Career Preparation: Ethical Issues and CPD Plan Analysis Report

This report delves into the realm of career preparation, focusing on ethical business issues and challenges within a global context. It explores the importance of continuous professional development (CPD) and its role in navigating the complexities of the professional world. The report uses Marks and Spencer as a case study to examine corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the impact of ethical considerations on business operations. It outlines codes of conduct that can assist in resolving ethical dilemmas and discusses the support available from professional bodies like Tesco. Furthermore, the report constructs a CPD plan to identify learning areas, reflect on learning experiences, and outline future actions. The conclusion emphasizes the significance of professional development in both the public and private sectors, highlighting its relevance in addressing ethical issues within the business environment.

PREPARING FOR A
PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART A ..........................................................................................................................................3
Introduce and defines the issues chosen......................................................................................3
Explains the codes of conducts that assist to resolve the issues..................................................3
Discuss the support and guidance available from relevant professional bodies..........................4
Conclude with assessment of impact of both support and code of conduct................................5
PART B............................................................................................................................................5
Construct CPD plan.....................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Career preparation offers the chances for student to undertake participation in learning
know-how that combines classroom teaching with paid business and industry (Wahyudi and
Kadir 2020). Also, this can be stated that career preparation and development termed out as
crucial development process within student’s college experience.
For carry out business activities as to measure the ethical business concerns and
encounters within global business environment. Herein, study will inclusive of the business
activities of Mark and Spenser. It is major British retailer that is engaged in product and services
of high quality clothing, home products and food products etc.
Furthermore, study will cover understanding on the core elements of operating working
in professional way. Also, continuous development plan will be framed out to recognises the
learning.
PART A
Define chosen issues.
Corporate social responsibilities termed out to one of the common issue that is affecting
the working of the enterprise in huge context. Thus, Approach of CSR covers the broad spectrum
of issues that needs to be taken into account of business model. It is issue that is inclusive of
working conditions, human rights, prevention of corruption, gender equality, occupational
integration and consumer interest (Šneiderienė, 2019). To deal with CSR, firm needs to
implement Triple bottom line approach to gain profitability, protection of environment and fight
for social justice. Henceforth, CSR aids in practising and this is one of the crucial part to
company's development plan of action. This is very crucial for corporate sector to investigate,
undertake promotion and execute successful practices and policies that aids to accomplish
approach of Triple bottom line. Therefore, Marks and Spenser is an entity that assumes that
customer satisfaction is mainly based on two factors such as price and service. Therefore, the
issue that is facing by entity is huge as in the market there is huge competition exist and this is
affecting the working of entity in negative aspect.
Explains the codes of conducts that assist to resolve the issues.
Corporate social responsibilities termed out as the voluntary activities that undertaken by
an entity to operate in an economic, social and environmentally in sustainable manner (François,
Bayle and Mutter, 2019). To raise brand sustainability in market for longer period this is crucial

to comply with code of conducts that aids to effectively implement the approach of CSR. Thus,
code of conduct to resolve the issues are outlined as-:
 Compliance with laws, rules and regulation- All employees in the enterprise are
responsible to adhere with laws, rules and regulations that can affects the business
(Taliento, Favino, and Netti, 2019). Workers to the enterprise must perform their business
activities systematically so that long term purposes can be accomplished.
 Honest and fair dealing- Workers of chosen entity needs to deal with morality, equally
and virtuously manner with firm consumers, providers and participants. No worker of the
chosen enterprise makes themselves involved in prejudicial improvement through
misunderstanding of evidences, partial dealing practices and manipulation etc.
 Confidentiality and privacy- Each worker to the entity must take the creativities to
defend the privacy of business data (Supriyatna, Yulianto and Maulani, 2019). In addition
to this, confidential data is inclusive of non-public data that concerns about business
business, possible corporate transactions and financial results etc.
 Proper use of company assets- The assets of corporation must be recycled for valid
commercial purpose and by allow employees of their designs. It is the accountability of
workers to protect the firm resources from theft and loss to safeguard their efficient use.
 Policies against discrimination and harassment- Organisation must take the initiatives
to forbids the judgement on the basis of sex, race, colour, religion and sexual partiality.
Henceforth, the entity must prohibit the unlawful harassment. The employers and other
works must be treated in the reasonable way.
Discuss the support and leadership accessible from appropriate specialised bodies.
Mark and Spenser could take support from professional bodies such as Tesco. Employee
in the company are getting proper training facilitate that aids them to conduct the business
activities systematically (Ferrell, Harrison and Hair, 2019). Thus, employees at the Tesco are
more motivated and productive as this leads enhance business labour productivity that enhance
its commodities for sale and making this possible to maximise profits. Tesco is entity that have
the use of Health and well-being that is called out as another aspect to CSR. Therefore, size and
scale of operation, chosen entity is able to effect the society and this boosting its workers and
consumers to be become socially answerable. Thus, this entity is also taking efforts to deal with
overall monetary development within location across the world. Thus, managers of Tesco took

