Economic, Cultural, and Ethical Impact of Globalization

The assignment involves conducting a research project to determine the economic, cultural, ethical, and positive impact of globalisation on different functions of an organisation, using Jaguar as a case study. The project aims to develop skills in collecting reliable data from various sources, effective communication, and project management. The student's performance is evaluated through a log book that tracks weekly research tasks, progress, and challenges encountered.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Background of the Research...................................................................................................2
Research Plan.........................................................................................................................3
Work Breakdown structure and Gantt chart for the project...................................................6
Research Methodology and Data collection...........................................................................9
Analysis and interpretation .................................................................................................12
Recommendations on findings.............................................................................................20
Conclusion of the research...................................................................................................21
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................23
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................24

INTRODUCTION
Globalisation is the process of expanding of organisations at international level or
develops international influence. Each and every firm desires to expand their business at
international level for gaining maximum profit and productivity. Therefore for maintaining the
competition in the market, organisations needs to introduce their innovative products and
services due to increasing globalisation. The company taken in this project report is Jaguar which
is a luxury vehicle brand headquartered in Coventry, United Kingdom. This company is
subsidiary of Tata motors which is an Indian vehicle brand. This report will discuss the aims and
objectives of the company by producing a project management plan. Also work break down
structure and Gantt chart will be provided for determining the time frames and stages of
completing the project. A small research will be conducted for generating the knowledge
required for supporting the project. Further analysis of the gathered data will be done using
suitable tools. In the end, recommendations will be provided based on the reflection of value of
undertaking the project to meet the objectives.
Positive impact of globalisation on the businesses in UK:
Cultural impact: For expanding the business at international level, companies needs
support of their workers from various cultural backgrounds for taking their help in effectively
handling the customers of different culture during the globalisation process. By avoiding the
culture, companies can face problems and issues in achieving the sustainability in a short period
of time (Baiden and Price, 2011). With the help of various cultural backgrounds of employees,
company can maintain healthy relationship with the customers of various cultures.
Economical impact: Organisations are directly responsible for development and growth
of the country in which they are operating by creating more job opportunities, paying tax to the
local governments etc. This is the main reason for inviting the foreign organisations into a
country by the government. So, globalisation is positively effecting the growth of an economy in
a country.
Ethical impact: Government of any country forms their own laws and regulations for
organisations to operate their business ethically. Employees need to follow these ethical rules
and regulations for communicating or dealing with their targeted clients or customers. Through
this the company can maintain healthy and better relations with their customers and with the
country in which they are operating their businesses (Breese, 2012).
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Background of the Research
Jaguar is a British luxury vehicle brand headquartered in Whitley, Coventry, England and
is owned by Tata motors which is a Indian vehicle manufacturer company in 2008. Jaguar cars
was manufacturing their own cars until on 1 January 2013, the company was merged with the
land rover to form the brand Jaguar Land-rover. The company was founded in 1935 with an
objective to provide the cheap and luxury cars to the consumers for their comfort and lavish
lifestyle (Cheung, Chan and Kajewski, 2012). The company is quite successful in their
objectives as this company is a world known brand in present time. Further, the company
decided to expand the business operations in all over the world for achieving a strong brand
image in the global auto-mobile sector. For achieving the strong brand image, company needs
proper support from the various internal function of the organisation which are discussed below:
Operations: During the globalisation process of Jaguar, it needs to deal with various type
of customers which can be done with the support from their operations department for making
and maintaining the transactions in an effective manner. The operations department needs to
coordinate in work with other departments for minimising the chances of duplicating the
products. Proper communication with customers is necessary to retain them for a long period of
time and to gain their loyalty towards the brand.
Marketing: This department is responsible for conveying the information of products and
services provided by the company to their customers (Drucker, 2012). This department use
various marketing techniques and strategies for attracting the customers towards the products and
services. Support from the marketing department is necessary in expansion for providing the
information regarding the products of Jaguar in a new country. This can be done using proper
marketing techniques and required budget which can be assigned to the experienced employees
who had the knowledge regarding the demand and requirements of the customers of operating
country.
Human Resource: HR department is necessary for expansion of Jaguar for dealing with
the new customers by recruiting new candidates of the country in which they are operating.
