Contemporary Developments in Business and Management

Contemporary Developments in" rel="nofollow">in Busin" rel="nofollow">iness and Management Order Description Prepare coursework on an organisation within" rel="nofollow">in ONE of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">industry sectors: • Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment • Manufacture of consumer electronics • Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations • Banks • Min" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing and Quarryin" rel="nofollow">ing This coursework should assess the impact of external busin" rel="nofollow">iness environment factors on the organisation and evaluate the organisations position and response. An organisations activities may range beyond the designated in" rel="nofollow">industrial sector in" rel="nofollow">in which case the fours of your coursework must be on the organisations activities within" rel="nofollow">in the designated sector. Task 1 – give a brief overview of the primary external in" rel="nofollow">influence to which the organisation is subject and briefly explain" rel="nofollow">in the particular importance of each to the organisation. This first task should contribute no more than one third of your overall reports. Task 2 – choose ONE of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing themes: • Technological change • Risk and foreign direct in" rel="nofollow">investment • Fin" rel="nofollow">inancial regulation/deregulation • Research and development • Ethics and corporate social responsibility In relation to your chosen themes