Identify and describe the approach to csr

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BUMGT 5920 Management in a Global Business Environment - Federation University

Question 1
At the beginning of this course, we considered some of the major trends that have impacted the global business environment. Discuss the extent to which advances in information and communication technologies could help and hinder progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Question 2
Using the Hofstede Insights Country Comparison Tool, compare the cultural dimensions of Poland and Indonesia. Identify the three dimensions with the greatest difference between these countries and:
• Briefly describe each of these dimensions;
• Outline some practical strategies a manager of a global business from Poland could implement to accommodate these differences when engaging with a management team at a subsidiary organisation in Indonesia.

Question 3
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a critical consideration for global businesses. This course discussed two main approaches to CSR:
• identify and describe the approach to CSR that best represents the approach taken by some of the world's leading companies, in terms of their CSR performance;
• Select one of these companies (that has been identified as a global leader in CSR performance) and outline some of the activities and business approaches that have contributed to its reputation as a responsible global business.

Question 4
Complete the Harvard Business Review's Assessment: Are You a Compassionate Leader? Quiz.
Once you have read the results of this quiz, you need to:
• Cut & Paste your score on the Compassionate Leadership chart (or take a screenshot of this chart) onto your response to Question 4;
• Briefly summarise your feedback/results from the quiz;
• Reflect on these results:
i. To what extent do you believe your quiz results are (or are not) an accurate indicator of your capacity to be a compassionate leader? Give reasons for your answer.
ii. To what extent do you believe compassionate leadership is (or is not) an important component of effective global business leadership? Give reasons for your answer.

Part C - Global Business Case Study
You are required to read the attached Global Business Case Study - SAP.
You then need to respond to two (2) of the questions below. Each question is worth 20 marks.
Your response to each question should be 1½ - 2 pages in length (750 - 1000 words).

Question 1 Within 20 years of their establishment, SAP made the successful transition from a start-up company delivering one software package, to ‘the world's leading provider of e-business software'.
a) Which of Bartlett and Ghoshal's four typologies for global business (in Barlett and Beamish, 2014) best describes the SAP approach to their business? Briefly describe this typology and give your reasons for why you believe this is the best fit for SAP?
b) SAP employed multiple entry modes to facilitate their global expansion. Identify the entry modes they used and discuss the reasons for their selection.

Question 2 There were two strategies critical to SAP's global success - Internationalisation and Research & Development. Describe each of these strategies in terms of how these supported SAP's growth into international markets.

Question 3 ‘Recently, rumours have surfaced suggesting a possible relocation of SAP's main operation from Germany to the United States.' Identify and discuss the pros and cons of such a move and how this applies to SAP's global business strategy.

Attachment:- Management in a Global Business Environment.rar

Reference no: EM132680459

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