Through these workers, company can achieve sustainability in the market as the local candidates
have the required knowledge of culture and background of the country (Duffield and Whitty,
2015).
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Finance: Finance department is responsible for assigning the budgets of operations and
to maintain the transactions of company (Edwards and Bowen, 2013). In the expansion, Jaguar
needs sufficient budget and a large number of transactions will be done which can be recorded
by the finance department. Jaguar needs support from their finance department for recording and
storing the data of transactions which are made daily for helping the company in the occurred
expenses and costs while globalising their business.
Aim: “To determine the economic, cultural, ethical and positive impact of globalisation on the
different functions of organisation” - A case study on Jaguar.
Objectives:
 To understand the concept of Globalisation.
 To evaluate the effect of globalisation on various functions of company in Jaguar.
 To determine the variations and gaps which are faced by the Jaguar during the
globalisation process.
 To understand the relationship between the globalisation and various business functions
of Jaguar.
Research Plan
Project Title To understand the positive, economic, cultural and ethical impact of
the globalisation on different business functions.
Project Plan
Company Name: Jaguar
Cost This is an important aspect for every critical and planned project.
Cost is necessary to purchase resources such as manpower,
technology, process etc. to arrive at the valid conclusion and results
(Hilton and Sohal, 2012). Project manager is required to ascertain the
cost which is required to be incurred in the entire project. For this,
the project manager has decided the budget requirement of 6000
pounds which will be divided into following parts such as resources
allocation, recruiting the specialized manpower, technology for the
survey along with the remuneration and wage to the workforce who
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worked into the entire project. Apart from this, cost is also required
for the post stage of the project such as filling and publishing of the
report. The researcher has estimated an amount of $ 50,000 for the
incurred cost in carrying out the research whereas Jaguar cars has
estimated an amount of $ 5,00,000 for the expansion process at
global level.
Scope The scope of this project is wide and beneficial for the Jaguar
company to build their business at the greater level (Lutchen, 2011).
This project will be undertaken with searching an opportunities and
potential to bring the growth and maturity to the operational stage of
the Jaguar. The project manager is required to identify the pre-
planned results and scope for the future growth of the Jaguar
business & operations. Along with this, researcher will use the
research technique to get the result and valid conclusion from the
decided aims and objectives. This project will also be undertaken to
get the appropriate information and strategies to raise the business
expectancy and also generate the profitability generation of Jaguar.
Time Time is considered as most valuable resource for this project work.
In every professional work, time management is the most valuable
and useful resource to arrive at the valid and suitable conclusion &
results. Project manager needs to decide the time required for each
and every unit of this entire project such as base and title of the
project, deciding the methodologies and process, sampling technique
along with arriving to the valid conclusion and results. Project
manager has decided the time period of 2 months from starting till
end of the project (O'Reilly III and Tushman, 2013). In this entire
period, deciding the research topic along with the resource allocation
will be done to get the best and suitable results.
Quality In this research plan, project manager is required to pre-decide the
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quality, validating and feasibility of an entire project. Quality
involves the level of maintenance, validity and feasibility to carry in
this entire research task. Project manager is required to set the level
of standard for selecting the data collection technique and method to
get an accurate quality and standard of the information.
Communication Project manager is required to use the advance communication
methods for effectively communicating with employees and
respondents in a proper manner. Here, both the channels will be used
namely oral and verbal. Along with this, effective communicating
potential is also required to get maximum people response in the
period of time (Patanakul, P., 2015). Such type of communication is
cost and time saving. Researcher is also required to have one to one
co-ordination between the workforce to complete the project with
valid conclusion and result regarding the topic of the project. Project
manager is also required to get an effective
Risk Project manager is required to do the risk analysis and assessment.
Risk involves failure to complete the project, risk of uncertainty
along with shortage of funds or resources. In this, researcher needs to
identify the risk and threat to overcome it to arrive at the valid
conclusion and results. Pre-planning is required to identify the risk
into the initial stage of the project. Such risks will be overcome by
using the appropriate methods and strategies (Rosenau and Githens,
2011).
Type of Research
Primary and
Secondary
This project will consist of descriptive research which involves the
detailed information along with analysis for arriving at the valid
conclusion and results.
