WHAT ARE YOU ASKED TO DO?
- Choose a
firm within the accounting and finance sector in the UK and provide background
information of the nature of ownership, products, competitors, and the market
within which it operates. - Discuss
three advantages and three disadvantages of the type of business the chosen
firm operates in. - Analyse
three global changes that have impacted the firm you have chosen. - Identify
and discuss two positive and negative effect of the changes in government
(state) interventions and regulation on the activities and ability of the
chosen organisation to compete both internally and globally. - Discuss at least two
appropriate strategies that the chosen organisation could consider in improving
its operations and competitiveness.
Your presentation
must at least, cover the following:
- Write an introduction that defines
the subject matter and clearly sets the tone for the presentation (1-2 slides). - Discuss
the nature of ownership, products, competitors, and the market within
which the chosen firm operates (1-2 slides). - Discuss
three advantages and three disadvantages of the type of business the
chosen firm operates in (2-4 slides). - Analyse
three global changes that have impacted the firm you have chosen. Site
appropriate examples from the chosen firm to back your presentation (2-4
slides). - Identify
and discuss two positive and negative effect of the changes in government
(state) interventions and regulation on the activities and ability of the
chosen organisation to compete both internally and globally (2-4 slides). - Discuss at least two appropriate
strategies that the chosen organisation could consider in improving its
operations and competitiveness (2-4 slides). - Conclusion: A summary of all the
key points in the slides above without introducing any new ideas. (1-2 slides). - References & Structure:
Well-structured and argued report that shows evidence of wide reading of
academic sources (beyond the module paper and core texts) that are integrated
into your slides and correctly referenced. - You may use images and charts to
help demonstrate the analysis – you must ensure the images and charts are from
a reliable source and not created by yourself and must also be clear to read.
Referencing and research
requirements
- Baron,
D.P. and Baron, D.P., (2003) Business and its environment (p. 2). Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
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Clegg,
S.R., Kornberger, M. and Pitsis, T., (2015) Managing and organizations: An
introduction to theory and practice. -
Costello,
T. (2005) Legal structures and responsibilities of voluntary organisations. In
AIDS: A Guide to the Law. Routledge. -
Du Bois et
al., (2004) Objectives of non-profit organisations: a ‘managerial economics’
perspective, Zeitschrift für öffentliche und gemeinwirtschaftliche
Unternehmen, 27(3), 288-302. -
Hall, D.,
Jones, R., Raffo, C. and Anderton, A. (2008) Business Studies. 4th. Edn.
Essex: Pearson Education. -
Kenessey,
Z. (1987) The primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary sectors of the
economy. Review of Income and Wealth. -
Madura, J.
(2007) Introduction to Business. 4th ed. Ohio: Thomason Southwestern. -
Palmer, A.
and Hartley, B. (2006) The Business Environment. 5th ed. Berkshire:
McGraw Hill -
Worthington,
I. and Britton, C. (2020) The Business Environment, Harlow: Prentice-Hall -
Needle, D.
and Burns, J. (2019) Business in Context: An Introduction to Business and Its
Environment, Cengage Learning EMEA -
Morrison,
J. (2020) The Global Business Environment, Red Globe Press
All of your work must be based on reliable research and have 10 different sources within it. Please ensure you use both direct and indirect citations. You must reference all sources used in your work, using the Harvard Referencing Guide from CCCU.
Word Count (2,000
words +/ –10%)
The essay should have 2000 words exclusive of the cover
and reference pages. You are required
to produce an essay using a variety
of research materials, which must be properly referenced in accordance
with the CCCU/Harvard Referencing style.