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Student Name: Student Number: Issue Date: Week 12 Submission Date Week 15 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

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MGT4030 Mr. David Mc Partland Week 17

Assignment Value: 30%

1. Write your name and student number in the spaces provided. 2. Read the assignment brief, assignment, and the assessment criteria through carefully. 3. Plan and organize your work carefully. 4. When you have completed your work, check it carefully against assessment criteria. 5. Your tutor will advise you of the times during which they will be available for consultation. So as to manage this resource and time effectively, students are advised to respect these sessions. Please note that this is a student-based research assignment, and as such the tutor may not be able to answer certain questions if it is felt that this would restrict the potential grade. 6. Plagiarism or other forms of cheating will receive a 0 grade and the matter will be referred to the Academic Committee. 7. Work submitted late will only receive the maximum of a passing grade. 8. Re-submitted work will only receive the maximum of a passing grade. 9. Work not submitted before the end of the current block will receive a 0 grade and the matter is referred to the Academic Committee.

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ASSIGNMENT International Management Presentation Group Assignment (30%) Brief: Working in groups of 4 or 5, you are required to conduct in-depth secondary research and prepare a presentation regarding a transnational company listed on the stock exchange. Please ensure that you do not present the same company as any other group from any class. In addition do not replicate work that you have done for another module. This requires new research and an original presentation in the context of the International Management module. Your presentation will be 30 minutes in length and should focus on the following: 1. Your transnational companys overview: its core activities, current stock price compared to five years back, global presence, number of employees, its major competitors.

2. Strategies your company has employed over the years to sustain growth in terms of: A. Revenues or market share (external growth through M&As, Joint ventures, etc. Also outline some of the difficulties these strategic alliances have brought and how these challenges were overcome. It would help at this stage to do a comparative analysis with your main competitor to see what they are doing and how different or similar your companys strategies are). B. Human resources (how has it managed to secure top employees and what staff

development opportunities are in place. Provide a percentage growth in staff for the last five years).

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Brief: C. Corporate Social Responsibility and environmental consciousness (what contributions has your company made to the countries where it operates and what steps has it taken to reduce its carbon footprint?).

3. What legal challenges has your company faced (e.g. any form of corporate imprisonment, issues with corporate governance, recalls, labour issues), how did that affect its operations and what lessons were learned from this experience. Give concrete examples of similar stories your companys competitors faced.

4. Showcase a subsidiary or a branch of your company in a specific country. What they do and how do the activities differ from headquarters. If a student of International Management were to go and work for that subsidiary in that country, what specific advice would you give them?

5. Recommendations to the management regarding the future direction for the company.

Presentation: The presentation should be conducted in a professional manner using a variety of visual aids and not exceed 30 minutes in length. All members of the group must be involved in the presentation. You will also be required to provide a fact sheet, which summarizes your research and identifies your key sources of information (APA referencing) as well as a copy of your PowerPoint slides.

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1. Content Compliance with task 2. Content Range of relevant material 3. Content Appropriate to level, Demonstrated critical understanding of the topic 4. Structure - evidence of in-depth preparation, planning and practice 5. Recommendations 6. Conform to time 7. Appropriate visual aids 8. Body Language 9. Response to questions 10. Sources/referencing GRADE & COMMENTS:

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