Identify key ethical issues in Case Study . Describe at least two of the perspectives on ethics (deontological, consequential, justice or virtue ethics) discussed in this module and apply to them to the case study in relation to the actions of Boohoo’s suppliers or sub-contractors.

Business Ethics

Using Carroll’s pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and information from Case Study I, identify the corporate social responsibilities of Boohoo and discuss how these responsibilities have been addressed in relation to its suppliers or sub-contractors in Leicester. (25 marks)

Identify key ethical issues in Case Study . Describe at least two of the perspectives on ethics (deontological, consequential, justice or virtue ethics) discussed in this module and apply to them to the case study in relation to the actions of Boohoo’s suppliers or sub-contractors. (25 marks)

Analyze Uber’s financial success and present your findings to senior management. In your findings, you will identify financial key performance indicators, industry financial benchmarks, and accounting guidelines related to Uber.

MBA500

You have analyzed the current financial records of your organization and evaluated whether the operational plan aligns with key performance indicators of the finance department.

Now, your CEO wants you to present to senior management how your department (or any individual department) can contribute to the financial success of the organization.

Prompt

Analyze Uber’s financial success and present your findings to senior management. In your findings, you will identify financial key performance indicators, industry financial benchmarks, and accounting guidelines related to Uber.

Review the Uber Case Study provided in the textbook, and review the additional information related to Uber provided.

Review the Uber Case Study provided in the textbook.

Critical Thinking Case: Uber: Riding the Gig Economy

Review the following additional information related to Uber.

Investor information for Uber balanced scorecard/financial: In the annual report, review Uber’s balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.

Uber: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environment, social, governance (ESG) metrics

Create a presentation for your CEO and senior management, discussing the following key criteria:

Identify the financial key performance indicators of Uber’s success.

Analyze how different functional areas, departments, or both of Uber contribute to its overall financial success.

What common industry financial benchmarks should Uber consider in developing its strategies to grow the business?

Which financial benchmark can Uber adopt to measure its performance and increase its industry attractiveness? Use Porter’s five forces to support your answer.

Are there any critical elements of accounting guidelines that will be crucial for Uber to meet? Explain your reasoning.

LINKS FOR FINANCIAL/investor for Uber

Identify at least eight risks for your chosen company using any method we learned in Module 4. Assess and evaluate the recognised risks by their impact and probability (allocating a level from 1 to 5) and use the tool provided in Activity 4.2: Risk recognition, evaluation and mapping to map the risks into a risk matrix.

Corporate social responsibility and risk evaluation report

Read word doc – have attached the details of the assignment as a document

Have also attached the previous assignment

Select a company (it can be the same company you used in the first assessment) and suppose you are one of its independent non-executive directors. Address the following assessment questions based on the disclosed governance information and relevant governance concepts and theories.

Part A. Corporate Social Responsibility:

1. Discuss CSR and its relevance to corporate governance.

2. Discuss the CSR practices of the chosen firm and how such practices affect its short-term and long-term performance/goals.

Part B. Corporate Risk Management:

1. Review and discuss your selected company’s current risk framework, including a discussion of the board committee responsible for risk management.

2. Identify at least eight risks for your chosen company using any method we learned in Module 4. Assess and evaluate the recognised risks by their impact and probability (allocating a level from 1 to 5) and use the tool provided in Activity 4.2: Risk recognition, evaluation and mapping to map the risks into a risk matrix.

3. Discuss appropriate risk mitigation policies for four of the selected eight risks.

In your answers, discuss relevant implications and provide recommendations.

Requirements

1. Define critical terminology at the beginning of each section.

2. In each section, discuss relevant corporate governance concepts, codes, principles and theories where applicable.

3. The required word length for this report is 3,000 words (plus 10% tolerance).

4. You are required to use at least six (6) academic references for this report (in addition to the reference for the disclosed corporate governance information such as annual reports).

5. Your references should be from credible sources such as books, industry-related journals, magazines, or academic journal articles.

Your grade will be adversely affected if your assignment contains no/poor citations and/or reference list and if your assignment word length is beyond the allowed tolerance level (see Assessment Policy available on AIB website).

Useful resources

Prescribed textbook and learning materials and readings from Modules 4–7.

Governance information source: annual reports (Australian companies), proxy statement (US companies), management proxy circular (Canadian companies), company website or any other company statements.

