My UBIS ONLINE Class: CSR Final Assignment

My UBIS ONLINE Class: CSR Final Assignment: FINAL ASSIGNMENT  Deadline of submission: 30 April 2014 email: atandres@ubis-geneva.ch Write an Analysis report for ANY FOUR Ques... Please choose 4 questions out of these 24 questions for your final assignment.

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CSR Final Assignment

FINAL ASSIGNMENT 

Deadline of submission: 30 April 2014

email: atandres@ubis-geneva.ch

Write an Analysis report for ANY FOUR Questions. 

Please make sure you provide detail answers, in complete sentences. 

Do not copy verbatim from the textbook but please respond to the question in your own words. 

If you cite, please give credit by properly citing your work.

1.   What historical trends have affected the social responsibilities of business? How have recent scandals affected the business climate, including any changes in responsibilities and expectations?

2.    Consider the role that various business disciplines, including marketing, finance, accounting, and human resources, have in social responsibility. What specific views and philosophies do these different disciplines bring to the implementation of social responsibility?

3.      How do legitimacy, urgency, and power attributes positively and negatively affect a stakeholder’s ability to develop relationships with organizations?

4.      What is reputation management? Explain why companies are concerned about their reputation and its effects on stakeholders. What are the four elements of reputation management? Why is it important to manage these elements?

5.      What role does executive compensation play in risk-taking and accountability? Why do some people partially blame compensation for the failures of the subprime mortgage and financial industries in 2008-2009?

6.   Why are internal controls and risk management important in corporate governance? Describe three approaches organizations may take to managing risk.

7.   How do political action committees influence society, and what is their appropriate role in a democratic society? 

8.  Why should an organization implement the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (FSGO) as a strategic approach for legal compliance? 

9.    What are the potential benefits of an emphasis on procedural justice?

10. Why are we seeing more evidence of widespread ethical dilemmas within organizations?

11.  What is a code of conduct and how can a code be communicated effectively to employees?

12.  What role does leadership play in influencing organizational behavior?

13.  Describe the differences between workplace diversity and equal employment opportunity. How do these differences affect managerial responsibilities and the development of social responsibility programs? 

14. Why are organizations developing work-life programs? What trends have contributed to these programs? 

15. How can companies strive for successful relationships with consumers, including meeting their economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic expectations? 

16. How will consumer rights and activism change over the next decade? Will the movement strengthen or decline? Why? 

17. What role does top management play in developing and implementing a strategic philanthropy approach? 

18. Describe the four-stage process for planning and implementing strategic philanthropy. 

19. Many people believe that the government should regulate business with respect to privacy online, but companies say self-regulation is more appropriate. Which approach would most benefit consumers most? Business?

20. How can a strategic technology assessment help a company?

21. Think of instances of greenwashing that you have encountered. What is the harm of greenwashing?

22. What federal laws seem to have the greatest impact on business efforts to be environmentally responsible?

23. How can organizations create stronger engagement with employees? What would be the effects on social responsibility? How would social responsibility affect engagement?

24. What is national competitiveness? Describe the ways in which the three drivers of the Responsible Competitiveness Index (RCI) affect business and vice versa.

My UBIS ONLINE Class: CSR Module B: Question for Assignment mid-term

My UBIS ONLINE Class: CSR Module B: Question for Assignment mid-term: Dear Students, I have posted a few videos on the Global Financial Meltdown for you to watch and use as case study for this module. I also...



Dear Class,

Today is already 23 April and I have yet to receive your assignment which will be graded as mid-term assignment. So far, only Kay has submitted his assignment on time. What about the rest of the class? Please make sure you do not miss out the final assignmentwhich I will post today, with deadline as the 30th of April. Those who do not submit both assignments will get an F and will have to repeat this class. Thanks.

Final Assignment for MGT 602 Organisational Behaviour

Course: MGT 602 Organisational Behaviour Professor: Anh Tho AndresModule: F (2013)
Due Date: December 19, 2013 with Oral Presentation in classFinal Assignment 

Question for assignment:

1.       Based on your mid-term assignment which had helped you to identify your dream job. Now the task is about to find the ideal employer for your ideal job and justify your choice. Use the following steps:

a. Investigate the company through non-traditional sources listed above:

i. Request annual report of the company;
ii. Find out about products and services from the sales office
iii. Find out about the company culture on FB, web, blog, employee forum, news release.

b. Take action:

i. Under Career opportunities of their website, find out the job profile that best suits your career plans and personality. Refer the job profile of the position you are applying. Note that this has been done for mid-term assignment. Those who have not submitted the documents still have a chance to complete it by 19 December.
ii. Find out the name and title of the director of the department who has the authority to hire you.
iii. Send in your job application which includes: coverletter (letter of motivation), résumé (including references). Note that this has been given as mid-term assignment. However you must adapt the letter of motivation which describes your interest in the company, including company information that indicates that you have done research on the company, and explains how you can benefit the company. You have to submit a report from the results of your investigation under a and re-adapt your letter of motivation under b.

  

3.      Reference reading material: 

Sharon K Ferrett,  Strategies – Getting and keeping the Job you want, pp. 48-49, chapter 2, Exploring and Networking, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

“Knowing how to research jobs and companies is crucial to a successful job search. There are 2 main paths for discovering what jobs are available (and most suited to your skills and personality).

One is the traditional path using newspaper ads, advertisements, and employment agencies [...]

The non traditional path for exploring the job market includes networking through both professional and trade organisations and researching jobs through various publications.”

[…]

Nontraditional Sources include:

1.       Library

2.       Phone book

3.       Community

4.       Organisations

5.       Observation

6.       Internship"