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Assessment Brief

The Coca-Cola Company - LEADERSHIP AND RISK MANAGEMENT REPORT

You are a management consultant undertaking a series of projects for the Board of Directors of the Coca-Cola Company company. As a company, Coca-Cola Company regularly reviews the effectiveness of the Board as part of their Corporate Governance Strategy.

The Board have asked you to complete two pieces of work focussing on Executive Leadership and Governance.

PART A (Formative) - Board Review Report Extracts for new and existing Board Members

You are required to produce a report which will cover a key section in the Annual Board Review. Two new board members have recently joined as non-executive directors who are to sit on the main board as well as joining the remuneration committee. Your report extracts should contain the following sections ONLY:
Organisational Culture and the Role of the Board (LO1, LO4)
An introduction of the leadership style and organisational culture at Coca-Cola.
Describe the main duties of the board - what we are responsible for, and who we are responsible to
Corporate Governance (LO3)
Explain Corporate Governance framework for Coca-Cola
A critical evaluation of the remuneration committee's role at Coca-Cola
Regulatory Landscape and Management of Risk (LO3)
Evaluate the Board's responsibility for risk management
Analyse and evaluate the regulatory landscape for Coca-Cola and the impact regulators
have on the company's success
Analyse and evaluate at least three risks faced by Coca-Cola
Recommend and explain appropriate responses to the risks faced by Coca-Cola and explain the role of the Board in managing these risks
No introduction, executive summary or conclusion to the report is required.

PART B- Leadership Report
You are required to undertake a review of Leadership at Coca-Cola and to provide report extracts to the CEO on the strengths and weaknesses of Coca-Cola's's Leadership using the techniques and concepts you have covered in the module. Your report extracts should cover the following:

Task 1 -Leadership and Management (LO1, LO2)

Provide a critical evaluation of the Leadership and Management style at Coca-Cola using relevant models.
Provide a thorough comparison of Coca-Cola's s Leadership Style with that of at least one of its competitors, highlighting any issues for the company's future development.
Provide a critical evaluation of Coca-Cola's 's ability to handle significant business challenges in the future.
Support your arguments with academic literature and references to other similar real companies.

Task 2 - Leadership for Performance ( LO1, LO2, LO3)
Create a Balanced Scorecard for Coca -Cola including a wide range of Strategic Objectives and Key Performance Indicators
Provide an in depth explanation of how "Leadership for Performance" approaches can be
used to help achieve the objectives identified above
Provide a critical evaluation of key financial statements within recent 2022 quarterly results board reports and evaluate performance based on data provided Need Immediate Assignment Help? Click Here to Get Assistance!
Support your arguments with academic literature and references to other similar real companies.

Task 3 - Ethical Leadership (LO3, LO4)
Critically evaluate at least one of the most significant ethical issues that Coca-Cola now faces.
Suggest a few recommendations on how these ethical issues identified can be managed effectively.
Support your arguments with academic literature and references to other similar real companies.

Presentation and Structure
Clear structure and layout
Writing style: professional and concise
Appropriate Harvard referencing range and credibility of the sources use and correct application of Harvard referencing style throughout report and appendices

Part A : Board Review Report Extracts for New and Existing Board Members
Task 1 - Organisational Culture and the Role of the Board Task 2- Corporate Governance
Task 3 - Regulatory Landscape and Management of Risk

Part B : Leadership Report
Task 1 - Leadership and Management Task 2 - Leadership for Performance Task 3 - Ethical Leadership

Concluding remarks
References
Assessment Self-Evaluation Appendix (if appropriate)

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