Reference no: EM133016174
Corporate reporting in the context of COVID-19
REQUIREMENTS
Identify a large listed company (e.g., FTSE 100/350 or Dow Jones Industrial Average) which issues regular press releases which are available on its website and analyse the way the company has been communicating the impact of COVID-19 on its operations over the last 12-18 months.
In your assignment address the following questions, using a variety of accounting theories:
(1) Why is the company issuing press releases on the impact of COVID-19 on its operations?
(2) Who are intended audiences for the press releases and what are their interests in the company?
(3) Based on your analysis of the press releases who are the firm's primary stakeholders?
(4) How does the company persuade its primary stakeholders to support it during the crisis caused by COVID-19?
INSTRUCTIONS
• The word limit is 1,200 words (+/- 10%).
• The assignment should include (1) a cover sheet with the essay title, your student number, and the word count and (2) a list of references containing all the materials you have consulted and quoted from (books and academic articles, NOT websites1) at the end of the document. References in the references section should be mentioned in the text and vice versa.
• Please use the following formatting:
o 12 font
o 1 ½ line spacing
o Justified text
Attachment:- Corporate reporting.rar