What are the current challenges on modern retail today and within the next 10 years, which may conflict with CSR principles and affect your retailers sourcing decisions?

Sustainable global sourcing report

FBUY3000 Sourcing and Supply

Sustainable Global Sourcing Report 2020/2021

Overview: To remain competitive fashion retailers need to ensure they not only develop

commercial product, but ensure they deliver to the right place at the right time, profitably.

To achieve this, retailers must develop an effective, sustainable supply chain for each product.

Task: You will assume the role of a Buyer for a named fashion retailer, your task is to source a new product (e.g. A printed shirt-dress from Next) and analyse the sourcing processes required to bring the product to market.

Write a report to demonstrate your understanding of your garment’s supply chain giving evidence of your research and critical analysis which will inform your sourcing decision-making processes.

Part one: Product Sourcing

You should include:

• Your retailer introduction
• Your retailer’s position within the market and target customer
• Your retailer’s competitors
• Your Product – include a visual picture/ spec including details such as fabrication and selling price, size breakdown and volume of order.

• A SWOT analysis of 3 countries that you could source the product from (add to your appendix). Include a wide range of PESTLE factors in this analysis.

• Critical analysis of these 3 countries, with clear reasoning as to why you chose the final country to source your product, including any advantages of any relevant trade agreements.
• Costing sheet, including currency rate, duty rates and Vat
• Critical path
• Garment Care code/ washing instructions
• Packaging considerations
• Logistics

• PLM discussion – how the product will be managed from design to launch, including quality management and how the retailer will communicate with the supplier.

Part Two: Sustainable Sourcing Strategies and good practise

In part two you should consider how you can source this product SUSTAINABLY.

Discuss what changes you would make to improve the sustainable footprint of this garment and what implications this may have on the cost of your garment and the intake margin.

In this section you should also critically analyse your chosen retailers CSR policy and bring in independent voices to the debate such as the UN SDGs, Fashion Revolution and compliance companies.

You should include:

• A critical analysis of your retailer’s CSR policies Vs a competitor

• Recommendations to improve sustainable sourcing strategies including improved technologies, new sustainable fabrics, new sourcing destinations and circular fashion models.

• Recommendations for improved efficiencies within sourcing product to help save cost in innovative ways.

• Overall you should offer 3-5 recommendations explore in depth with supporting research, images, Infographics.

Consider:

• Where is the sourcing destination of your product? What are the risks and rewards?

• Recommend an improved sourcing strategy which would optimise efficiencies across the supply chain. E.g. in terms of cost, quality management, logistics, sustainability, speed to market, reacting to sales. This could be using new technologies or systems.

• Business models or theories to support your view (e.g. Iceberg and TBL, vertical integration and quick response). Consider how can TBL be achieved?

• What are the current challenges on modern retail today and within the next 10 years, which may conflict with CSR principles and affect your retailers sourcing decisions?

• Primary research from Store Visits, Industry Visits, Interviews and Questionnaires

• Revisit the lecture and seminar material and use the materials/ articles on BB.

•  use the checklist on BB to check your work against before submission

Research:
You MUST include material from:
One journal article
2 guest lecturer quotes
One industry yearbook
Recommended reading sources

Ethical companies such as BCI, ETI, Redress, Fashion Revolution
One business theory
Primary Research

Word count: 4000 (-/+ 10%) Remember to be concise and be creative with images and infographics to save words within the word count. Additional information can be added to appendices.

Your written content should be in a formal academic style so ensure you have up levelled your language and you check your work for spelling, punctuation and grammar errors – There is software to help you do this and of course the library are also there to help!

Harvard referencing conventions to be used throughout (reference lists and citations within the text).

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of the assignment you will have met the following learning outcomes:

1. Work independently applying taught knowledge to a personally managed project set in a ‘commercial context’.

2. Demonstrate knowledge of the sourcing and supply process of textile products across international markets.

3. Demonstrate an ability to make justifiable decisions based on commercial information.

4. Demonstrate an awareness of the scope of supply chain management within the context of the textile industry and be able to demonstrate the practical application of this knowledge.

5. Demonstrate the availability to research commercial practice and compare this with theoretical concepts.

Marking Criteria:
Grading will be in accordance with the Fashion & Textiles mark descriptors (see attached sheets) and will be based on the following:

Research – 25%
As detailed above, appropriate use of referenced primary and secondary research from a variety of academic sources such as recommended books, journals, reputable websites, industry opinion pieces and guest lecturers. Work experience may provide useful primary research discussion.

