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please do it properlySubject Title 	Value Chain Management 	Subject Code 	MGT804 	Lecturer / Tutor 	 Dr Hadi Rezaei Vandchali  	Semester 	February 2021 	 	Assessment Title 	Research Report 	Learning Outcome/s 	LO2, LO3 and LO4 	Assessment type (group or individual) 	Individual 	Weighting 	35% 	Word count 	2000 words ± 10% 	Due date 	Sunday, 11 April 2021 	Class submission 	Lecture	☐	Tutorial ☐ 	Submission type 	Paper copy	☐	Turnitin X 	Format / Layout of Assessment (details of what to include) (cross the appropriate check boxes) 	Report: ICMS Cover Page Table of Contents Abstract  Introduction Findings Conclusion Recommendations Reference List Appendices 	X X X X X X X X X X 	 	Essay: ICMS Cover Page Abstract Introduction Body Conclusion Recommendations Reference List Appendices 	 	 	Oral Presentation: Paper submission PowerPoint submission Peer review (group presentation) Reference List 	☐ X ☐ X 	 	Other: (outline specific details here – use check boxes) 	 	Assessment instructions (clear, succinct, without repetition) 	This assignment will be graded into two parts: Part one: written report (25% of total score) Using a variety of academic research and industry sourced materials: 1) Examine the key CSR challenges for organisations whose value chains incorporate operations in developing countries.  2) Discuss what are the CSR practices that organisations use to manage CSR issues in their different supply chain actors within the developing countries to overcome those challenges? 3) Discuss what are the factors that can impact on the organisations’ decision-making process to choose those practices? · Every student must turn in 2000 (± 10%) words in a world file submitted in Turnitin. Part Two: Presentation (10% of total score) · Every student must present their individual report in week 10 and week 11. Otherwise, the written report cannot be marked and an NN (fail) will be automatically awarded. · Every student must deliver a classroom presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint, or virtually via Zoom in the case of COVID restrictions. · The presentation will be for 5 minutes, with extra 3 minutes for questions and answers. · The students are expected to convey the material convincingly, in oral form, supported by visual material.  	Readings for the assessment (instructions where they can be found e.g. MyAthens database, Moodle etc.) 	Lectures Materials, further readings at the end of each lecture’s slides, MyAthens for credible journals articles ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE	 Page 2 of 2 	Assessment Criteria 	HD (High distinction) 	DN (Distinction) 	CR (Credit) 	PP (Pass) 	NN (Fail) 	Examine the key challenges facing organisations whose value chains incorporate operations in developing economies in the global scale (20%) 	Challenges well discussed with evidence thoroughly researched, and effective use of practical examples in the global scale. 	Challenges well discussed with evidence well researched, and appropriate use of practical examples in the global scale. 	Challenges well discussed with evidence competently researched and good use of practical examples in the global scale. 	Challenges discussed with limited relevant evidence and inappropriate use of practical examples in the global scale. 	Challenges discussed with irrelevant evidence and lack of practical examples in the global scale. 	Discuss the CSR practices that organisations use to manage CSR issues in their supply chain actors that are working in the developing countries (35%) 	The CSR practices are comprehensively discussed. 	The CSR practices are clearly discussed. 	The CSR practices are reasonably discussed. 	The CSR practices is partly unclear and inaccurate. 	The CSR practices is mostly unclear and inaccurate. 	Discuss factors that can impact on the organisations’ decision-making process to choose those practices (30%) 	The factors are comprehensively discussed. 	The factors are clearly discussed. 	The factors are reasonably discussed. 	The discussion of the factors is partly unclear and inaccurate. 	The discussion of the factors is mostly unclear and inaccurate. 	Presentation, style & formatting (10%) · Identified the key report elements (i.e. introduction, body, conclusion) · Given each section/paragraph a clear focus and line of thought · Provided a writing style that is appropriate to the task · Used writing that is fluent and grammatically correct, with appropriate punctuation. · No spelling or typing errors and given due regard to the rules of capitalization and abbreviation etc. 	Follows all requirements. 	Follows most requirements. 	Basic, essential requirements followed. 	Significantly deviation from requirements. 	Requirements largely ignored. 	Referencing (5%) · Used a minimum of 12 academic references, including textbooks and journal articles · Applied the APA referencing system using the correct technique 	More than 12 academic/industry-based references used. Professionally and apply referencing style faultlessly 	10-11 academic/industry based references used. Mostly accurate referencing 	8-9 academic/industry based references used. Reasonably accurate referencing 	6-7 academic/industry based references used. Significantly inconsistent referencing 	Less than 6 academic/industry based references used . Incorrect referencing style 	 Rubric- Part one: written report (15% of total score) 	 	Assessment criteria 	HD (High distinction) 	DN (Distinction) 	CR (Credit) 	PP (Pass) 	NN (Fail) 	Explanation (speaking) (40%) 	Crystal clear, precise & appropriate 	Mostly very clear & appropriate 	Occasionally unclear or inappropriate 	Frequently unclear &/or inappropriate 	Generally unclear &/or inappropriate 	Organisation of the presentation (30%) 	Step-by-step presentation with a crystal-clear logic 	Step-by-step presentation with a most reasonable logic 	Generally reasonable organisation and logic 	A number of sections with unreasonable logic 	Generally unreasonable or unclear 	PowerPoints quality (15%) 	Fully support the explanation with high-quality texts, figures, and other materials 	Well support the explanation with appropriate texts, figures, and other materials 	Generally, support the explanation, but occasionally with inappropriate texts, figures, and other materials 	A number of inappropriate texts, figures, and other materials 	Supporting materials are generally inappropriate 	Timing (deviation from 5 minutes) (15%) 	 1 minute 	 2 minutes 	 3 minutes 	 4 minutes 	 5 minutes or more Part Two: Presentation (10% of total score)

