Bus 475 Business and Society Assignment 2

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Assignment 2: Challenges in the Global Business Environment

Due Week 9 and worth 330 points

According to the textbook, ongoing challenges in the global business environment are mostly

attributed to unethical business practices, failure to embrace technology advancements, and stiff

competition among businesses. Imagine that you have been appointed as Apple’s Chief

Compliance Officer and must prepare a video presentation for Apple’s suppliers regarding

Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct to deliver via a web meeting. To prepare for your

presentation, review Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct, located at

https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/. Next, use a tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop,

or traditional video recorder to record a maximum of a five to seven (5-7) minute dynamic video

on Apple’s Code of Conduct. Alternatively, you may submit a four to six (4-6) page paper

instead of the video submission.

In addition to the recorded video, you must also create a presentation using PowerPoint (or other

equivalent software) summarizing the important changes and explanations regarding the code of

conduct that you communicated in your video presentation to email to the suppliers after the

meeting for future reference.

You must submit both parts of the assignment to receive full credit.

Note: If you are using a tablet or smartphone you will need to email the video file to yourself,

then save it to a computer in order to upload to Blackboard. You may want to upload your video

to a file sharing service, such as Dropbox, if your email will not let you send a large video file.

Dropbox is accessible from all smartphones and tablets from the Dropbox app.

Once you are ready to upload your video to Blackboard, view the Kaltura video tutorial found in

your online course shell (Week 9).

Please use the following naming convention in the popup window for your video once it is

finished uploading:

 Title: Your First Name, Your Last Name – Challenges in the Business Environment

 Tags: BUS475, Business Environment

 Description: First Name, Last Name – BUS475 Assignment 2 (Date Uploaded ex. 11-

14-2014)

Part 1: Video Presentation OR Paper

Prepare and present a video that is a maximum of five to seven (5-7) minutes OR write a four to

six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. List specific changes that Apple has made to its Code of Conduct in recent years. Provide at least one (1) example of each change.

2. Explain the identified changes to the suppliers in such a way that they will understand the standards that Apple requires in order to maintain their relationship with the company.

Part 2: PowerPoint Presentation

Create a six to eight (6-8) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

1. Summarize Apple’s Supplier Responsibility information. 2. Discuss Apple’s stance on each of the following areas:

a. Empowering workers b. Labor and Human Rights c. Health and Safety d. The Environment e. Accountability

1. Identify the key ways that Apple’s Progress Report has changed since last year. 2. Examine the manner in which Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct helps the

organization operate as a socially responsible organization.

3. Provide detailed speaker notes of what you would say if you were delivering the presentation.

4. Submit a reference page with at least two (2) quality references that you have used for this presentation / paper. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic

resources.

Your PowerPoint presentation must follow these formatting requirements:

 Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four (3-4)

relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is

visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any

additional instructions.

 Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the

professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The title and reference slides are not

included in the required slide length.

If you choose the written paper, your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins

on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check

with your professor for any additional instructions.

 Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the

professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference

page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 Evaluate the influences of changing economic, political, social, cultural, and

technological forces on business and society.

 Use technology and information resources to research issues in business and society.

 Write clearly and concisely about business and society using proper writing mechanics.

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