evidences high levels of critical thinking to develop, evaluate and strongly justify appropriate solutions to business problems. Evidences sound levels of critical thinking to develop, evaluate and justify appropriate solutions to business problems. Adequately evidences a capacity for critical thinking to develop and evaluate appropriate solutions to business problems. Demonstrates limited capacity to think critically to develop and evaluate solutions to business problems. PLO5.1 Cultural awareness Awareness, appreciation and respect for cultural and other forms of diversity in the business context and values the need for inclusivity. Highly appreciates and respects a range of diversity in a business context and highly values the need for inclusivity in a business context. Strongly appreciates and respects a range of diversity in a business context and values the need for inclusivity in a business context. Appreciates and respects diversity in a business context and the need for inclusivity in a business context. Demonstrates an awareness of the need to respect diversity and achieve inclusivity in a business context. Demonstrates limited or no awareness of diversity and the need for inclusivity in a business context. PLO1.1 Written Communication Referencing of sources of information used within the body of the document and in a reference list using Harvard referencing style. Comprehensively and accurately cites highly relevant sources of information within the body of document and provides a comprehensive and correctly formatted list of all references cited in Harvard Referencing style. Correctly cites relevant sources of information within the body of document and provides a correctly formatted list of all references cited in Harvard Referencing style. Cites multiple sources of information within the body of document and provides a list of all references using an appropriate academic convention. Cites some sources of information within the body of document and provides a list of references. Inconsistently or incorrectly cites an inadequate number of references within the body of the document and/or at the end of the report. BUS707 Managing Across Global Cultures Assessment Task 2: International business analysis – Written report Hello, I have chosen below article. Please refer the whole article thoroughly and make report accordingly. https://www.economist.com/business/2019/03/07/the-worlds-biggest-ship-breaking-town-is-under-pressure-to-clean-up Report format should as below. -Title Page -Executive Summary (less than 250 words and sum up right information) - Table of content -Introduction or background of report -Methodology (Possible Research) -Limitation (Secondary Data) -Assumption -Analysis (Facts) -Conclusion (suggestion) -Appendix Require study of slide from week 5 to week 8. Criteria PLO4.1 85-100 75-84.5 65-74.5 49-64.5 0-48.5 Knowledge and application of sustainability frameworks, theories and concepts and responsibilities in an international business context. 25% Rigorously applies sophisticated and insightful knowledge of a wide range of sustainability frameworks, theories and concepts and responsibilities in a business context. Effectively applies very good knowledge of a range of sustainability frameworks, theories and concepts and responsibilities in a business context. Applies sound knowledge of sustainability frameworks, theories and concepts and responsibilities in a business context. Applies knowledge of some aspects of sustainability frameworks, theories and concepts and responsibilities in a business context. Based on inadequate application, demonstrates limited knowledge of sustainability frameworks, theories and concepts and responsibilities in a business context. Capacity to interrogate the diverse stakeholder interests in an international business context. 20% Demonstrates capacity to accurately elicit, interpret and embrace the interests of diverse stakeholders, evidenced through the rigorous application of highly professional, socially responsible, ethical and sustainable approaches to decision making in a business context. Demonstrates ability to elicit and interpret the interests of diverse stakeholders through the application of professional, socially responsible, ethical and sustainable approaches to decision making in a business context. Demonstrates appreciation of the interests of most stakeholders through the application of socially responsible, ethical and sustainable approaches to decision making in a business context. Demonstrates awareness of the need to consider the interests of key stakeholders when making decisions in a business context. Demonstrates limited awareness of the need to consider the interests of stakeholders when making decisions in a business context. Knowledge and application of the relevant legislation/standards/codes of conduct /universal principles associated with social responsibility, ethical conduct and sustainable practice in an international business context. 15% Rigorously applies sophisticated knowledge of relevant legislation/standards/codes of conduct/universal principles associated with social responsibility, ethical conduct and sustainable practice, culminating in a suitable conclusion. Effectively applies comprehensive knowledge of relevant legislation/standards/codes of conduct/universal principles associated with social responsibility, ethical conduct and sustainable practice, culminating in a suitable conclusion. Applies sound knowledge of relevant legislation/standards/codes of conduct/universal principles associated with social responsibility, ethical conduct and sustainable practice, culminating in a suitable conclusion. Applies adequate knowledge of relevant legislation/standards/cod es of conduct/universal principles associated with social responsibility, ethical conduct and sustainable practice, culminating in a suitable conclusion. Based on inadequate application, demonstrates limited or no knowledge of relevant legislation/standards/codes of conduct/universal principles associated with social responsibility, ethical conduct and sustainable practice, lacking a conclusion. Critical and Creative Thinking Ability to identify and critically analyse pertinent issues in an international business context. 20% Evidences an exceptional ability to identify, prioritise, justify and critically analyse highly pertinent issues in a business context. Evidences strong capacity to identify, justify and critically analyse pertinent issues in a business context. Evidences sound ability to identify and analyse pertinent issues in a business context. Evidences adequate capacity to identify analyse issues in a business context. Demonstrates inadequate capacity to identify analyse issues in a business context. Evidence critical thinking to develop and evaluate appropriate solutions to business problems