Data collection methods are of two types: Primary and secondary
methods. Primary data comprises of data collected using the survey
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Quality and Quantity
through interview, observation, survey etc. Secondary data is type of
information collected through internet, newspaper, books, magazine,
journals etc. In this project, both the method will be use to get true
and reliable information before the analysis.
In quantitative research, the focus is required to be put quantity of
data using the survey technique by giving preference to interview,
observation, personal meeting etc. In this, quantity is required to do
the analysis on the bulk basis. While in the quality research,
preference will be given to feasibility and reliability of information
collected using the newspaper, Journals, Books, Internet etc.
Work Breakdown structure and Gantt chart for the project
Work breakdown structure: It is the segmentation of huge project in the smaller portions
for completing them easily and in the predetermined period of time. When the project is
segmented in small parts, it can be delivered easily in an effective manner in less time. Through
the work breakdown structure, the smaller parts can be assigned to different teams so that they
can execute them effectively. It is essential in managing and coordinating with teams whom the
portions are assigned (Sparrow, 2012). Through the hierarchical system, the desired goals and
objectives can be met with the disintegration of team in smaller parts. This work breakdown
structure involves elements like products, services, employees etc. which are necessary for
executing the work properly. This structure is helpful in deciding the necessary funds and
resources which are essential for the effective completion of project in the specified time. The
overall value of project can be determined through this structure.
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Gantt chart: It is the graphical representation of allotted time frame of the project which
is beneficial for facilitating, planning and tracing the ongoing activities of the assigned project.
In this, the arrangements are outlined in horizontal lines which indicates the measures needs to
be taken for executing the project in the given time-frame which is allotted in the initial state of
project (Thamhain, 2014). In this chart, the activities are divided on the basis of assigned period
of time. This chart provides the predetermined goals through which the employees stays aligned
with the assigned work for executing it on the time. This chart provides positive results to the
organisation in the assigned project. With the help of this chart, employees can finish their
assigned work properly in an efficient manner which will also increase the efficiency of the firm.
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Research Methodology and Data collection
Research methodology: It is an effective method which is used by the organisations for
identifying and selecting the process to analyse the topic of research. It is helpful for
organisations for evaluating the obtained results from the study of research in terms of reliability
and validity. Through this, organisations can determine the right course of action and can
determine whether the objectives are aligned with the research or not (Turner and Zolin, 2012).
Data collection: It is the process of gathering the data from the secondary and primary
sources for interpreting it in a more understandable and proper way for drawing a valid and
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meaningful conclusion in the end of research conducted. The collected data must be reliable and
valid to use in research.
Questionnaire: It is a form in which several questions which are related to the research
topic and is given to the respondents for their views and suggestions. It is helpful for collecting
the opinions and views of people to whom the questionnaire is given. Through this, the reliability
and accuracy of the data can be determined based on the views of respondents. In the present
research, the primary data was collected from the primary sources such as people, researchers
etc. who are associated with the research topic. This primary data is easy to interpret due to
which the research can be executed in the given time frame (Turner, 2016).
Questionnaire
Name:
Age:
Sex:
Contact:
Q1) Do you have proper understanding of concept “Globalisation”?
A) No
B) Yes
Q2) Do you think Globalisation has positive effect on the cultural, economical and ethical
aspects?
A) No
B) Yes
Q3) How the various types of cultures impacts the performance of the Jaguar cars
because of global trading?
A) Increase the working performance of the company
B) Decrease the brand image at international level
C) No impact
Q4) What are the barriers that restricts the Jaguar cars to enter in a new country because
of increasing globalisation?
A) Various types of culture
B) Low talented individuals
C) Dynamic nature of currency
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Q5) What anticipated profit Jaguar cars achieve due to the globalisation of their
business?
A) Increase in market share and customer base
B) Increase in profit and sales
C) Employees retention
Q6) What type of resources are needed by the Jaguar cars for expanding their business at
international level?
A) Technology
B) Financial resources
C) Employees engagement
Q7) Which element attracts the countries to invite foreign companies to operate its
business in their country?
A) Increases in employment rate
B) Increase in living standard of people
C) Growth of economy in the country
Q8) Which of the factors needs to be considered by the marketing department during the
expansion of company at international level?
A) Understanding the culture, beliefs, values
B) Provide training to employees
C) New marketing strategies and techniques
Q9) How can the company overcome the future barriers for globalisation?
