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You are required to identify and critically analyse a relevant case study organisation. Specifically, you will need to conduct a literature review and critically analyse the role of business in society, highlighting the impact of private enterprise in society using the three pillars of sustainable development (social, economic and environmental) with a focus on the impact across the individual, organisational and societal levels. Your critique should be applied to your chosen organisation and you should outline your recommendations and conclusions for responsible management for your chosen organisation. Your work must be in a report format

word limit 2,500 words (excluding cover page and references)

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Principles of Responsible Management and Practice Assessment 2 Assessment 1 update • Results should be available in 2 days! • The highlight – seeing you! • Issues to be careful during submission 2 10 May 2021 Task: • This assessment is worth 60% of the overall module assessment • This is an individual coursework. You are required to identify and critically analyse a relevant case study organisation. Specifically, you will need to conduct a literature review and critically analyse the role of business in society, highlighting the impact of private enterprise in society using the three pillars of sustainable development (social, economic and environmental) with a focus on the impact across the individual, organisational and societal levels. Your critique should be applied to your chosen organisation and you should outline your recommendations and conclusions for responsible management for your chosen organisation. Your work must be in a report format 3 10 May 2021 Let’s break it down…. • This is an individual coursework – 2,500 words • You are required to identify and critically analyse a relevant case study organisation • Specifically, you will need to conduct a literature review • …and critically analyse the role of business in society, highlighting the impact of private enterprise in society using the three pillars of sustainable development (social, economic and environmental) • …with a focus on the impact across the individual, organisational and societal levels 4 10 May 2021 Let’s break it down…. • Your critique should be applied to your chosen organisation • …and you should outline your recommendations and conclusions for responsible management for your chosen organisation • Your work must be in a report format • You will have a session on report writing in Week 9 • You have had sessions on Using the Library (Semester 1) and Referencing (Semester 2) • Use these resources to research 5 10 May 2021 Let’s break it down…. • • • • • • • • • 6 What is a ‘literature review’? Reading widely – you have been given the topic Getting a feel of what the key points/arguments are Deducing key themes – e.g. organisations trying to work closely with local communities to improve relations and literacy Critically analysing – this does not mean tearing a theory/idea to bits …it means being able to state a theory/point and discussing it in relation to other perspectives How can you do this? By reading widely Is it ‘obvious’ when students do/not read widely? Yes How? You tell me…. 10 May 2021 Let’s break it down…. • Avoid being overly descriptive: – Schuh does this, Schuh does that, Schuh is responsible… • Upcoming session on report writing – 23rd March • What you can be doing now: – Researching for literature – Reading the literature – Figuring out what the key themes are in relation to the question – Select an organisation – Start applying your critique (literature review) to your organisation 7 10 May 2021 Let’s break it down…. • A report will have standard sections, such as an Abstract, Introduction – More details will follow • Think about the structure: would it be more practical to do your critical literature review first (one section, separate heading) and the application to your organisation afterwards (another section, separate heading)? • Recommendations – a separate section • Conclusion – separate section, etc. • You will get an opportunity to ask questions during specific tutorials • Week 12: drop-in sessions as ‘coursework surgery’ 8 10 May 2021 Let’s break it down…. • Formative assessment will be in the form of a 300 word plan, outlining the plan of the summative assessment 2, indicating the key discussions, areas of literature and an overview of the key arguments to be included in the final submission 9 10 May 2021 What is the research project? ‘‘ .... the systematic process of collecting and analyzing information (data) in order to increase our standing of the phenomenon about which we are concerned or interested’’. Gains ? It provides an opportunity to: ?Research Topics of personal interest ? Decide how to carry out the research ? Decide how to produce research outcomes ? Evaluate the research ?Transferable skills include: ? ? ? ? Working independently Communicating clearly Planning effectively Dealing with problems and setbacks For discussion What do you think are the attributes of a successful research project of any kind? Attributes of a good project According to Jankowicz (2000) includes 6 attributes : • Originality • Generality • Pragmatism • Balance • Quality of evidence used • Ethical issues Originality • Contributing to the ongoing debate (even if looking to the subject from a different angle. • Avoid Plagiarism – Claiming other’s work as yours – Using others’ work without attributing it. Generality • Relevance of the project should not confine to the specific context under investigation but also to a wider degree. • (..... a relevance beyond the situation and setting in which the data were gathered (Jankowicz, 2000). Jankowicz also says:’’ .....Your project will be acceptable to the extent that its recommendations can be extended to different times, locations, markets, departments and so forth’’. Pragmatism • • • A research is pragmatic if its recommendations and tone as a whole are realistic and practical. Recommendations that do not consider the business conditions, the economical and political environment will not be realistic. For example, when recommending a course of action for an airline in risky places, be careful to consider all aspects . Balance ? The attribute means that ‘‘Outcomes will be equally valuable whether your expectations are confirmed or negated (Jankowicz, 2000)’’ ? Consider the following example Example A project involves research into the effect on sales of breakfast cereal companies' practice of providing free gifts related to recent film releases. If your research establishes a correlation and can attempt to quantify it, that would be a very interesting and significant finding for the companies involved. However, if the research indicates weak or no relation, that would also be of interest as it would indicate that a change of policy should be considered. Discussion • What kinds of data to be collected ? • What ethical issues should be considered? Quality of evidence used Evidence is shown through data collected using : • Primary data Any data collected by the researcher himself or herself and analyzed and interpreted to address the research objectives. For example, results of a questionnaire or direct observation. • Secondary Data Data collected by other people – published data, including internet search, government reports, international organization reports (UN, IMF..etc). Ethical issues ? Ethical issues are important in research management • Ethical considerations in business research include: – Your role in the research portrayed to the research population. It is ethical that people involved in the research should be treated with respect, tact, and diplomacy. Do not raise people expectations, or lead them towards your agenda. – Interpretation and use of the research findings. Be objective and fair. Examples- 1 • For many years in the UK, businesses selling double glazed windows would telephone customers with their sales pitch. This approach proved extremely unpopular so the window companies now approach the potential customer under the guise of doing some market research. • Why this unethical ? • Because the research provides a business with a cover for gathering sales information Examples- 2 • If a research is curried out to assess the relation between performance and the payment in an enterprise, the expectation arises that some remedial action will be taken as a result • Why this unethical ? • Because the research raises the expectation of the employees without fulfilling that. Type of research project ?Pure research ?Applied research Pure Research ? Basic, academic or fundamental research (Saunders 2000). ? Aim is to advance knowledge - to understand the process and outcomes of business and management. ? Development of theory without link it to practice, Sharp and Howard (1996). Applied Research • • Forms the basis of recommendation for the managers. Involves in finding a solution to a problem. In Practice Most research includes elements of both pure and applied research. For example, a project can include empirical investigation, this is pure research, but if it is aimed to solving a given problem, it counts as applied research. Purposes of Research According to Saunders et al (2003) : • Advance knowledge and understanding • Address business issues. • Solving management problems Forms of research • An empirical investigation (pure research)theory contributes. • Empirical testing and development of a management model (pure research)- data contributes • Solving of a management or organizational problem (applied research). Theory and data contribute.