What is entrepreneurship and how national culture can impact an entrepreneurship?

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Question Description

Individual assignment (60%) – Growing a business based on:
1. National Culture theory.
Drawing on theory discussed during this module, your task is to critically apply entrepreneurship models, concepts and theories to a practical case. You will identify an entrepreneurial business, critically evaluate the business concept, its entrepreneur/entrepreneurial team and its growth prospects, and recommend what it will need to do to continue to grow and develop in the future.
This submission is to be maximum of 2,000 words, excluding references and appendices.
*Notice, I attached all lecture files below please do open and write from them.
*Notice, put Citation in each paragraph and references should be in Harvard style, Max 23 references & at least 16 references.

S. No Page No.
1 Executive Summary
2 Introduction
2.1 Details of Business and Product/services (name of the company, the owner of the company, when did the company start, type of company (sole/partnership/LLC/holding company) along with positive point), company structure, number of employees (changes)
2.2 Characteristic feature of the owner (Link with lecture-1.2, slide 2, 5)
(Lecture 3.1 What actually triggers entrepreneur to start a business?
• Necessity based
• Lifestyle based
• Comfort-zone
• Opportunity / growth oriented
It can also need to consider issues like identity, aspirations, ambitions,
constraining factors etc.
3 Business Development
3.1 Summary Growth in terms facts and figures, sale, profit, branches, customers, production level- (in appendix-financial details like balance sheet, annual report, cash-flow statement)
3.2 Link with Entrepreneurship theory which is in Lecture 3.2
4 Market growth
4.1 The type of strategies adopted by the company – marketing , research and development activities, product/service development , plans for financial and human resource management,
4.2 Market development growth model (Lecture Growth Model)
5. Current summary of the company’s success and failure (Lecture 9.1 failure and 9.2 success)
6. Recommendation Cover points for future growth of the company – marketing mix financial, human resources plan, strategic plan, operation plan, change organization structure, management style
7. References Harvard Style
8. Appendices
 
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Preparing for Research Consultancy: BU7406

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A: Assessment Details
Module Title Preparing for Research Consultancy
Module Code BU7406
Component Number Assessment 2
Assessment Type, Word Count & Weighting Research Proposal; 3,000 words (+/- 10%); 75%
Submission Deadline Saturday 22rd May 2020 by 11.00pm (USA EST timezone)
Submission Instructions Online Submission via Turnitin Link

 

B: Learning Outcomes
 
3.                  Select and justify an appropriate project for management research, including its context and significance in management praxis
4.                  Demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills to plan a substantial research based project
5.                  Assess and evaluate potential ethical and practical challenges to conducting a research-based project
 

 

C: Assessment Task
 
Students are required to produce an individually-assessed research proposal which develops a strong research scope, justification and methodology to the management research in action project (3,000 +/- 10%)
 
The proposal should include the following;
 
·         Project scope, justification and impact factor (35% weight of the marks)
 
·         Initial literature review (25%)
 
·         Outlined methodology (25%)
 
·         Proposed plan of work, via a Gantt Chart, resource and risk assessment and ethics form signed and approved prior to submission (15%)
 

 

D: Specific Criteria/Guidance
Please see Pg. 5-6 for full marking criteria.
 
Section 1 (35%)
 
•                    Project scope, justification and impact factor – critical commentary about the context about the researcher, career aspirations, relevant personal work experience.
•                    Title of the proposed dissertation
•                    Background context
•                    Research question
•                    Research aim(s) and typically 4 x objectives of the study
•                    Research justification – why is this management research worth doing? Using the 5 x important criteria (focus, scope, access, impact for business, impact for yourself)
 
Section 2 (25%)
 
•                    Initial literature review – critical engagement and evidence of initial reading and the use of relevant literature to conceptualise the specific problem in the wider literature.
 
