international startegy

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Assessment 3 Information

Subject Code: MBA611 Subject Name: International Strategy Assessment Title: Assessment Type:

Consultancy Video and Slide Deck Individual Video Recording

Length: Video: 10 minutes (no more) and Slide Deck: 12-15 slides (no more) Weighting: 40% Total Marks: Submission:

100 Online

Due Date: Week 13 .

Your task You are required to record a 10-minute video supported by a PowerPoint slide deck in which you are to analyse the case study below and provide recommendations. Assessment Description The purpose of this assessment is to develop students’ skills to critically analyse the process of entry and operations in the international market and to create and evaluate corporate strategies for the business through the lenses of globalisation and ethical decision making. Assessment Instructions Biosota Organics Pty Ltd is an Australian honey production firm based in Mount Kuring-gai in Sydney (https://biosota.com.au/). The firm produces organic honey for both domestic use and export. This assignment requires you to read about the firm using its websites and other news sources and also read about the honey industry and Australian honey exports. Based on your research, you are required to develop an international risk assessment for the firm relating to the export of its products. You need to identify risks for a specific country or region. You then will have to prepare a PowerPoint Presentation Video based on your analysis and recommendations. The presentation on the international risk assessment must include:

1. Risks to Biosata of exporting its honey ( needs to be specific). 2. Levels of risks (using high, medium or low risk ratings). 3. The impact of environmental factors in Australia and the destination country on Biosota’s

business with special consideration given to COVID19 pandemic, and its relationship on other environmental factors such as changes in government policies, political agendas and actions, national and global economic condition, technological drift and rest of the PESTEL factors and its impact.

4. Recommend mitigation methods for each risk. 5. Conclusion on the feasibility of the export decision based on the balance between the risks and

the rewards or any other alternatives.

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Due to the nature of the assessment, there is no word limit. You should, however, adhere to the stipulated number of slides (15 slides, plus or minus 10%, not including cover sheet and reference slides). The slides can contain diagrams of your creation if you wish to include them, but cannot link to any videos or external content. The slides need to be formatted professionally. Refer to the marking criteria in the rubric for further details. The slide deck should be based a minimum of 10 references, of which at least 5 should be academic references (such as journals or books). Non-academic sources could include corporate websites, government publications, industry reports, census data, or newspaper articles. In referencing sources, you must use Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style to your in-text citations and your reference list.

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Assessment Submission You are required to do this assessment in a video recording format as well as a 15 PowerPoint slides (not including cover sheet and references), converted to PDF and uploaded to the assignment submission link. If you are unsure, please see the attached PDF called “How to save your PPT to PDF with notes” in your assessment table under assessment 3 instructions. For those students who have limited experience with video assessments, it is recommended to read video FAQs document that is available to you under the assessments tab in MyKBS. Late assignment submission penalties Penalties will be imposed on late assignment submissions in accordance with Kaplan Business School “late assignment submission penalties” policy.

Number of days

Penalty

1* - 9 days 5% per day for each calendar day late deducted from the total marks available

10 - 14 days 50% deducted from the total marks available.

After 14 days Assignments that are submitted more than 14 calendar days after the due date will not be accepted and the student will receive a mark of zero for the assignment(s).

Note Notwithstanding the above penalty rules, assignments will also be given a mark of zero if they are submitted after assignments have been returned to students

*Assignments submitted at any stage within the first 24 hours after the deadline will be considered to be one day late and therefore subject to the associated penalty For more information, please read the full policy via https://www.kbs.edu.au/about-us/school-policies

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MBA611 Assessment 3 Marking Rubric – Consultancy Video and Slide Deck 40% Marking Criteria (__/100)

F (Fail) 0 – 49%

P (Pass) 50 – 64%

C (Credit) 65 – 74%

D (Distinction) 75 – 84%

HD (High Distinction) 85 – 100%

Risk identification and analysis of the firm’s external and internal environment __/20 marks

Your analysis lacks depth, and your interpretation of risks is not

relevant to the internal and external environment of two

countries.