Discussion of Sourcing Procedures – 30%

Demonstrating evidence of background reading supported by your own discussion including critical analysis.

You will demonstrate your knowledge of sourcing and showcase your decision making based on commercial information.

CSR critical analysis and Recommendations – 35%

How can you use the models that are presented?How can you think about innovation and pathways for the future?

CSR: Business and Society

Read carefully ALL the attached instructions/outline for the paper, as well as literature attached.

The examples given in the “Exam paper Checklist” attached is by no means exhaustive, and are serving to give a basic idea of what you want to research.

You can choose any kind of topic that is going to LINK BACK TO THE IDEA OF:

– What’s the roles of firms in the society?
– How can you use the models that are presented?
– How can you think about innovation and pathways for the future?

Kindly, think primarily about scope, relevance and interest to yourself.

Which cultural/social concepts and/or norms influenced a potential buyer to purchase TOMS products?Describe actions, principles, and practices of TOMS that are consistent with sustainability.

Case 6: TOMS Shoes in 2016: An Ongoing Dedication to Social Responsibility, by Margaret A. Peteraf, Sean Zhand, and Meghan L. Cooney (page C-57)

Below is the prompt for the essay. In the attachments will provide the pages needed to complete the assignment as well as an example of the structure needed to complete it. Additionally will provide the professors specifications to complete this paper. adhere to these specifications and reach out if anything is not clear.

Jeremy

Case 6: TOMS Shoes in 2016: An Ongoing Dedication to Social Responsibility, by Margaret A. Peteraf, Sean Zhand, and Meghan L. Cooney (page C-57)

Read the case and then respond to the case questions given below.

In addition to using the case study provided in the textbook, research the company further to find any relevant events that have transpired since the writing of the case study.

Use the TOMS website, Internet search engines such as Google, online data services, or other sources to locate the latest articles about the company including press releases and current financial information. Be sure to cite all sources according to APA guidelines.

Note: For assistance with analyzing any financial data in this case, Table 4-1 (Key Financial Ratios: How to Calculate Them and What They Mean) in your textbook is a useful reference.

Limit your analysis to 4 pages (1000 to 1100 words), double-spaced.

Students note: Feel free to bring in any recent news or current events concerning this company into your answer.

Case Questions

Consider the expression “timing is everything” in relation to the building of the TOMS brand. Besides the influence of recovering economic conditions and the increased affluence of potential customers, what forces contributed most significantly to TOMS growth and market share? In your answer, consider the following:

Which cultural/social concepts and/or norms influenced a potential buyer to purchase TOMS products? Detail the impact of your identified concept/norm on TOMS growth.

Do you think that most businesses can successfully leverage the same cultural/social concepts and/or norms that TOMS did? Be descriptive in your response, and, if appropriate, identify a company/business that has put such principles to work to their advantage.

Review the TOMS website (especially the section on “Impact”) and access the “Code of Business Practices via the link below. Of the elements of the Code, select three and review them in terms of ethical behavior and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Explain how they will affect customers, suppliers, employees, or society at large.

TOMS CODE OF BUSINESS PRACTICES

Explain what is meant by the term sustainability.

Describe actions, principles, and practices of TOMS that are consistent with sustainability. Also describe any of the practices or actions of TOMS that might fail to qualify as sustainable. In other words, provide relevant examples of both sides of sustainability at TOMS.

TOMS Founder and CEO Blake Mycoskie identified a problem, synergized an approach for resolution, and created an infrastructure for execution. Mycoskie built his company on the promise of “One for One,” donating shoes on par with shoes purchased.

Evaluate how well that slogan encapsulated Mycoski’s vision and corporate commitment. Be both specific and expansive in your response, providing examples to support your perspectives. For reference, see the linked article on Mycoskie’s recent reimagining of TOMS’ mission.

TOMS is not the only company that employs CSR thinking to avoid producing a negative impact on society. Choose one of the following companies:

Ford Motor Company

Merck & Co. (pharmaceuticals)

Burt’s Bees, Inc. (personal care products)

The Bellagio Las Vegas (hotel/resort/casino)

Yum! Brands (restaurants)

Conduct an Internet search of your selected company and determine its level of commitment to CSR. Write several paragraphs explaining what you found.