A) Conducting research in the foreign country before expansion
B) Providing training to employees
Q10) Provide recommendations to Jaguar for achieving an upper edge over the
competitors of the foreign country during the Globalisation.
Size of Sample: In this research questionnaire, 50 respondents were taken as the sample
for their valuable views and opinions. These respondents include the various stakeholders of
Jaguar cars such as customers, workers and the various members of the society.
Secondary data: For determining the economic, cultural, ethical and positive impact of
globalisation on the various functions of organisation, Data was collected from both secondary
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and primary sources. Secondary data is mainly gathered through online secondary sources such
as journals, books, articles etc. This data is said to be unreliable as it is collected from online
sources. However this data can be used for analysis purpose.
Analysis and interpretation
Theme 1: Explain “Globalisation”
Q1) Do you have proper understanding of the word
“Globalisation”?
Frequency
A) No 14
B) Yes 36
A) No B) Yes
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Interpretation: From the above shown data, it can be concluded that from the total 50
participants whom the questionnaire was given, 14 participants does not have any idea about the
globalisation whereas remaining 36 participants said that they know about the concept of
Globalisation and properly understand what the term is.
Theme 2: Positive impact of Globalisation cultural, economical and ethical aspects
Q2) Do you think Globalisation has positive effect on the cultural, Frequency
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economical and ethical aspects?
A) No 10
B) Yes 40
A) No B) Yes
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Frequency
Interpretation: From the above shown information in the graph, it can be said that the out
of 50 respondents, 10 respondents thinks that the globalisation is negatively effecting the
cultural, economical and ethical aspects whereas 40 participants said that globalisation is
positively effecting the cultural, economical and ethical aspects of organisation.
Theme 3: Various types of cultures impacts the performance of the Jaguar cars
Q3) How the various types of cultures impacts the performance of
the Jaguar cars because of global trading?
Frequency
A) Increase the working performance of the company 20
B) Decrease the brand image at international level 15
C) No impact 15
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A) Increase the working performance of the company
C) No impact
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Frequency
Interpretation: From the above mentioned graph, it can be concluded that from the 50
respondents to whom the questionnaire was given, 20 participants has the thinking that various
types of cultures are increasing the working performance of the company in the expansion
process, 15 participants thinks that different types of culture are decreasing the brand image of
company at international level during the expansion whereas remaining 15 participants thinks
that the various type of cultures of new country does not impact the performance of Jaguar cars
in expansion.
Theme 4: Barriers which restricts the Jaguar cars to expand their business
Q4) What barriers restricts the Jaguar cars to enter in a new country
because of increasing globalisation?
Frequency
A) Various types of culture 15
B) Low talented individuals 25
C) Dynamic nature of currency 10
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A) Various types of culture
B) High talented individuals
C) Dynamic nature of currency
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Interpretation: From the above shown graph and data, it can be said that from the total
50 respondents to whom the questionnaire was given 15 participants thinks that the various types
of culture restricts the Jaguar cars to enter in a new country, 25 respondents thinks that low
talented individuals are restricting the Jaguar cars from entering into new market, whereas
remaining 10 respondents thinks that the dynamic or changing nature of currency is restricting
the Jaguar cars from entering into new country because of increasing globalisation.
Theme 5: Anticipated profit of Jaguar cars due to the Globalisation
Q5) Q5) What anticipated profit Jaguar cars achieve due to the
globalisation of their business?
Frequency
A) Increase in market share and customer base 15
B) Increase in profit and sales 20
C) Employees retention 15
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A) Increase in market share and customer base
C) Employees retention
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Frequency
Interpretation: From the above given data and graph, it can be said that out of the total
50 respondents whom the questionnaire was provided for gathering their views, 15 respondents
thinks that the anticipated profit of Jaguar cars which will be received through the globalisation
of their business is the increase in market share and base of customers, 20 people thinks that the
Jaguar will receive the benefit of increased profit and sales through globalisation whereas the
remaining 15 participants thinks that employees retention is the anticipated benefit of
globalisation which will be received by the Jaguar cars.
Theme 6: Type of resources needed by Jaguar cars for expanding their business
Q6) What type of resources are needed by the Jaguar cars for
expanding their business at international level.
