Assessment 2: Literature Review Outline and Review Report

This assignment comprises a literature review outline and a full literature review on business development topics. Task 1 requires students to develop an outline with five sections, incorporating at least fifteen references. The outline focuses on the concept of corporate social responsibility, community engagement, employee development, sustainability, and CSR measurement using a scorecard. Task 2 asks students to write a literature review on one of three topics: bubbles in real estate markets, effective corporate social responsibility implementation, or sustainable practices in construction demolition. The assignment emphasizes the importance of sourcing academic references and structuring the review logically. The student has written the literature review on the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility. The literature review highlights the significance of CSR beyond mere compliance, emphasizing its role in enhancing a company's image, attracting customers with shared values, and promoting sustainability. The review also explores the need for community engagement, local supplier involvement, employee development, and the use of scorecards for measuring CSR performance. References are provided in Harvard format.

ASSESSMENT 2 – LITERATURE REVIEW
Task 1 - literature review outline [40%]
Task 2 - literature review [40%]
Presentation and written communication of task 1 and 2 [20%]
Name
Student number
Discipline (CM/PM/PV)
TASK 1 - LITERATURE REVIEW OUTLINE [40%]
You are required to develop an outline for a literature review based on your topic. Search for relevant
references that support your chosen subject area. You will need to source and cite at least fifteen references
to complete this outline; your literature may include peer-reviewed journal articles, books, industry reports, or
conference proceedings. You may select a new topic or continue with a topic from assessment-1.
After reviewing the literature, provide a structure for your literature review using the suggested formats in the
lecture and tutorial sessions.
Your outline should consist of a series of meaningful headings [IN CAPITALS] and a number of bullet points
beneath each outlining the main logic of the argument. The outline serves as the initial step before writing the
full literature review, to form its logical structure, finalise flow of the arguments, and check coherence of the
literature review. Space has been provided for FIVE sections (headings) only that represent a five paragraph
literature review. Provide short in-text references for all the facts that support your core logic within the bullet
points, e.g. (Smith and Jones 2001).
[Each section has a maximum of 250 character spaces]
RQ
1 Concept of Corporate social responsibility
The importance of corporate social responsibility for business organizations in the present business
scenario
The role of corporate social responsibility in improving the image(Osagie et al. 2016)
2 Participation in local events
Connection with local suppliers
Taking part in community decision
Indulgence with the local community in order to show the commitment towards the public
Earn the trust of society by reducing impact (ArAs 2016)
3 Development of employees along with the society
Employees need to be happy with their jobs along with safety in their jobs and they should also feel
healthy
Employee’s professional and personal development and progression of the employees
4 Sustainability
Providing goods and services to the customers that does not have any impact on the environment
Carrying recycling activities
Providing incentives to employees for undertaking various activities that can help the organization
5 Using a scorecard for CSR measurement
In order to ensure that the goals of CSR are achievable and measurable, progress needs to be tracked
regularly.
A scorecard will help in measuring any gaps in the performance of the CSR activities

REFERENCES
List the references used in your literature review outline in HARVARD format. Ensure that they are cited
correctly and consistently. See the marking rubric for further details.

TASK 2 – LITERATURE REVIEW [40%]
Please choose from one of the topics below and write the literature review.
TOPIC 1
You are required to write a literature review on the broad topic of “Bubbles in real estate markets.” The broad
research question is: “What factors cause bubbles to burst in real estate markets?” You will need to develop a
more focused and specific question from the given broad question based on your interest. Develop a high
quality literature review that focuses on a specific dimension of your topic rather than trying to cover all areas
poorly and generally. You will need to source and cite at least 8 academic references.
[Guide 200 - 300 words (Limit = 1,500 chars)]
TOPIC 2
You are required to write a literature review on the topic of “Corporate social responsibility.” The broad
research question is: “How do companies effectively implement corporate social responsibility (CSR)?” You
will need to develop a more focused and specific question from the given broad question based on your
interest. Develop a high quality literature review that focuses on a specific dimension of your topic rather than
trying to cover all areas poorly and generally. You will need to source and cite at least 8 academic references.
[Guide 200 - 300 words (Limit = 1,500 chars)]
CSR activities are not only done in order to have proper compliance with various rules and regulations but
also going beyond its responsibilities to do good for the society. When an organization engages in CSR
activities, the common perception of the society is that the company is not only aimed at earning profits but to
do something good for the society and therefore this practise by the organizations attract all those customers
who have the same values and another perception about organizations who are engaging in CSR activities is
that it is more sustainable than other organizations. In order to do the same, Organizations need to engage
themselves in community events and various local events such as trade fairs and others
(Unit 2015). This will create a thinking that the company is shoeing concern to local community in which they
are operating. The company needs to engage local suppliers for the same purpose- this will help the local
suppliers in earning revenue and will also help to create a good image of the company in front of the society.
CSR activities should not only be focused on social development but also development of the employees such
that the employees should feel happy(crane,matten and Spence 2019). The CSR activities should be focused
at professional and personal development of the employees. Scorecard has to be used such that the
performance of the CSR activities can be measured and in order to understand the gaps in their CSR
activities .
TOPIC 3
You are required to write a literature review on the topic of “Sustainable practices in construction demolition.”
The main research question is: “Why do developers fail to effectively implement sustainable strategies in
construction demolition?” You will need to develop a more focused and specific question from the given broad
question based on your interest. Develop a high quality literature review that focuses on a specific dimension
of your topic rather than trying to cover all areas poorly and generally. You will need to source and cite at least
8 academic references.
[Guide 200 - 300 words (Limit = 1,500 chars)]
REFERENCES
List the references used in your literature review outline in HARVARD format. Ensure that they are cited
correctly and consistently. See the marking rubric for further details.
Osagie, E.R., Wesselink, R., Blok, V., Lans, T. and Mulder, M., 2016. Individual competencies for corporate

social responsibility: A literature and practice perspective. Journal of Business Ethics, 135(2), pp.233-252.
ArAs, G., 2016. A handbook of corporate governance and social responsibility. CRC Press.
Unit, B., 2015. Corporate social responsibility.
Crane, A., Matten, D. and Spence, L. eds., 2019. Corporate social responsibility: Readings and cases in a
global context. Routledge.