IBU5GW Governance in a Globalising World
Take Home Exam Assessment
Semester 2, 2017
Total marks: 30
Due date: 8 pm October 21st 2017
- Each article has a separate question you can refer to.
- In answering each question introduce the question, discuss the question topic and give both sides of the argument, use the theories stipulated to support your arguments, and conclude.
- Use the media articles and research you conduct on these companies referred to in the media articles as case studies or evidence to illustrate your answers.
- Please reference your sources using Harvard references.
- Please use the readings list articles available on LMS and the library to support your answers.
- This exam is marked out of 30 and worth 30% of your total marks for the subject.
- Word limit 2000 words. Please answer each question in around 650 words.
- Please ensure you include your student name and student ID on the paper and file name.
- Please use essay style and format in Times 12 point.
- Please submit via LMS Turn It In.
- No late submissions are accepted unless special consideration has been formally submitted through the University system and approved.
- Article: Board Shake up at Troubled CBA
Discuss. Use Agency theory and Stewardship Theory to support your answer. 10 marks
- Article: No Women on the Board? Companies warned they could face Gender Quotas
The only way to improve board diversity is to impose quotas as has occurred in Norway.
Discuss. Use Resource Dependency theory and Stakeholder theory to support your arguments. 10 marks
- Article: Unions, Superfunds’ Human Rights push
Superannuation (Pension) funds and activist groups including trade unions have the right and responsibility to pressure companies in regard to monitoring human rights in their supply chain and wage fraud as well as allowing shareholders to put forward resolutions at AGMs.
Discuss. Use Stakeholder theory and Stewardship theory to illustrate your answer.
10 marks
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