Week 9, Assignment 2, Challenges in the Global Business Environment

Assignment 2: Challenges in the Global Business Environment

Due Week 9 and worth 330 points

According to the textbook, ongoing challenges in the global business
environment are mostly attributed to unethical business practices,
failure to embrace technology advancements, and stiff competition among
businesses. Imagine that you have been appointed as Apple’s Chief
Compliance Officer and must prepare a video presentation for Apple’s
suppliers regarding Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct to deliver via a
web meeting. To prepare for your presentation, review Apple’s Supplier
Code of Conduct, located at https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/. Submit a four
to six (4-6) page paper.

In addition to the recorded video, you must also create a
presentation using PowerPoint (or other equivalent software) summarizing
the important changes and explanations regarding the code of conduct
that you communicated in your paper to email to the
suppliers after the meeting for future reference.

You must submit both parts of the assignment to receive full credit.

Part 1: Paper write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. List specific changes that Apple has made to its Code of Conduct in
   recent years. Provide at least one (1) example of each change.
2. Explain the identified changes to the suppliers in such a way that
   they will understand the standards that Apple requires in order to
   maintain their relationship with the company.

Part 2: PowerPoint Presentation

Create a six to eight (6-8) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

1. Summarize Apple’s Supplier Responsibility information.
2. Discuss Apple’s stance on each of the following areas:

1. Empowering workers
2. Labor and Human Rights
3. Health and Safety
4. The Environment
5. Accountability

1. Identify the key ways that Apple’s Progress Report has changed since last year.
2. Examine the manner in which Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct helps
   the organization operate as a socially responsible organization.
3. Provide detailed speaker notes of what you would say if you were delivering the presentation.
4. Submit a reference page with at least two (2) quality references that you have used for this presentation / paper. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your PowerPoint presentation must follow these formatting requirements:

• Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and
  three to four (3-4) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art,
  etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable
  from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional
  instructions.
• Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the
  student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
  The title and reference slides are not included in the required slide
  length.

If you choose the written paper, your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
  instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
  student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
  The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required
  assignment page length.