Assessment 2: Research Essay – details
Goal
The goal is to promote the development of critical reflective skills to analyse specific global issues, considering diverse perspectives and heterogeneous stakeholders in cross-national contexts that are shaped by global forces.
Your analysis and themes
In this essay, you will write a case study of a chosen company or industry. The aim is to use theory to explain key globalisation and CSR issues associated with the case.
Your analysis combines the main topics covered from modules 1 to 7, which you can apply to your chosen topic informed by global forces that have created controversies, contradictions, or competing views.
To facilitate the selection of your topic, use the columns below (choose one item from each column). ALL topics should be considered in the context of broader issues surrounding globalisation. Globalisation on its own is not a suitable topic.
| Column 1 – Topic/theme (in the context of gloablisation) |
Column 2 – Industry and/or company (examples) | Column 3 – Level of operation |
| MNCs | Agro-food industry and Fair Trade e.g., Ingham | Global/National |
| Role of States | Bio-fuels e.g., Shell | Global/National |
| Civil Society & NGOs | Global electronics industry e.g., Apple | Global/National |
| Business ethics | Exploration of Natural resources e.g., Rio Tinto | Global/National |
| Corporate Social Responsibility | Low-cost manufacturing and Services e.g., H&M | Global/National |
| Sustainability | Global pharmaceutical industry e.g., Pfizer | Global/National |
Choose your topic by choosing ONE item from each column to develop the title of your paper:
e.g., Sustainability practices in the global fashion industry: a case study of H&M.
e.g., Business ethics practices in Rio Tinto in Australia
e.g., The role of the Chinese Government in the global electric vehicle industry.
Format
- Maximum length: 2000 words excluding the reference list and cover page
- A minimum of 10 academic journal articles and/or scholarly monographs (books)
- Web information and textbooks can be used but are not considered to be academic journal articles.
- Referencing style: APA7
Suggested essay structure
- Introduction
- introduce your topic, rationale for choosing it, context information, and structure of your essay
- Discussion
- Define/explain chosen concept (e.g., CSR, sustainability, etc.) from Column 1 in table above
- Briefly discuss chose theory (e.g., Triple bottom line, stakeholder theory, etc.) in relation to your chosen concept
- Outline brief case study context
- Apply your understanding of the concept and theory to your case study
- Conclusion
- Summarise key points you made in the Discussion
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