Section 3 (25%
 
•                    Outlined methodology –
 
•                    Details of, and rationale for methodological paradigm & research design e.g. how you will design questions, pilot etc.
•                    Critical analysis and decision of case-study site or research population & sampling method
•                    Evaluation of specific empirical research methods with rationale
•                    Alignment of the above with topic / question
•                    Evaluation and consideration of methods of data analysis
•                    Critical assessment and consideration of research standards (e.g. validity, reliability & generalizability / or equivalence of qualitative research standards)
 
Section 4 (15%)
 
•                    Proposed plan of work, via a Gantt chart – Evidence of understanding of key deliverables. Identification of specific tasks, timelines, and deliverables from each of the tasks (using Gantt chart). Extent to which the proposed plan of work will help the student to achieve their aims/objectives, stated in the methodology section.
•                    Resource and risk assessment – what resources (e.g. equipment, software etc) will you need to complete this?  What are the three main risks to the project e.g. accessing the sample, managing your time etc.
•                    Ethics form signed and approved prior to submission

 

E: Key Resources
 
1.                  Bell, J. & Waters, S. (2018) Doing your Research Project: A Guide for First-Time Researchers (7th Edition) Mc Graw Hill Education
2.                  Easterby-Smith, M., Thorpe, R. & Jackson, R.P. (2015) Management Research. (5th Edition) London, SAGE
3.                  Fink, A. (2014) Conducting Research Literature Reviews: from the Internet to Paper (4th Edition) London, UK: SAGE
4.                  Fisher, C. (2010). Researching & Writing a Dissertation: A Guidebook for Business Students (3rd Edition) Harlow, UK: FT Prentice Hall
5.                  Gill, J. & Johnson, P. (2014) Research Methods for Managers (4th Edition) London, UK: SAGE
6.                  Gray, D. E. (2016) Doing Research in the Business World, SAGE
7.                  Hart, C. (1998) Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination. London, UK: SAGE
8.                  Hart, C. (2001) Doing a Literature Search: a Comprehensive Guide for the Social Sciences. London, UK: SAGE.
9.                  Jankowicz, A. D. (2005) Business Research Projects for Students (4th Edition) Andover, UK: Thomson Learning
10.              Saunders, M., Lewis, P. & Thornhill, A. (2019) Research Methods for Business Students (8th Edition) Pearson
 

 

F: Submission Guidance
·         You must submit assessments in Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint or PDF format.
·         The file must be no larger than 40MB.
·         Your writing is expected to conform to Standard English in terms of spelling, syntax and grammar.
·         You must include your Assessment Number (J Number) in the header or footer.
·         Include your word count at the end of the assignment or the front cover.
·         Set up your page for A4 paper in portrait style.
·         The font size must be a minimum of point 12 Calibri (or equivalent) for the body of the assessment and footnotes must be 2 points smaller.
·         Line spacing in the body of the assessment must be 1.5 lines.
 
Student work that does not have this information on will not be identifiable after marking has taken place and risks being recorded as a non-submission.
 

 

G: Academic Integrity and Penalties
 
It is your responsibility to ensure that you are familiar with all of the information contained in this brief as failure to do this may impact on your achievement.
Please refer to the various Assessment Guidance below for detailed information on:

 
 
 

H: Rubrics and Criteria
Please see below
 

 

  Module Title: Preparing For Research Consultancy Level: 7
  Assessment Title: Research Proposal Weighted: 75% – 3,000 words
Criteria and weighting 90-100%
Highly Exceptional Work		 80 – 90%
Outstanding Work		 70 – 79%
Excellent Work		 60 – 69%
Very Good Quality Work		 50 – 59%
Good Quality Work 		40 – 49%
Acceptable work with some good aspects		 20 – 39%
Work does not satisfy assessment criteria		 0-19%
Work fails to meet the assessment criteria
 
Identify the macro and micro organisational contexts for the dissertation and the objectives of the research (30%)
 		 The organizational context and current issues identified are exceptionally justified and insightful. Factual data are well used to iterate the business scenario that leads to exceptionally framed and original research objectives.
 		 The organizational context and current issues identified are theoretically grounded. Factual data are well used to iterate the business scenario that leads to outstandingly framed and original research question, aims and objectives.
 		 The organizational context and current issues are unambiguously identified, scoped and prioritized, leading to strongly framed research objectives. The organizational context and current issues are clearly identified and scoped, leading to the identification of appropriate and clearly expressed research question, aims and objectives.
 		 The organizational context and current issues are sufficiently identified and expressed, but lacks clarity in some areas, leading to an adequate but somewhat loose identification of research question, aims and objectives. The organizational context and current issues are partially identified, leading to a question, aims and objectives that are potentially viable but may be somewhat inappropriate or imprecise. The organizational context and current issues are not identified leading to no clear research question, aims or objectives. The organizational context and current issues are not identified at all and there is no clear research question, aims or objectives.
Critically review and synthesize the relevant literature on the subject area in order to conceptualise the project (25%) Exceptional application and critique of concepts with evidence of breadth and depth of literature reviewed and integrated, pointing toward a strong literature base for the dissertation project.
 		 Outstanding application and critique of concepts with evidence of breadth and depth of literature reviewed and integrated, pointing toward a strong literature base for the dissertation project.
 		 An extensive range of literature is considered. Good analysis and integration of concepts, models and theories with substantial critical content. There is an adequate range of literature considered. Analysis and integration of concepts, models and theories have an adequate critical focus.
 
