Strayer BUS475 ASSIGNMENT 1 SOCIAL PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIZATIONS

BUS475 Business and Society
ASSIGNMENT 1 SOCIAL PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIZATIONS
Due Week 4 and worth 290 points
This assignment can be a 3-5 minute video OR a 2-4 page written
paper (your choice). See instructions below for further details.
According to the textbook, the current world economy is
increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the
relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. Please
choose ONE of the following companies to research for this assignment or you
may choose to write about the company you currently work for.
BUS475 Company List
Tesla
Wells Fargo
Hilton Hotels
Coca-Cola
Progressive Insurance
L’Oreal Personal Care Products
Uber
Kroger’s Grocery
Nike
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Facebook
Humane Society
Prepare and present a video that is a maximum of three to
five (3-5) minutes OR write a two to four (2-4) page paper in which you:
1. Specify the
nature, structure, and types of products or services of your company, and
identify two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that
can affect its success (i.e. competition, economy, weather, technology).
2. Suggest 2-3
ways in which the primary stakeholders (i.e. employees, consumers, suppliers,
stockholder) can influence the organization’s profitability.
3. Specify one (1)
controversial corporate social responsibility concern associated with your
company.
4. Submit a
reference page with at least three (3) quality references that you have used
for this presentation / paper.
Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as
academic resources.
If you choose the written paper, your assignment must follow
these formatting requirements:
1. Be typed,
double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on
all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
2. Include a cover
page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the
reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
If you choose to submit a video, your assignment must follow
these formatting requirements:
Use a tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop, or traditional
video recorder to record a maximum three to five (3-5) minute dynamic video on
the topics detailed below. Alternatively, you may submit a two to four (2-4)
page paper (excluding reference & cover pages) instead of the video
submission.
Note: If you are using a tablet or smartphone you will need
to email the video file to yourself, then save it to a computer in order to
upload to Blackboard. You may want to upload your video to a file sharing
service, such as Dropbox, if your email will not let you send a large video
file. Dropbox is accessible from all smartphones and tablets from the Dropbox
app.
Once you are ready to upload your video to Blackboard, view
the Kaltura video tutorial found in your online course shell
Be professional (dress professional, have a clean
background, no background noise, be prepared)
Be articulate, clear, have your notes ready if you need to
refer to them (practice makes perfect!)
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Analyze the relationship between business and society, and
the ways in which they are part of an interactive system.
Recommend ways stakeholders can influence the destiny of both
business and society.
Analyze the various primary and secondary stakeholder
groups, their roles, and relationships.
Compare and contrast the concepts of corporate social
responsibility and citizenship.
Analyze ways ethical challenges affect the multiple
functions of business.
Use technology and information resources to research issues
in business and society.
Write clearly and concisely about business and society using
proper writing mechanics.