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Business, Society and the Planet Assignment-

This task requires you to work both individually and as part of a group to consider the Corporate Social Responsibility performance and stated values of two similar organisations and apply the Giving Voice to Values framework.

There are two parts to this task:

Part A - Business Values Assessment Report

Part B - Application of the GVV framework - scenario development,   script development and role play presentation.

PART A - BUSINESS VALUES ASSESSMENT REPORT

This activity is based on the exercise on page 226 of 'Business Ethics' (Crane & Matten, 2010).

For this component, you need to work in a group of five (5) students to consider the values and social performance of two companies. You are required to consider and discuss the companies as a group, but must submit your responses to the questions as individuals.

1. As a group, select two companies that produce social reports and whose values are identified on their websites or in other company documents (that are publicly available). At least one of these companies must have had the social responsibility and/or performance of their business activities queried and the two companies selected by your group must be either:

(a) From different industries but in the same country; or

(b) From the same industry but different countries.

Your group must provide the names of the companies you have selected to research, and the industry and country within which they operate.

2. As a group, research each of your companies to determine their company values, their approaches to social responsibility and their reporting of their social performances.

3. As an individual, you are required to submit responses to the following questions:

i. Identify and describe the two companies you have researched; the countries and/or industries in which they operate.

ii. What differences are evident between the two companies in terms of the range of issues dealt with in their social reports and the depth of coverage on specific issues?

iii. To what extent can these differences be explained by the country or industry differences? What other explanations might there be?

iv. Assess the apparent quality of the social accounting approach utilized by each company according to Zadek et al.'s (1997) criteria.

v. Discuss the extent to which the social reports provided by these companies reflect their stated values.

vi. Briefly reflect on your groups' discussions of these companies. In what ways did the ideas presented by your group confirm your own conclusions, influence your thinking and/or present another perspective to you?

Part B - Application of GVV Framework

In this group task you will work with the same group members as for Assessment - Part A. This task requires your group to consider the social reporting/performance issue or ethical dilemma identified in your research of one of the companies compared in Assessment - Part A. As a group, you are required to:

-Write a fictional scenario of how this social performance issue/ethical dilemma could have emerged for people involved with this company;

-Develop a script in which the central character in this scenario applies the Giving Voice to Values framework to the give voice to his/her values;

-Present your script to the class as a role play.

1. Scenario Development

Develop a fictional scenario that outlines how this ethical dilemma could have presented itself at this company. This scenario should be written as a narrative piece, similar in format and style to the GVV/Babson scenarios. Your scenario should describe a possible workplace situation that illustrates the emergence of this dilemma as a values conflict for one or more people. It should introduce the key stakeholders & characters, the key facts and the background information that has led to this issue.

2. Script Development

Your group is required to develop a script in which the central character you're your scenario applies the Giving Voice to Values framework in response to the values conflict or ethical dilemma identified in your scenario. Your script should address:

• What is the ethical dilemma/values conflict presented in your scenario?
• Who are the stakeholders and what is at stake for the key parties (including those who disagree with you)?
• What are the main arguments you are trying to counter? That is, what are the reasons and rationalizations you need to address?
• What levers/arguments could you use to influence those with whom you disagree?
• What is your most powerful and persuasive response to the reasons and rationalizations you need to address? To whom should the arguments be made? When and in what context?

3. Role Play Presentation

Present this script to the class group as a role play. This role play should clearly identify the ethical dilemma from the scenario and demonstrate the application of the GVV framework. The presentation of the script should be clear and enable the audience to engage with the issues. All group members must be meaningfully included. Creativity and expression is encouraged. 

Two companies for this assignment the two companies are Apple and Samsung

2000 words.

8 apa reference.