their steps towards to areas that deals with high employment and low progress to trigger
development and this supports to make that areas commercially effective (Taliento, Favino, and
Netti, 2019). Tesco is the enterprise that thinks that employees are the valuable assets to the
enterprise as they aid to expand the business by contributing their best efforts. Thus, working of
Tesco can aids to Mark and Spenser to overcome from ethical challenges and take steps towards
to accomplish firm goals and objectives.
Conclude with assessment of influence of both support and code of conduct.
From the above report it can be summarized that Mark and Spenser is facing the conflict
issues within the workplace in dealing with Corporate social responsibility. With help of
properly following the code of conduct the entity can able to undertake the business activities in
more proficient manner.
Thus, report has defined code of conducts that can aids to Mark and Spenser to deal with
fair practices. Also, quoted firm can take the support and guidance form professional body as
Tesco to execute the business activities in more efficient and streamlined manner.
PART B
Construct CPD plan.
The one of the common purpose of continuing professional development plan is to assist
and develop ourselves to deal with current situations (Taliento, Favino, and Netti, 2019). It
supports the entity to set realistic goals in order to accomplish long term objectives. Thus,
common objectives are defined as-:
 To develop the new skills that aids to conduct the business practices in more streamlined
manner.
 To implement the strategies that aids to overcome from barriers that bring ineffective
implementation of CSR.
CONTINUE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Areas for learning Reflection of learning Future
implementation
Action
Conflict handling I have learnt that this
is crucial to handle the
situation of conflict's
With help of dealing
with conflict situation,
I have enhanced my
In order to deal with
conflict situations, I
need to frame out

within enterprise to
deal with enterprise in
effective and efficient
manner. Thus, I have
learnt that to deal with
conflict this is crucial
to frame out strategies
that aids to cure with
it.
learning in dealing
with issues. In the
future course of action,
I can take the efforts
that can assist me to
deal with conflict
situation in more
advanced manner.
strategies that aids to
me proper solution to
deal with handling of
conflict situation.
Impact of ineffective
implementation of
CSR
The ineffective
implementation of
CSR can affects the
brand image of
enterprise. I have
learnt that to
overcome from issues
and challenges of CSR
there is needs to have
creation for CSR
among the genral
public to make CSR
initiatives more
effective.
I have learnt that
ineffective
implementation can
affect brand image of
enterprise. Thus,
learning of strategies
can be helpful to deal
with future events.
To deal with issue of
ineffective
implementation of
CSR, the business
must conduct their
practices efficiently
and that must be based
on honesty, respect,
accountability and
professional behaviour
etc.
Strategies and code of
conduct to solve
ethical issues
I have framed out plan
of action that can aids
me to deal with ethical
issues. Thus,
ineffective
implementation of
CSR can affects the
I have analysed that
strategies and code of
conduct can assist
enterprise to perform
business practices
effectively. With use
of effective code of
After identification of
strategies to overcome
with ineffective
implementation of
CSR, the entity needs
to works in more
effective and efficient

working of enterprise
and this can also
impact negatively the
brand image of
enterprise. Henceforth,
the success of CSR
lies in practising as
core part of company
develop strategy.
conduct the entity can
able to undertake
better practices.
manner.
CONCLUSION
Hereby, it can be concluded that Professional profession development takes place in the both
public and private sectors. It is professional that is relating to person work and especially this
work requires special training. The study has covered the ethical business issues and challenges
within global business environment. Herein, assignment also has outlined business activities of
Mark and Spenser.
Additionally, study has outlined the understanding on the core elements of operating
working in professional way. Also, report has covered the continuous development plan as this
identifies the learning.

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