You have briefly analysed some of the risks, and your

interpretation is superficial for the firm’s internal and external

environment of two countries.

You have analysed appropriate risks, and your interpretation is structured appropriately to the

firm’s internal and external environment of two countries.

You have thoroughly analysed and interpreted risks associated

with the firm’s internal and external environment of the two

countries.

You have critically analysed, and identified risks associated with the internal and external environment

of two countries.

Recommendation on Risk Mitigation to reduce the level of commercial and business risk __ /20 marks

You have proposed unclear or no risk mitigation recommendation

that demonstrates an understanding of the potential

conflicts in the macro and micro environments of both the

countries

You have proposed risk mitigation recommendations that

demonstrate a limited understanding of the potential

conflicts in the macro and micro environments of both the

countries

You have proposed risk mitigation recommendations that

demonstrate an adequate understanding of the potential

conflicts in the macro and micro environments of both countries.

You have proposed risk mitigation recommendations that

demonstrate an advanced understanding of the potential

conflicts in the macro and micro environments of both countries

You have proposed risk mitigation recommendations that demonstrate an expert

understanding of the potential conflicts in the macro and micro environments of both countries.

Research into the environmental factors that affect the firm’s risk decisions and the resulting conclusions with special consideration of COVID19 __/30 marks

Your research lacks focus because of an unsuitable choice

of sources. No risk identified associated with

COVID19 pandemic, no discussion around it and its impact on the other factors.

You have selected some appropriate scholarly sources. Better use of quality sources

would help focus your research. Superficial risk identification and

discussion associated with COVID19 pandemic and its impact on the other factors.

Your research is focused, drawn from an appropriate range of scholarly sources. Some risk

identified associated with COVID19 pandemic, some discussion around it and its impact on the other factors.

Your research is focused, complemented by a quality

selection and range of scholarly sources. Detailed identification of risks associated with COVID19 pandemic, detailed discussion around it and its impact on the

other factors.

Your research is extensive and focused, complemented by a quality selection and range of

scholarly sources. Exemplary identification of risks

associated with COVID19 pandemic, in-depth discussion and

its impact on the other factors.

Slide Deck Format __/5 marks

The format chosen for your slide deck lacks thought and

consideration for the intended audience.

The format chosen for your slide deck is appropriate, but

significant improvements would enhance its presentation.

The format chosen for your slide deck is appropriate, but some

improvements would enhance its presentation.

Your slide deck is professionally presented and has been

submitted in the appropriate format.

Your slide deck is professionally presented and exceeds

expectations in what is suitable for a high-grade professional

environment. Use of visual aids ___/5 marks

Your presentation is not very attractive with no visual aids

such as graphs or diagrams that are self-created.

You have made use of some self-created visual aids that

clarify the content of the presentation

You have made use of attractive and representative self-created

visual aids within the presentation.

You have made use of advanced, accurate and

attractive self-created visual aids such as graphs and diagrams in the presentation that are relevant

to the content.

You have made use of advanced, accurate and attractive self-created

visual aids such as graphs and diagrams in the presentation that

are relevant to the content

Grammar and Spelling ___/10 marks

Spelling and/or grammar is consistently incorrect. It impacts

on the flow and readability of your analysis.

Though there are some errors in grammar and spelling, these do not detract from the readability

and flow of your analysis.

Mostly correct grammar and spelling but any errors do not impact on the readability and

flow of your analysis.

Errors in grammar and spelling are rare, which enhances the readability and flow of your

analysis.

Perfect grammar and spelling throughout, which enhances the

readability and flow of your analysis.

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In-text citations and reference list ___/10 marks

Neither in-text referencing and/or reference list adheres to Kaplan

Harvard Referencing Style.

In-text referencing or the resultant reference list adheres to Kaplan Harvard Referencing

Style, with some errors.

Both, in-text referencing and the resultant reference list adhere to

Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style, with some errors.

Both, in-text referencing and the resultant reference list adhere to

Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style, with only occasional minor

errors.

Both, in-text referencing and the resultant reference list adhere

strictly to Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style, with no errors.

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