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Value Chain Management
Table of Contents
Abstract	3
Introduction	4
Findings	4
CSR challenges in developing countries	4
Actions taken to overcome CSR challenges in developing countries	5
Factors impacting the decision making process	6
Conclusion	7
Recommendations	7
Reference list	9
Abstract
Corporate social responsibility has become a necessity for companies to govern the impact of their actions and practices on society and the people. While in developed countries, companies, governments as well as the local communities are well aware of corporate social responsibility and its benefits, in developing countries CSR initiatives are seen with a much lower perception by the government authorities and the local communities lack knowledge about the initiatives and its benefits. The report gave an explanation of the challenges companies face in developing countries regarding the implementation of CSR strategies in their value chain management. The report pointed out that the lack of communication between the companies and their stakeholders as well as the local communities creates barriers in the scope of the CSR initiatives taken by the company. 
The report also pointed out that the lack of support from the government authorities as well as non-government organizations in developing countries creates challenges for the companies to implement CSR strategies in their value chain. The report went further on to state that to tackle these challenges companies take a number of actions from effectively communicating with the government authorities and explaining the benefits of their CSR practices to using the beliefs of the local cultures to promote their CSR initiatives to the local communities. The report also discussed the way companies carefully choose their supply chains partner that will follow their regulations to source materials ethically and teach their employees about human rights. In addition to that, the report provided a few recommendations to improve the implementation process of CSR practices in developing countries.
Introduction
Corporate Social Responsibility has become essential for global companies to govern their actions and their impacts on the environment, and the people. CSR is incorporated by companies in their value chain and supply chain management to ensure that their practices and actions are being done ethically and abided by the law. The value chain management of a company cut across the designing, planning, sourcing, manufacturing, delivering and servicing process of a product. 
Global companies incorporate their CSR strategies in their value chains by ensuring their labourer's rights are protected, reflecting their best standards of business integrity, ensuring their workplace is maintaining high standards of health and safety, as well as their resources, are being sources of sustainability and the natural resources are being used efficiently (Jamali et al.,  2017). Incorporating CSR activities in developing countries is relatively easier because of the well-established infrastructure. However, in developing countries, global companies face several challenges. The following report is going to explain those challenges and discuss the practices organizations use to overcome those challenges. 
Findings 
CSR challenges in developing countries 
In developing countries it is much harder to find CSR practices used in logical ways. In developing countries, CSR practices are rather considered philanthropic activities taken by a company. To incorporate CSR activities in their value chains, companies face several challenges (Fayyaz, Lund-Thomsen & Lindgreen, 2017). There is a lack of interest of local governments and communities in contributing to corporate social responsibilities. Employees and third-party retailers often break the company’s ethical values or code of conduct by taking bribes or giving. Many times employees don’t even realize they may have broken one of the CSR policies of their organization because of their lack of awareness. Developing countries mostly don’t have well-established structures or government rules to monitor the CSR activities of their companies thus resulting in unethical actions such as discrimination against employees, taking bribes, unethical sourcing of materials and unethical labour sourcing. 
The lack of communication between the companies and the communities also creates challenges for the companies to incorporate CSR strategies in their value chains. There is also a lack of local non-government organizations that can contribute to the CSR strategies of a company in developing countries and it reduces the scope of the company's CSR activities (Jamali, Lund-Thomsen & Jeppesen, 2017). To ensure their resources are being sourced ethically, companies will have to monitor their supply chains which are often near impossible in developing countries because of their lack of government policies regarding ethical sourcing and unavailability of monitoring technologies and experts. Companies will need skilled workers that are aware of the concepts of ethics and CSR to make their workplace safe and sound.

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