MMM132/MMMP132: The organisation’s mission - Business Report Assignment

Internal Code: MAS3162

Business Report Assignment:

Questions: 1) What is the organisation’s mission 2016/2017? What are its purposes (may be included in the mission). What does literature/theory say should be in mission, purposes? How does this compare with practice ie your chosen organisation’s statements remission and purpose? What is the organisation’s profit orientation? Use your theory (text could be useful) to confirm your claims/arguments about what its profit-orientation is. Provide appropriate referencing throughout. 2) Choose ONE general external factor (not economic factor). Your choice should be based on a general factor that is impacting on your chosen organisation for 2016/2017. Use lit/theory to explain the factor to readers. Analyse the impact of this factor. Use your theory sources to explain how an organisation may deal with this factor, use other sources (could be academic, and other) to explain how the organisation is dealing with this factor. Is there any link between theory and practice here? Analyse for comparisons and/or differences. Provide appropriate referencing throughout 3) Use lit/theory to describe CSR and ethics. What is the CSR and ethics of your chosen organisation? What does lit/theory say about CSR and ethics? Is there any link between theory and practice? Analyse for comparisons and /or differences. Don’t try to cover everything, choose several relevant points only from your chosen organisation’s CSR and ethics practices to make your arguments/analysis. Some organisations have many CSR practices, you do have a word limit! Provide appropriate referencing throughout. 4) Use lit/theory to describe what organisational culture is, and why a ‘fit’ is needed between a person and their organisation’s culture. What is your chosen organisation’s culture (you may find this in mission, purpose, other statements? Choose several dimensions of organisational culture from the organisation’s culture, explain these. Be guided in your choice by your results from the quiz. This will enable you to provide a better analysis of your possible ‘fit’ with the organisation. Provide appropriate referencing throughout.