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William Paterson University Cotsakos College of Business Department of Management , Marketing, and Professional Sales  Optional Extra-Credit Assignment This assignment is consistent with the vision of the Cotsakos College of Business: “We will be mindful of the global nature of the society and economy, and will incorporate issues relating to ethics, diversity and sustainability into our curriculum

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William Paterson University Cotsakos College of Business

Department of Management , Marketing, and Professional Sales

 Optional Extra-Credit Assignment

This assignment is consistent with the vision of the Cotsakos College of Business: “We will be mindful of the global nature of the society and economy, and will incorporate issues relating to ethics, diversity and sustainability into our curriculum.”

This assignment is aligned with the Principles for Responsible Management Education

(https://www.unprme.org/what-we-do) focusing on: “Purpose: We will develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of sustainable value for business and society at large and to work for an inclusive and sustainable global economy.”

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You will have space to include complete references for all your sources of information such

as websites, databases, and business magazines as the last question of this Project. Please include in-text citations for each source of information you use and then include the

Please provide the information below:

First name

Last name
complete references in the end. Example: In Question 2.1, you write a sentence with an in- text citation "The growth rate of this industry is 10% per year (Smith, 2018)" and then in the

References at the end you include the complete reference "Smith, J. 2018. Harvard

Business Review, issue 3, page 50".

1. Select one woman entrepreneur who received the following award:

2020 Cartier Women's Initiatives (Driving Change by Empowering Women Impact

Entrepreneurs)

https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/press

Provide the following content (suggested length: 200 to 350 words):

1.1. Provide the name of your selected woman entrepreneur and the name and website of

her organization.

1.2. Describe how your selected woman entrepreneur aligns economic goals with social

and/or environmental objectives. Explain how the work of your selected woman

entrepreneur connects with your personal values and/or career goals. Relate the

information about the work of your selected woman entrepreneur to topics in Dr. Siqueira's

videos and course readings.

2. Select one woman entrepreneur who received the following award:

 

43 World-Changing Women in Conscious Business (2020)

https://socapglobal.com/2020/01/43-world-changing-women-in-conscious-business-

2020/

Provide the following content (suggested length: 200 to 350 words):
2.1. Provide the name of your selected woman entrepreneur and the name and website of

her organization.

2.2. Describe how your selected woman entrepreneur aligns economic goals with social

and/or environmental objectives. Explain how the work of your selected woman

entrepreneur connects with your personal values and/or career goals. Relate the

information about the work of your selected woman entrepreneur to topics in Dr. Siqueira's

videos and course readings.
3. Select one woman entrepreneur of your choice with the following characteristics:

 

a) founded her own organization (for-profit, nonprofit, or for-profit social enterprises)

b) has a leadership role by supporting new practices/values in an industry and serving as a

role model or change maker

c) has inspired you by providing lessons valuable for your personal/career goals

 

Provide the following content (suggested length: 200 to 350 words):

3.1. Provide the name of your selected woman entrepreneur and the name and website of

her organization.

3.2. Describe how your selected woman entrepreneur aligns economic goals with social

and/or environmental objectives. Explain how the work of your selected woman

entrepreneur connects with your personal values and/or career goals. Relate the

information about the work of your selected woman entrepreneur to topics in Dr. Siqueira's

videos and course readings.
4. Read following article on e-reserve for our course (http://guides.wpunj.edu/er.php?b=c):

Geiger, M., & Oranburg, S. C. (2018). Female entrepreneurs and equity crowdfunding in the

US: Receiving less when asking for more. Journal of Business Venturing Insights.

 

Provide the following content (suggested length: 200 to 350 words):

 

4.1. Explain information from the article on typical challenges that serve as obstacles for

women entrepreneurs. 

5. Watch the following video:

Reimagining the Entrepreneurial Mindset to Achieve the United Nations SDGs: The Road

Ahead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOse37c3ELc&feature=emb_logo

Provide the following content (suggested length: 200 to 350 words):

5.1. Explain information from the video on typical challenges that serve as obstacles for

women entrepreneurs.

6. Also regarding the following video:
Reimagining the Entrepreneurial Mindset to Achieve the United Nations SDGs: The Road

Ahead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOse37c3ELc&feature=emb_logo

Provide the following content (suggested length: 200 to 350 words):

6.1. Explain information from the video on opportunities to empower women entrepreneurs.

Describe how the opportunities to support women entrepreneurs from the video connects

with your personal values on social diversity, equality, and inclusion.

For A-level grade, please review the Assignment Grading Rubric.

The last paragraph

of the assignment contains at least 3 sentences with:

(a) 1 SDG number and name *

(b) “How can business

practices related to this assignment contribute to this SDG?”

*

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are:

1:

No Poverty, 2: Zero Hunger, 3: Good

Health and Well-being, 4: Quality Education,

5: Gender Equality, 6: Clean Water and

Sanitation, 7: Affordable and Clean

Energy, 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, 9:

Industry, Innovation and

Infrastructure, 10: Reduced Inequality, 11: Sustainable Cities and

Communities,

12: Responsible Consumption and Production, 13: Climate Action, 14: Life

Below

Water, 15: Life on Land, 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions, 17:

Partnerships to

achieve the Goal (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-

goals/).
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References

Please include complete references for all sources of information (such as websites,

databases, articles, and books) you used to write your assignment.

Thanks for completing your assignment!

I hope you enjoyed completing this assignment by developing your skills as a creator of

sustainable value for business and society at large and supporter of an inclusive and

sustainable global economy.

I welcome your comments about your learning experience by developing this assignment!