Frequency
A) Technological 15
B) Financial 25
C) Workers engagement 10
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A) Technological B) Financial C) Workers engagement
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10 Frequency
Interpretation: From the above mentioned graph, it can be concluded that from the 50
respondents to whom the questionnaire was given, 15 participants has the thinking that
technological resources are needed by the Jaguar cars for expanding their business at globally, 25
participants thinks that financial resources are needed by the Jaguar cars for expanding their
business at international level whereas remaining 10 participants thinks that workers engagement
is needed by the Jaguar cars for expanding their business at global level.
Theme7: Factors which attracts the countries to invite foreign firms to operate
Q7) Which element attracts the countries to invite foreign
companies to operate its business in their country?
Frequency
A) Increases in employment rate 25
B) Increase in living standard of people 10
C) Growth of economy in the country 15
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A) Increases in employment rate
C) Growth of economy in the country
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Frequency
Interpretation: From the above given data and graph, it can be said that out of the total
50 respondents whom the questionnaire was provided for gathering their views, 25 respondents
thinks that increase in employment rate is the essential element which attracts the countries to
invite foreign companies to operate its business in their country, 10 people thinks that increase in
the living standards of people attracts the countries to invite foreign companies to operate its
business in their country whereas the remaining 15 participants thinks that growth of economy is
attracting the countries to invite foreign companies to operate its business in their country.
Theme8: Role of marketing department in the expansion
Q8) Which of the factors needs to be considered by the marketing
department during the expansion of company at international level?
Frequency
A) Understanding the culture, beliefs, values 20
B) Provide training to employees 15
C) New marketing strategies and techniques 15
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A) Understanding the culture, beliefs, values
C) New marketing strategies and techniques
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Frequency
Interpretation: From the above mentioned graph, it can be concluded that the from the
50 respondents to whom the questionnaire was given, 20 participants has the thinking that
marketing department of Jaguar needs to understand the culture, beliefs, values of foreign
country for the expansion, 15 participants thinks that marketing department of Jaguar needs to
provide the training to their employees for expansion whereas remaining 15 participants thinks
that new marketing strategies must be implemented by the marketing department for expansion.
Theme 9: Measure for overcoming the future barriers of globalisation
Q9) How can the company overcome the future barriers for
globalisation?
Frequency
A) Conducting research in the foreign country before expansion 20
B) Providing training to employees 30
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A) Conducting research in the foreign country before expansion
B) Providing training to employees
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10
15
20
25
30
20
30
Frequency
Interpretation: From the above mentioned graph, it can be concluded that the from the
50 respondents to whom the questionnaire was given, 20 participants has the thinking that Jaguar
needs to conduct research on the foreign country for overcoming the barriers whereas 30
participants thinks that management of Jaguar must provide the training to their employees for
overcoming the barriers of Globalisation.
Recommendations on findings
It is recommended to the Jaguar cars after the analysis of above discussed data that for
achieving strong brand image and market share Jaguar cars needs to provide high quality of their
cars at affordable prices to the customers. The company can gain huge customers base and huge
amount of revenue if the management of Jaguar cars will take effective decisions for the welfare
of company (Ward, 2016). Also they needs to implement new policies and marketing strategies
for promoting their brand and products in the new country. Further management of Jaguar cars
needs to implement suitable plans for their workers and for their other departments in order to
increase their business efficiency. Some of the recommendations for Jaguar cars are discussed
below for increasing their efficiency and performance in the new market.
 The management of Jaguar cars must provide the appropriate training and development
sessions to their employees either inside of company or outside of company for
enhancing their skills, knowledge and capabilities. Through these training and
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development sessions, the efficiency as well as performance of the employees will
increase in accomplishing the organisational goals and objectives.
 The management of Jaguar cars must motivate and encourage their employees to
understand and respect the culture of the people of new country. From this motivation
and encouragement, the employees can effectively deal with the new customers and the
loyalty of the customers towards the company can be achieved.
 Management of Jaguar cars needs to manage and arrange the required funds from the
various funding sources such as Banks, angle investors and crowd funding etc.
Management must ensure that these financial resources are utilised properly in an
efficient manner (Ward, 2016). Management can analyse the performance level of
employees at regular intervals of time to determine whether the resources are used in
optimum manner or not.
