TASK
Option A)
Produce an essay providing a critical analysis of business ethics in Boohoo and recent claims
that the company had links to modern slavery, with a specific focus on the organisation’s
management of business ethics, corporate social responsibility, stakeholder engagement
and triple bottom line sustainability.”
Use the grading criteria below prior to planning and writing your assignment to ensure relevance.
Option B)
Produce an essay providing a critical analysis of a business ethics case, during 2020, in an
organisation of your choice, with a specific focus on the organisation’s management of
business ethics, corporate social responsibility, stakeholder engagement and triple bottom
line sustainability.
GUIDANCE
Structure: Essay Format (NOT report format)
You are required to decide on the appropriate structure and content but we would expect to
see the following elements:
Introduction: address the question/aim of the essay, establish the approach that
will be used to answer the question/outline the structure of the essay; briefly
introduce key theory to be applied in the critical analysis; introduce the context (the
organisation, the ethical dilemma that has arisen or initiative that has been
introduced);
Main body of the assignment: you may wish to:
critically discuss the key ethical and sustainability challenges (perhaps
outlining general themes and then focusing on the case example);
critically discuss the underpinning theory/theoretical framework
(business ethics theory; (corporate) social responsibility theory;
stakeholder theory; triple bottom line sustainability etc.)
apply the theory in your critical analysis and critical evaluation of the way in
which business ethics, social responsibility, stakeholder expectations and
stakeholder engagement and triple bottom line sustainability are managed
by the organisation (using the current situation as an example)
demonstrate clear relevant theoretical underpinning and make reference to
relevant and reliable academic sources. You should make use of academic
referencing using Harvard style
Conclusion: bring together your main points, make sure you have addressed
the question and the key points raised in your introduction; you may wish to
comment upon the relevance/usefulness or otherwise of the underpinning
theory in critically analysing the case.
