Deadline: The assignment must be submitted via Turnitin before 5 p.m. (17:00) on Friday March 15th.

Project Title:

Ethical issues and global supply chains: An Analysis of Corporate Policies and Disclosure

Alignment with Learning Goals:

This assignment is intended to contribute to the business Programme Learning Goal 7, “Students are able to demonstrate effective consideration of ethical issues in business situations”.

An issue:

Cambridge Dictionary: a problem that people are thinking and talking about

Oxford Dictionary: a problem or worry that somebody has with something

Important Recommendation: You are required to write a critique paper, not a report, so you are required to choose a product that at least has an ethical problem or ethical problems. It would be much appropriate if you choose a product has been facing negative criticism and crises. Reliable news reports may help you to make a choice on the right track.

Required:

You are required to research, evaluate, and reflect upon the ethical dimensions of the global supply chain of something you own (e.g., laptop,t-shirt, food product). In your answer, you should consider and discuss the following questions:

The following is your individual work’s structure:

Sources of information and choice of product

You can utilise and judge information provided by the firm (e.g., websites/ annual reports, etc.) in your answers; however, you should NOT RELY ONLY on information from the firm, which only provides one- sided and positive information to the general public.

Try to make use of your internet and reliable search skills to review accreditation bodies, uncover any criticisms of the firm, or look for issues related to suppliers / countries / industries involved in their supply chains.

You can pick absolutely any product that you have bought from any company.  The only exceptions to this are   (1) you CANNOT pick products made by either STARBUCKS, UNIQLO, NIKE, SAMSUNG, or APPLE (there is too much,too easily available, information and published resources available on these firms), as well as (2) you CANNOT pick products and cases discussed in Section 4 and 5, for avoiding copy and paste of our discussion points in classes.

Length and format of Report

Your report should be approximately 1,500 – 2,000 words in length excluding References and Appendices. Please attach copies of relevant news clippings, ethical codes of conduct etc. as necessary.  Please also attach a photo of yourself together with the product you have chosen for the project. As far as possible the report should be written in the format of a conventional business report, rather than that of an essay.   This means dividing the report into sections with appropriate section titles and numbering.

Date and Place of Submission - before 5 p.m. (17:00) on Friday March 15th.

Submit a Turnitin version of your report You are required to write an essay of 1,500-2,000 words on a project topic related to International Business Ethics.  Please pay attention to the notes on referencing and plagiarism. Penalties will be assigned for late submission.  No e-mailed submissions will be accepted.

Marking and Return of Reports

The projects will be marked in accordance with the marking rubric attached to this assignment.   Check your finished report against the marking rubric to make sure that you have fulfilled all the criteria of the assignment. Reports will be marked and returned to you as promptly as possible.