LO1 Identify,assess and resolve management problems within international contexts

Faculty of Business and Law Assignment Brief Mode C and Q Regulations

Assessment Information

This assignment is an individual assignment.

This assignment requires you to answer the following question:

Abcam is a global life science company supporting customers at the forefront of life science research with its headquarters in Cambridge, UK. Over the past few years, the company has internationalized to 7 countries on 4 continents. The company desires to keep expanding.

As an international business strategist, you are required to conduct the following analysis:

a) Section 1 (Introduction & Background)

Provide background information on Abcam. Compare the institutional environment of one of the 11 countries it has expanded to, with its home country.

b) Section 2 (Main body + Theory)

Referencing appropriate theories (e.g., Agency or/Stakeholder theories or any other appropriate governance theory), discuss Abcam’s corporate governance stance and how this suits (or doesn’t suit) your chosen host country from 1 above.

c) Section 3 (Main body + Theory)

What country should Abcam expand to next and why? Referring to at least 1 appropriate concept/theory, discuss the ethical, cultural and sustainability issues Abcam might encounter in this new country and how should Abcam deal with these issues?

The management report can include an executive summary (max. 300 words) and a table of contents (one page), which are NOT included in the word count.

Your work MUST be supported by proper academic referencing. Note:

This Resit assignment requires you to rework on your original submission taking into consideration the feedback you have received online as well as one-to-one from your module leader or seminar tutor. In addition to improving your previous submission, you are also required to write a 300-word reflective account in which you discuss how you have considered the feedback on your first submission to amend your work, and how it now meets the Learning Outcomes and Criteria for

Criteria for Assessment

This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes:

• Identify, assess and resolve management problems within international contexts
• Critically assess current developments in the international organisational environment and identify potential new trends

Word Count

The word count is 1,500.

There will be a penalty of a deduction of 10% of the mark (after internal moderation) for work exceeding the word limit by 10% or more.

The word limit includes quotations and citations but excludes the references list.

How to submit your assessment

The assessment must be submitted by 18:00 UK time on TBA. No paper copies are required. You can access the submission link through the module web.

• Your coursework will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through Turnitin. Please take care to ensure that you have fully submitted your work.
• Please ensure that you have submitted your work using the correct file format, unreadable files will receive a mark of zero. The Faculty accepts Microsoft Office and PDF documents, unless otherwise advised by the module leader.
• All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved reason (see below) will be given a mark of zero.
• The University wants you to do your best. However, we know that sometimes events happen which mean that you can’t submit your coursework by the deadline – these events should be beyond your control and not easy to predict. If this happens, you can apply for an extension to your deadline for up to two weeks, or if you need longer, you can apply for a deferral, which takes you to the next assessment period (for example, to the resit period following the main Assessment Boards). You must apply before the deadline. You will find information about the process and what is or is not considered to be an event beyond your control at https://share.coventry.ac.uk/students/Registry/Pages/Deferrals-and- Extension.aspx