ARUBAV2CMI19: Impact of E7 Economic Powers on Business Operations

This assignment requires a critical evaluation of how increasing competitive and economic pressures, created by the growth of the E7 Emerging Economic Powers (China, India, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Indonesia, and Turkey), impact business operations. Students must select an organization and analyze its response to these pressures, drawing upon appropriate sources of information. The analysis should include a critical review of the evidence, assessing the value and reliability of different sources before drawing conclusions. The report must adhere to the BU Harvard referencing system and should be approximately 4000 words. The assignment assesses the student's ability to understand dynamic forces impacting business, analyze theoretical foundations, evaluate organizational responses, utilize decision-making tools, question information sources, and draw conclusions with recommendations.

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ARUBAV2CMI19
Contemporary Management Issues
Assignment (Part 2)
Date for Submission: 19th July 2016 (13.59 BST)

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Assignment Brief
As part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit a
Contemporary Management Issues assignment. Please refer to your Student
Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general
information on preparing and submitting assignments.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing the module you should be able to:
1. Exhibit a critical understanding of the key dynamic forces impacting on business
and society and the relationship between the two in terms of effective strategic
decision making
2. Critically analyse the relevant theoretical foundations to support the
identification and application of effect corporate responses to contemporary
management issues.
3. Prepare a critical evaluation of an organisation’s responses to key dynamic
forces in the contemporary business world.
4. Select and use decision making tools to address contemporary drivers for
change.
5. Question the accuracy and relevance of differing sources of information and
opinion relating to global issues impacting upon corporate decision making.
6. Utilise judgement to draw appropriate conclusions and make recommendations
when faced with conflicting information or data.
Your assignment should include: a title page containing your student number, the
module name, the submission deadline and a word count; the appendices if
relevant; and a reference list in BU Harvard format. You should address all the
elements of the assignment task listed below. Please note that tutors will use the
assessment criteria set out below in assessing your work.
Maximum word count: 4000 words
Please note that exceeding the word count will result in a reduction in grade
proportionate to the number of words used in excess of the permitted limit.

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Assignment Task
Select any ONE organisation with which you are familiar or can research from publicly
available sources.
Drawing upon appropriate sources of information, critically evaluate how increasing
competitive and broader economic pressures created by the growth of the E7
Emerging Economic Powers* impact upon its business operations and assess the
effectiveness of its current response.
*(N.B: The E7 Emerging Economic Powers are – China, India, Brazil, Mexico, Russia,
Indonesia and Turkey.)
(You will need to undertake some research to complete assignment 2 and to develop
the evidence base to support your conclusions. Higher marks are awarded to those
students that display an ability to evaluate and provide a critical review of the
evidence - i.e. to assess the value and reliability of different sources before drawing
their conclusions.
You may select any organization, in any national setting, but you are strongly
recommended to select an organisation that you have worked for or one you feel you
can research easily)
Formative Feedback
You have the opportunity to submit a ONE page plan of your intended assignment to
receive formative feedback. Please note your tutor is NOT able to give feedback on
full drafts of individual answers or completed assignments.
The feedback is designed to help you develop areas of your work and it helps you
develop your skills as an independent learner.
Your work must be submitted by email to one of the module tutors no later than two
weeks prior to the assessment submission date. This is to allow time for you to
reflect on the feedback and draft your final submission.
Formative feedback will not be given to work submitted after the above date.

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Guidelines
You MUST underpin your analysis and evaluation of the key issues with appropriate
and wide ranging academic research and ensure this is referenced using the BU
Harvard system. The My Study Skills Area contains the following useful resources;
Study Skills Guide (containing a BU Harvard Referencing section) and a Harvard
Referencing Interactive Tutorial. You must use the BU Harvard Referencing method
in your assignment.
Additional notes:
Students are required to indicate the exact word count on the title page of the
assessment.
The word count excludes the title page, executive summary, reference list and
appendices. Where assessment questions have been reprinted from the assessment
brief these will also be excluded from the word count. ALL other printed words ARE
included in the word count. Printed words include those contained within charts
and tables. See ‘Word Count Policy’ on the homepage of this module for more
information.
Assignments submitted late will not be accepted and will be marked as a 0% fail.
Your assessment should be submitted as a single Word (MS Word) or PDF file. For more
information please see the “Guide to Submitting an Assignment” document available on
the module page on iLearn.
You must ensure that the submitted assignment is all your own work and that all sources
used are correctly attributed. Penalties apply to assignments which show evidence of
academic unfair practice. (See the Student Handbook which is on the homepage of your
module and also in the Induction Area).

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Assessment Criteria
(Learning objectives covered - all)

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