 		 There is a sufficient range of literature considered, and some attempt at analysis and integration, but lacking in critical focus towards a clear conceptual framework to underpin the research.
 		 There is sufficient focus and range of literature considered. There is a weak attempt of analysis or integration of concepts, models and theories that might lead to placing the study in a clear area of literature. There is an insufficient focus and range of literature considered. There is no analysis or attempt of the integration of concepts, models and theories that might lead to placing the study in a clear area of literature. There is no range or focus of literature considered, with a complete lack of integration of concepts, models and theories that might lead to placing the study in a clear area of literature.
Critical evaluation of the appropriateness of the methods selected
and breadth/depth of reading (25%)		 as 90-100% &
Exceptional , well-referenced research both in breadth & depth.
 		 as 80-90% &
Outstanding well-referenced research both in breadth & depth.
 		 as 60-69 &
Extensive, well-referenced research both in breadth & depth.
 		 There is a range in breadth or depth of well-referenced research
sources appropriately acknowledged and fully compliant with academic conventions		 There is a good range of reading, beyond core and basic texts and including reasonably wide reference to current research. Sources are appropriately acknowledged according to academic conventions.. There is a range of reading, beyond core and basic texts and including some reference to current research. Sources appropriately acknowledged, according to academic conventions. The range of reading is limited to core and basic texts. Sources are not always explicitly or accurately acknowledged. Inadequate resourcing and/or sources insufficiently acknowledged.
Evaluation of the challenges faced in data collection and analysis, with due regard to ethical and practical considerations including resource assessment (15%)
 		 as 90-100% &
Exceptional use and evaluation of possibilities and limitations of the methodologies used by the student.
Insightful and highly reflexive understanding of a range of ethical and practical issues of business research.		 As 80-90% &
Outstanding use and evaluation of possibilities and limitations of the methodologies used by the student.
Insightful and reflexive understanding of a range of ethical and practical issues of business research.		 as 60-69 &
Sophisticated use and evaluation of possibilities and limitations of the methodologies used by the student.
Insightful understanding of a range of ethical and practical issues of business research.		 Critical use and interpretation of methodologies and methods applicable to the student’s own research.
Clear understanding of a range of ethical and practical considerations of business research.		 Comprehensive understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in the discipline.  Understanding of some ethical and practical implications of research.
 		 A practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in the discipline.  Acknowledgement of some ethical and practical challenges of business research methods. Some demonstrated understanding of methodologies used but these may have been applied ineffectively. Limited acknowledgement of ethical and practical issues. Very limited understanding of methodologies which are used inappropriately or erroneously. Ethical and practical issues are poorly explored.
Written and presentation skills (5%) as 90-100% &
·  highly authoritative, articulate communication demonstrating an exemplary  balance of enthusiasm and control which could not reasonably be bettered under parallel conditions.		 as 80-90% &
Very authoritative, articulate communication demonstrating a balance of enthusiasm and control		 as 60-69 & Authoritative, articulate communication demonstrating a balance of enthusiasm and control. Persuasive communication skills.  Accurate in spelling and grammar Clear expression, observing academic form.  Accurate in spelling and grammar;
 		 Adequate expression, observing academic form.  Predominantly accurate in spelling and grammar;
 		 Some errors in academic form and/or spelling and grammar. Repeated deficiencies in spelling and grammar.
 
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Critically analyse how ONE specific company is addressing TWO of the contemporary issues facing organisations.

