LO1 Critically assess the complexity of the environment within a heterogeneous legal and economic forces

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

Assessment Information

This assignment is an individual assignment divided in Part A and B.

Part A.

In May 2021, Australia and UK signed a trade agreement. A growing small and medium food and beverage enterprise based in Australia feel this represents a good business opportunity, but they have no expertise on internationalization. You have been hired to provide consultancy services. You should prepare a report which addresses the following:

1: What are the benefits of the trade agreement for both the UK and Australia? Is it favourable to both countries?

2: What are the formal and informal institutional considerations of the UK the Australian food and beverage company should be aware of?

3: Using appropriate theories/frameworks, analyse the food and beverage industry in UK. Evaluate if the trade agreement is beneficial to the food and beverage industry in UK?

4: By referring to appropriate theories/concepts/frameworks, provide evidence of how the company should internationalise to UK. 5: Based on your analysis above, make recommendations whether the company should internationalise to the UK or not.

Part B (Simulation/COIL Project Reflection)

Write a 300 word reflection on the planning and implement of your simulation or COIL team’s project. Make specific reference to your own role. Attach as an appendix, the necessary reports from the simulation or COIL project.

Please note that for good academic work, your facts/factual statements must be supported and referenced cited as close as possible to facts/figures/statements.

Criteria for Assessment

This table details the weightings of the six criteria by which your work will be assessed:

This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes:

1. Critically assess the complexity of the environment within a heterogeneous legal and economic forces
2. Identify, assess and resolve management problems within international contexts
3. Critically assess current developments in the international organisational environment and identify potential new trends

Word Count

The word count is 3,000.

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 02/12/2022. 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

• Students MUST keep a copy and/or an electronic file of their assignment.
• Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism checking websites.

GUIDELINES AND BACKGROUND TO THIS ASSIGNMENT

Plagiarism

As part of your study you will be involved in carrying out research and using this when writing up your coursework. It is important that you correctly acknowledge someone else’s writing, thoughts or ideas and that you do not attempt to pass this off as your own work. Doing so is known as plagiarism. It is not acceptable to copy from another source without acknowledging that it is someone else’s writing or thinking. This includes using paraphrasing as well as direct quotations. You are expected to correctly cite and reference the works of others. The Centre for Academic Writing provides documents to help you get this right. If you are unsure, please visit www.coventry.ac.uk/caw. You can also check your understanding of academic conduct by completing the Good Academic Practice quiz available.

Self-plagiarism or reuse of work previously submitted

You must not submit work for assessment that you have already submitted (partially or in full), either for your current course or for another qualification of this and any other university, unless this is specifically provided for in your assignment brief or specific course or module information. Where earlier work by you is citable, ie. it has already been published/submitted, you must reference it clearly. Identical pieces of work submitted concurrently will also be considered to be self-plagiarism. Self- plagiarism is unacceptable because you cannot gain credit for the same work twice.