 Management of Jaguar cars must hires the skilful, experienced and knowledgeable staff
from various locations of the new country who understand the culture and people of that
country. Through this, the new staff can deal with the people of that country in an
effective manner as they know the culture and background of the country.
 Management of Jaguar cars must give their main priority to the marketing department by
recruiting highly skilled and talented individuals for the marketing department and also
by providing them necessary resources for effectively performing their roles (Winter and
Szczepanek, 2017). Through these newly recruited marketing members and assigned
resources, marketing department of Jaguar cars can successfully provide their maximum
support in the expansion activities of the company at inter-national level.
Conclusion of the research
It can be concluded from the above discussed research report that the globalisation is an
essential function for organisations to achieve high market share. Globalisation is very essential
for organisations like Jaguar cars for accomplishing huge customers base and high amount of
revenue by expanding in the new countries. For making this expansion successful, the
organisation needs support from their various departments mainly from marketing department.
Marketing department is responsible for conveying the information of company, products and
services to the customers for attracting them towards the brand. A questionnaire was built with a
sample size of 50 respondents for taking their valuable feedbacks and suggestions which is used
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for drawing the recommendations for the company in successfully expanding their business in
new country. So, it can be concluded from the overall research report that Jaguar must properly
use their resources, workforce and different departments for achieving the desired growth and
productivity in the new country for increasing their revenue, sales and profit.
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APPENDIX
Self-Assessment and Performance Review
Learner Name
Project Title
“Determine the economic, cultural, ethical and positive
impact of globalisation on the different functions of
organisation” - A case study based on Jaguar.
Important stages
 Development of Aims and Objectives
 Preparation of Project Management Plan
 Collection of Data
 Interpretation of Data
 Recommendations for Organisation
 Conclusion of Research
Key factors you learned from
the project This project helped me to know the concept and
knowledge of globalisation along with the issues and
challenges which are faced by the company in
globalising their business. This project also helped me to
determine the importance of different department in the
expansion.
What skills did you develop I developed several skills like communication and
technical skills which helped me to gather the reliable
data from both primary and secondary sources.
Discuss the project management
skill you developed
From this project I got to know about how to collect the
reliable and accurate data from the various sources for
conducting the research properly.
Project
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Did the project achieve its aim:
yes absolutely
Was the Team efficient:
Yes very well efficient
Did the project succeed:
Yes
Project Log Book
Project Logbook
Name:
Project title: “Determine the economic, cultural, ethical and positive impact of
globalisation on the different functions of organisation” - A case study based on
Jaguar.
Date:
Update on weekly research/tasks achieved
Points to consider:
What have you completed?
I had executed the given project which helped me to determine the economic, cultural, ethical
and positive impact of globalisation on the various functions of Jaguar cars. Through this
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research, I am capable of doing such research in future.
Did you fulfil task requirements?
Yes
Are you on track and within deadlines set?
Yes
Did you need to make any changes to your project management plan?
Yes
Any risks and/or issues identified?
Points to consider:
Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of skills required for undertaking research/tasks?
Yes, lack of strong communication skills and less time helped me in dealing with less
participants of the questionnaire. Language barriers is also another factor which restricted
me in effectively communicating with the people of different cultures.
Did you identify any additional risks/issues that have an impact on the project
management plan?
No
Problems encountered
Points to consider:
What barriers did you face?
Less communication skills and technical skills.
How did you overcome them?
By continually communicating with the people and with my team members. Also the
manager was helpful for improving my technical skills.
New ideas and change of project direction
Secondary data sources are also beneficial to adopt as they are less time consuming along
with the less cost and efforts.
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What have I learnt about myself this week?
Points to consider:
How did I feel when I had to deal with tasks/problems? Did I find it useful to complete the
tasks?
Lack of understanding of the local language is the major problem I faced which bring
problems for me to understand and communicate with the people for the data collection
but as the research continues, such problems were resolved.
How well have I performed? What did I contribute? What can I improve on next week?
My performance was quite satisfactory. I was able to execute the project in the allotted
time.
How might this learning apply in the future?
I am able to complete the research project in future with full efficiency.
Tasks planned for next week
Points to consider:
Which tasks are priority?
The main priority was given to the data gathering and interpretation.
Have you set aside sufficient time for completion?
Yes
Project plan status to date (on, ahead, behind)
ahead
Supervisor comments to address
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