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Question Description

This is list several companies and choose two questions：
·Management issues, trends and practices in 21st century
·Corporate Political Activities, Non-market Strategies in Challenging Institutional Environments
·Gender and Sustainability; Gender & Executive Pay in Organisations
·Sustainable Global Supply Chains
·Precarity in the Workplace
·Family Businesses – Parochial Dinosaurs?
Please see for details with the Word.doc files.
 
MSc in Management
 
Contemporary (Responsible) Issues in Management
 
 
Assessment
1.      Your assignment must be no longer than 3000 words excluding reference list and appendices
2.      Appendices are only to include supplementary material. Any information/ diagram vital to your answer must appear in the main body of your assignment
3.      You must include a word count on the coversheet of your assignment
4.      Please use Arial or Times New Roman font in 12 point and double spacing of lines
5.      You must critically draw upon relevant academic theory and research covered in the module and identified through your independent research and reading
6.      Your assignment is to be fully and consistently referenced. Note that your essay will be submitted to ‘turnitin’ (i.e. anti-plagiarism software)
Assignment Brief
 
For this assignment, you are asked to critically analyse how ONE specific company is addressing TWO of the contemporary issues facing organisations.
 
This assignment requires that you undertake independent research to examine:
 
7.      How do your TWO selected issues affect your selected company?
8.      How is your selected company responding to your selected two issues?
9.      How are commentators (media and other stakeholders) interpreting and evaluating your selected company’s response?
10.  What recommendations would you make to the company in how they should respond to the two issues in the future?
To complete this assignment, you will need to critically reflect, in light of your wider reading of academic literatures concerned with the issues you focus on, on the opportunities and challenges for your selected company, and what the firm might do differently or more effectively deal with them going forward.
 
Assignment Instructions
Step 1: Select ONE company from the list below or any you are familiar with
 

1. 3M 6. HSBC 11. Novartis 16. Sony
2. Amazon 7. Intel 12. Siemens 17. Unilever
3. Apple 8. McDonalds 13. PepsiCo 18. Vodafone
4. Disney 9. Microsoft 14. Primark 19. Volkswagen
5. Google 10. Nestlé 15. Samsung 20. Walmart

 
Step 2: Select TWO issue areas. Following is a list for example. This is not an exhaustive list. You are free to explore sub-issues related in this the list:
 
11.  Management issues, trends and practices in 21st century
12.  Corporate Political Activities, Non-market Strategies in Challenging Institutional Environments
13.  Gender and Sustainability; Gender & Executive Pay in Organisations
14.  Sustainable Global Supply Chains
15.  Precarity in the Workplace
16.  Family Businesses – Parochial Dinosaurs?
 
Step 3: STRUCTURE your coursework as follows
 
·         Introduction: justify selection of your ONE company & TWO issue areas (500 words)
·         Critical examination of your first selected issue (1000 words)
·         Critical examination of your second selected issue (1000 words)
·         Conclusion: summary and key recommendations for your selected company (500 words)
·         Reference list (include only sources that you have cited in your coursework)
·         Appendices (only supplementary information should appear here)
Assessment Criteria
Your assignment will be graded according to the following criteria:
·         Logical structure & quality of presentation – is your assignment appropriately structured and presented? Does it meet the assignment brief? – 10%
·         Evidence of quality business research – have you clearly undertaken wider research into your company that is integrated and analysed within your assignment in ways that add value in relation to your assignment brief? – 15%
·         Evidence of wider reading of academic literature – is there evidence of wider academic reading into the issues you focus on that informs and enhances your analysis of the threats and opportunities faced by your chosen company? Have you made use of appropriate theory and wider evidence to inform your analysis of the issues you examine? – 15%
·         Quality and depth of analysis – how effectively have you evaluated the significance of the issues raised, situating their significance within wider debates, and demonstrating their implications for your chosen company? – 20%
·         Establishing soundly argued solutions, actions, and responses to the issues raised – have you developed possible responses to the issues raised for your company, substantiated by theory or evidence? – 20%
·         Evidence of a capacity for critical reflection – Does your assignment demonstrate a capacity to use evidence and theory reflectively and appropriately within context, showing a sensitivity to its likely limitations? – 20%
 
