Business and Society

ORG20002 Essay Marking Guidelines

Describe today’s pluralist society and outline the challenges and opportunities it presents for modern businesses. Do you believe this provides further justification for a stakeholder approach to business? Provide evidence for your argument.
Please use standard essay formatting and incorporate the Harvard referencing system.
Instructions:
Describe today’s pluralist society and outline the challenges and opportunities it presents for modern businesses. Do you believe this provides further justification for a stakeholder approach to business? Provide evidence for your argument.
Please use standard essay formatting and incorporate the Harvard referencing system.
Word Count: 1500-2000 words

Key points for consideration:
• Definition/Explanation of pluralism (a pluralist Society)
o Increasingly complex business landscape
o Balance between various S.I.G’s should lead to a balanced sharing of power and overall societal gain
• Exploration of opportunities and challenges pluralism produces for modern managers
• Rise of large MNC’s (Power/Influence)
• Power/Influence of more diverse range of stakeholders (e.g. grass roots organisations, community groups, etc.)
• Clear link between a pluralist society and a stakeholder approach to business
o Evidence of increasing relevance of SH approach, including relevant examples
o Increasingly varied, shifting, and complex set of stakeholder to consider
o Mention of ethics/CSR
• Appropriate examples/case studies
• Inclusion of relevant theory and references
• See rubric (below)
ORG20002 Business and Society (1500 - 2000 words
Assignment #1 - Describe today’s pluralist society and outline the challenges and opportunities it presents for modern businesses. Do you believe this provides further justification for a stakeholder approach to business? Provide evidence for your argument.
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