Business corporation

INTL234 IINDIVIDUAL ASSISGNMENT (15%) Fall 2020

DUE: Week 5 at the start of class via eCentennial Dropbox

Summary: This course "gives students an opportunity to participate in debates towards a broader understanding of the purpose of business as creating sustainable economic and social value for stakeholders" (course outline). In this assignment, you will choose a Canadian company; read the most recent CSR report/s and use a CR theoretical framework given in chapter 1,2, 3 to evaluate corporate responsibility of your chosen company.

Due Dates :

Company Choice (no duplicate)	DUE Week 2
Report	DUE Week 5

Late reports will be penalized 10% per day. Failure to turn in an essay will result in a zero (0) on the assignment.

Submission: Soft copy of report submitted via digital dropbox on e.centennial.

Details:

a. Select a Canadian company. (See Appendix bellow)

b. Based on the company's CSR report/s and website, answer the following questions:

1. What do you know about you chosen company? i.e what they do i.e. product or services? who are their stakeholders, what are their CSR initiative/ programs. Summarize not copy from the company website. Maximum 1/2 page).

2. What are type of CSR activities of your chosen company? (refer to the table below and week 1 lecture)

3. What are your recommendations to the company to become sustainable? (note: use CSR concepts discussed in week #1& 2 such as “Value Motivation”, “Business Ethics”, Caroroll’s typology model”, “Stakeholder Theory Model”, “License to Operate” and ‘Sustainable Development”. Explain why?

Report Format:

· Title page with Student Name and Student Number

· Create a title page, insert page numbers and create a professional document.

· Proper APA 7th Edition referencing is essential. Be absolutely certain to include a properly formatted list of references and accurate in-text citations. Minimum Four sources.

· Correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, flow of thought, clarity of ideas and creativity

· Your report should be between three to four, plus title page and reference page, 12 size font, 1.5 line spacing and normal margins.

· Reference page (please make this a separate page)

References: Anytime you refer to ideas that are not your own, you MUST refer to the source both in-text and in the reference page at the end of your essay. Use APA referencing style when you write up your paper. Check Centennial college Library website!

Marking Rubric 30 points worth 15%

Criteria	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	Total Marks
Research and Content Q.1& 2	The evidence used reflects multiple views Clearly defined the company’s CSR activities and different types of CSR	A mostly clear understanding of the assignment's requirements The evidence used reflects some views A mostly clearly defined the company’s CSR activities and different types of CSR	A mostly clearly defined the company’s CSR activities and different types of CSR The bibliography is missing some pieces	Poorly defined the company’s CSR activities and different types of CSR	15
Analysis Q.3	Demonstrates exceptional ability to engage in critical thinking and writing in recommendations using more than one CSR concepts	Demonstrates some higher levels of thinking and writing in recommendations using one CSR concepts.	Minimally demonstrates some amount of critical thinking and writing in recommendations; Not using any CSR concept.	Fails to engage in scholarly thinking and writing in recommendations; Not using any CSR concept.	10
Organization/ Professionalism APA style/ format	Logical sequence of ideas. Transitions are effective. Documents sources using APA format precisely throughout There are no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors	Transitions are mostly appropriate. Sequence of ideas could be improved. Documents sources using APA format with a 1 or 2 minor errors There are 1 or 2 minor grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors that do not interfere with meaning.	Some signs of logical organization. May have abrupt or illogical shifts and ineffective flow of ideas. Documents sources using APA format with 3 or 4 errors There are 3 or 4 minor errors in punctuation, grammar and/or spelling which do not break the flow for the reader.	Unclear organization and/or the structure don’t justify research objectives. No transitions. Does not use APA format adequately There are major errors in punctuation, grammar and/or spelling which interrupt the flow for the reader	5
Total Marks					/30

Appendix: List of companies- 234-001

Select a Canadian company as shown below. Matching your number on class list referring to your 1st name For instance, Abbas Bagheri # 1 will select “Manulife Insurance”; Adil #2 will select “Telus”; Arav will select “Farm Mutal Re”and so on.

Student#	Company
1	Manulife Insurance
2	Telus
3	Farm Mutal Re
4	Cameco Corp.
5	BlackBerry Limited
6	Nutrien Ltd
7	RBC
8	Aldo
9	Rona Inc
10	Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp
11	Shopify
12	Lululemon
13	Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
14	Apotex Inc
15	Maple Leaf Foods
16	Intel of Canada
17	Kinross Gold
18	CIBC
19	Canada Computers
20	Acadian Contruction
21	AirSprint Inc.
22	Bee- Clean Building Maintenance
23	Conestoga Meats
24	FYiDoctors
25	Morbern Inc.

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Instructor: Kim H. Nguyen