Sources of useful information:
http://www.wsj.com/europe
http://www.ft.com/home/uk
https://www.theguardian.com/uk
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news
http://uk.reuters.com/business
Alternatively, many useful databases (e.g. Nexis for media sources, and Business Source Premier for business and management academic papers) can be found at:
http://findit.bham.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=44BIR_VU1
Advice on these databases can be provided by The University Library
 
 
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Corporate Governance of business School British Columbia Open University

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Question Description

Questions

  1. Assess the post-merger board structure and discuss the pros and cons before reading the Financial Times article. (10 marks)
  2. Since the Mittal family retain 43.5% of the voting equity can an institutional investor make a significant contribution to the governance of the company? (10 marks)
  3. Please read the Financial Times article under ‘Assessment Tasks and Submission’. Discuss the positive and negative impacts on the effectiveness of the (pre-merger) Mittal Steel board after reading the article and compare its effectiveness with the post-merger board. (10 marks)

Academic rigour (10 marks) , Total 40 marks.
* Must satisfy ribric,
*Details of question attached.
*All questions answered with intext referencing a maximum of 1900 words.
*Additonal resource provided to base this work
This paper will be assessed on knowledge, application, judgement, academic writing- communication style, and referencing.

 
Case Study: Board architecture at Arcelor Mittal
The merger of steel makers Arcelor and Mittal in 2006 produced the world’s largest steel company, with 330,000 employees and forecast earnings of $15.6 billion. Arcelor had fought a long defensive battle against the hostile takeover, valued at around $35 billion. Arcelor was incorporated in Luxembourg and had adopted European governance architecture, with a supervisory board, including employee representatives, and a management board.
Mittal was a family company with a tradition of growth through acquisition, in which the founding family still played the dominant role. Arcelor had criticised Mittal for its inadequate controls, because it had many Mittal family members and few independent directors on its board.
In the merged Arcelor Mittal company, the Mittal family retained 43.5% of the voting equity. The new board was 18 strong, with chairman Joseph Kinsch, who was previously chairman of Arcelor, president Lakshmi Mittal, nine independent directors, plus employee representative directors and nominee directors to reflect the interests of significant shareholders.
The General Management Board was chaired by the CEO Roland Junck, with the son of Lakshmi Mittal, Aditya Mittal as CFO.
 
Questions

  1. Assess the post-merger board structure and discuss the pros and cons before reading the Financial Times article. (10 marks)
  2. Since the Mittal family retain 43.5% of the voting equity can an institutional investor make a significant contribution to the governance of the company? (10 marks)
  3. Please read the Financial Times article under ‘Assessment Tasks and Submission’. Discuss the positive and negative impacts on the effectiveness of the (pre-merger) Mittal Steel board after reading the article and compare its effectiveness with the post-merger board. (10 marks)

Marks will also be awarded for the academic rigour of the paper (10 marks).

  • Please answer the three questions individually (i.e. one by one), observing Harvard referencing style and a clear and logical structure, along with the ability to express yourself clearly and succinctly.
  • Your arguments have to be based on concepts and tools discussed in the topics of this unit and must be supported through direct reference to (academic) literature (recent peer-reviewed journals preferred). The report will be assessed based on your ability to develop arguments supported by relevant and valid sources (please also refer to marking criteria). You are expected to use at least 10 academic sources (excluding the textbook) to support your viewpoints. All sources must be properly referenced.
  • In addition to the academic references, and in case you want or need additional information about the case, feel free to engage with non-academic literature, i.e. in order to gain a broader and more detailed understanding of the case study environment, you can mention and use information and facts from valid newspapers, magazines and/or official reports. Again, all sources must be properly referenced.
  • Assignments strictly have to be within the word limit (- / + 10 %)
  • Where cases of plagiarism are found, students will be sanctioned in accordance with university policy (see Blackboard for more information)

 
RUBRIC
 
 
 
 
Additional resource Topics covered
 
Tricker, Bob (2015). Corporate governance: Principles, policies, and practices, 3rd edn. Oxford University Press, UK:
 
-Corporate governance, model, framework in UK
-Corporate governance, model, framework in US
– Corporate governance structure, board members , stakeholders, shareholders, internal and external auditors, risk management, bylaw, legislation, business law, directors policy, etc

 
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