Carefullу read the following articles:
1. Kolk, A. (2016), The social responsibilitу of international business: From ethics and the environment to CSR and sustainable development, Journal of World Business, 51(1), January: 23–34 (Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951615000632).
2. EurekAlert. (2016), Tough social issues provide a challenge for companies and researchers (Available at: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/e-tsi022216.php).
3. As-Saber, S. (2014). One year on from Rana Plaza collapse, work still to be done, The Conversation, 24 April 2014 (Available at: https://theconversation.com/one-year-on-from-rana-plaza-collapse-work-still-to-be-done-24710).
4. Hammond, L. (2015). Will Green Growth Bolster Bangladesh Garment Exports? (Available at: https://www.just-style.com/analysis/will-green-growth-bolster-bangladesh-garment-exports_id126674.aspx).
Now, based on these readings, respond to the following questions and justify your answers:
1. Should the concept of ‘what matters most’ with respect to human ‘well-being’ become an important consideration for business entities operating globally (refer to Article 1)? Please justify your response.
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2. People around the world are now putting a lot of pressure on companies to “do the right thing”. (Articles 1 and 2). In this context, please explain the responses from major readymade garment (RMG) retailers to the “Rana Plaza” disaster in Bangladesh (Refer to Articles 3 and 4). Have they done the “right thing” so far?
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3. In the context of the RMG industry in Bangladesh, do you consider “green factories” a new business model for growth (Article 4)? Please justify your answer.
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4. Will sustainable and ethical RMG production in Bangladesh will help major retailers to become more sustainably and ethically responsible as well? Please explain.
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In addition to your own readings, the following articles may provide you with some ideas and thoughts relevant to the assignment preparation:
“Time to get the economics of environment right”
(Available at https://www.smh.com.au/business/comment-and-analysis/time-to-get-the-economics-of-environment-right-20150717-giejry.html);
World’s top 3 green and 7 out of Top 10 factories are now in Bangladesh (Available at https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/worlds-top-3-green-and-7-out-of-top-10-factories-are-now-in-bangladesh.465933/).
You will be required to read the recommended articles listed above, respond to all questions based on the articles and justify your answers.
For each question, it is important to bring in competing ideas before justifying your response in order to demonstrate your understanding of concepts relevant to the question.
Use wide research to gather evidence for your perspective. You must demonstrate your ability to understand and incorporate ideas from academic (i.e., peer-reviewed) journals and other information sources, and show consistent argumentation throughout (not a mere description). Use relevant theories and examples in order to substantiate your arguments.
Distribution of Length
The assignment
Response to each question should be between 700 and 1000 words;
Mandatory Referencing Requirements
It is important that the assignment reflects the student’s own understanding of relevant literature. An effective integration of these materials to the discussion is also vital that could primarily be achieved through the use of appropriate referencing.
Accordingly, at least 6(six) academic references MUST be cited along with other non-academic references such as articles from periodicals, newspapers and web pages.
Structure, and Formatting
The students are expected to maintain a high standard in presenting their works.
The paper must be well-structured and well-argued.
The clarity of expressions together with the appropriate use of grammar, spelling and punctuations are important to maintain.
Referencing format must strictly be adhered to (Harvard System).
As mentioned above, an appropriate structure must be maintained. An introduction as well as a conclusion is needed. Headings and sub-headings could be used.
Use appropriate pagination. 12 point font in Times New Roman should be used throughout. Double-spacing with appropriate margins on each side (at least 2 cm) need to be maintained.
use some graphs to illustrate.
Important Note
only Answer last 2 questions 3&4
3. In the context of the RMG industry in Bangladesh, do you consider “green factories” a new business model for growth (Article 4)? Please justify your answer.
4. Will sustainable and ethical RMG production in Bangladesh will help major retailers to become more sustainably and ethically responsible as well? Please explain.
