Due Date: __________________ Name: __________________ BBB4M Independent Study Project Title of Independent Study: Corporate Social Responsibility Teacher: Mrs. Glick Overall and specific expectations:...

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Due Date: __________________ Name: __________________ BBB4M Independent Study Project Title of Independent Study: Corporate Social Responsibility Teacher: Mrs. Glick Overall and specific expectations: Overall: To analyse the ways in which ethical considerations affect international business decisions. Specific: - To assess ways in which multinational enterprises have both positive and negative effects on the countries in which they operate, including the impact on the norms and practices of local and indigenous cultures. - To evaluate the ethical issues that arise for companies competing internationally. - To analyse the ways in which international development agencies (e.g., United Nations organizations, Word Health Organization) and non-governmental organizations (e.g., Greenpeace, World Safety Organization) promote economic progress in developing countries. Due Date: __________________ Name: __________________ Instructions: Step #1: Read through the pages in the attached handout entitled “Social Responsibility” (pages 264 - 295). Step #2: Answer the following questions #1, 6, 7, 10, 11, 16, 24a from the end of the chapter (pages 296 - 298). Your answers should be typed and written in full sentences. Step #3: Complete the following inquiry activity. This unit has looked at a series of ethical issues and NGOs involved in international business. Keeping up-to-date is important for all members of society. This activity will help you learn about current information surrounding these issues and organizations. Choose an issue/organization listed below that interests you. Find a reliable and trusted news source for the issue/organization. The source must be no older than six months: - Environmental Disasters - Sweatshops - Corporate corruption - Dumping and/or subsidizing - Poverty - Micro credit - WE Charity - Ten Thousand Villages - Fairtrade International - ISO Requirements - Your source must be appropriate and current. Include a link to the source, state its date, the publication and the author. - Write a brief paragraph (5-10 sentences) summarizing the article in your own words. - Write a paragraph explaining how the information in the article will impact international business. - Write a brief paragraph explaining what you learned from the article. Submission - Your assignment should be uploaded as a single document to our Google Classroom, under the “ISP Assignment”. - You must also submit this assignment to TurnItIn.com. Instructions on how to upload to Turnitin will follow shortly. Grading - Your assignment will be graded on the attached rubric. ISP Rubric Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Knowledge and Understanding - Demonstrates limited knowledge of content. - Demonstrates limited understanding of concepts. - Demonstrates some knowledge of content. - Demonstrates some understanding of concepts. - Demonstrates considerable knowledge of content. - Demonstrates considerable understanding of concepts. - Demonstrates thorough knowledge of content. - Demonstrates thorough understanding of concepts. Application - Applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with limited effectiveness. - Makes connections within and between various contexts with limited effectiveness. - Applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with some effectiveness. - Makes connections within and between various contexts with some effectiveness. - Applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with considerable effectiveness. - Makes connections within and between various contexts with considerable effectiveness. - Applies knowledge and skills in familiar contexts with a high degree of effectiveness. - Makes connections within and between various contexts with a high degree of effectiveness. Thinking - Uses planning and processing skills to generate ideas and organize information on a given topic with limited effectiveness. - Further research is required. - Uses planning and processing skills to generate ideas and organize information on a given topic with some effectiveness. - Some research is evident and sourced. - Uses planning and processing skills to generate ideas and organize information on a given topic with considerable effectiveness. - Research is evident and well sourced. - Uses planning and processing skills to generate ideas and organize information on a given topic with a high degree effectiveness. - Research knowledge is abundant and expertly sourced. Communication - Expresses and organizes ideas with limited effectiveness. - Uses vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline with limited effectiveness. - Written information needs more work. There are many spelling or grammar mistakes evident. - Expresses and organizes ideas with some effectiveness. - Uses vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline with some effectiveness. - Written information is satisfactory. Proofread your work carefully. - Expresses and organizes ideas with considerable effectiveness. - Uses vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline with considerable effectiveness. - Written information is delivered well. Few grammatical errors if any. - Expresses and organizes ideas with a high degree of effectiveness. - Uses vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline with a high degree of effectiveness. - Written information is delivered expertly. No spelling or grammatical errors evident. Comments: Corporate social responsibility