organizational analyses 2500 Problem Solving Case Study and Proposal Report
The Boundaryless Organisation – Analysing Social Impact
Tutorial Guide
Organisational Analysis
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Exam Preparation
Your progress on Assignment 2 should now be mature and you should now be in your final stages of proof-reading and improving your report.
Ensure you evaluate your report against the RSD rubric
Ensure you have explained how your work has incorporated the four perspectives
We now wish to move the classes to exam preparation.
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Social Capital Theory
Social Capital Theory provides a means by which organisations may “account” for their social impact.
Discuss the three types of social capital and offer some measures how an organisation may analyse its impact on society
Remember, some of you may work in private organisations and some may work for a government agency. Take this into account.
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Whose role is it to build social capital?
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The Role of Government
Analyse:
What influences the influence of government?
Why should governments be involved?
What theory could explain the diminishing role of governments in social capital?
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Businesses and Social Capital
Consider this statement: The business of business is the creation of sustainable value – economic, social and ecological
(Wheeler, Colbert and Freeman 2003)
When an organisation should consider social sustainability?
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Why Should Businesses Be Concerned about Social Capital?
Discuss the critical perspective:
Are businesses interested in social capital for mimetic pressures?
What would authentic engagement look like?
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Social Accounting
Discuss a method that may be used to assist an organisation with social accounting.
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Sustainability: Further Considerations
Do organisations have a definite shelf life?
Implications for sustainability?
Is it possible for individual organisations to be sustainable in the long-term?
Has concern about sustainability arisen because of a recognition that it is becoming more problematic and difficult to guarantee at the organisational level?
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