BL6006 RESIT Assessment 2 Details Submission date: 3pm 30 July 2015 Assessment weighting: 30% of the overall mark Marks for this assessment will be awarded as follows: Individual Report – 1,500 words (30%) Reflective Log – individual – 1,500 words (70%) NB You are required to resit only the failed component 1

Learning Outcomes The assignment relates to the following Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the legal and regulatory framework within the context of management and corporate development Communicate effectively in context by demonstrating the ability to explain and apply theories of global governance Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how organisations grow and develop and the opportunities and challenges of managing internationally and across cultures Identify and critically evaluate business strategies for managing resources and operations internationally 2

Assessment Details – Individual Report Individual Report The business simulation: a manufacturer of bicycles bases in the Netherlands wants to internationalise its operations and has appointed you, as a member of the board, to make a series of decisions about market entry. These decisions will include but are not limited to issues of corporate governance, legal considerations (e.g. compliance, IP, commercial law); transnational and cross cultural management issues of doing business abroad. This part of the assessment will address your knowledge and understanding of the substantive areas of law/corporate governance and cultural management issues. Required: In what ways might the legal and cultural context of a country impact on the development of the corporate governance model in a given country? Write a report on the risks and challenges of opening a business and doing business in each of the three countries selected (The UK; one European and one international country). The report should show an understanding of the impact of the legal, political, economic, cultural and governance systems and include recommendations for strategy. 3

Assessment guidelines (Report) Areas of substantive analysis and application: Corporate governance Codes Structures Compliance Legal implications of doing business internationally e.g. ◦Compliance ◦ Intellectual property ◦Dispute resolution Management implications of doing business internationally Cross cultural management issues ◦Expat policy ◦Tactical issues: build factories and distribution centres in China, Germany or Brazil? Other: Risk analysis ◦International strategy ◦ Organisation structures ◦Company finance and exchange rates ◦ PESTEL analysis 4

Assessment Details – Reflective Log Reflective Log Your reflective log should include the following What was your role within the business simulation company? Demonstrate how you used the resources critically to make decisions while you were running the company. How has this experience impacted on your future career goals? 5

Assessment guidelines? (Reflective Log) What is a reflective log? A reflective log of your learning experiences, reflections, thoughts and is a critical analysis/reflection on what you have done and how you have progressed – i.e. it is more than a diary recording what has happened. What have I achieved as a result of this process? Have I developed new skills? How have I changed my learning style? Attitudes to working with others? Attitudes towards giving and receiving feedback? Reflecting forward – how might I use what i have learned in my future career Self evaluation? 6