DPSB Assessment (A2): 70% Weighting
Submission deadline:
Proposed 13/01/2023
Assessment:
Individual written work (3,500 words)
Harvard-style references
(Book, Journal, database for Market Research)
It should demonstrate your understanding of Business Ethics, CSR and Sustainable Business
Provide examples from current business practices and offer references to specific businesses. The essay question is as follows:
“Discuss and critically evaluate the ethical implications and impacts of business objectives and sustainable leadership for stakeholders, and how business leaders can engage effectively and responsibly with stakeholders to maintain competitive advantages, especially in the post-Covid-19 business environment.”
Note that this essay question has three key aspects that you are being asked to consider:
1)
Ethical implications and impacts of business objectives on stakeholders
2)
Ethical implications and impacts of sustainable leadership
3)
Post-pandemic sustainability, business ethics, governance, and corporate social responsibility
Hint:
Stakeholder theory
and how it relates to
sustainable leadership, the
impact of Covid-19 on the workplace and leadership
What context/industry
will you explore these ideas – e.g. in healthcare,in relation to SMEs,with a look at universities, at tourism & hospitality, etc.?
Example:
This essay will examine ….. it will consider … it will explore these ideas inrelation to …
This industry (or context) is apropos for this investigation because
…. AsSmith (2022) stated in his seminal paper on …. this implies that ….. To consider theseareas,the essay will begin with …. it will then go on to …. Next, it will …. It will end with …The argument being put forward is ….. because …. '