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/. Next, use a tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop, or traditional video recorder to record a …show more content…
11-14-2014)
Part 1: Video

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Presentation OR Paper

Prepare and present a video that is a maximum of five to seven (5-7) minutes OR write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

List specific changes that Apple has made to its Code of Conduct in recent years. Provide at least one (1) example of each change.
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:

Summarize Apple’s Supplier Responsibility information.
Discuss Apple’s stance on each of the following areas:
Empowering workers
Labor and Human Rights
Health and Safety
The Environment
Accountability
Identify the key ways that Apple’s Progress Report has changed since last year.
Examine the manner in which Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct helps

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the organization operate as a socially responsible organization.

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