{"id":43508,"date":"2025-05-24T07:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T07:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/research-report-with-policy-considerations-and-placing-the-enactment-of-the-sdgs-by-businesses-as-a-responsibility\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T07:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T07:30:15","slug":"research-report-with-policy-considerations-and-placing-the-enactment-of-the-sdgs-by-businesses-as-a-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/research-report-with-policy-considerations-and-placing-the-enactment-of-the-sdgs-by-businesses-as-a-responsibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Research report with policy considerations and placing the enactment of the SDGs by businesses as a responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You are required to complete a research report that demonstrates your understanding of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The integration of the SDGs as responsible, ethical and sustainable business practices<\/li>\n<li>The integration of the SDGs as a social choice<\/li>\n<li>The implications of the role of business in creating social transformative change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The results of your research will be discussed in Week 12 during scheduled tutorials.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Guidelines for the Research Report<\/strong><br \/>The Research Report will address the following question:<br \/><em>\u201cHow should [specific entity] enact business practices that demonstrate sustainable and responsible business ethics in [specific issue]?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Aspects to Address:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Examine both positive and negative aspects of applied strategies<\/li>\n<li>Your analysis should be based on the evidence gathered and the application of relevant frameworks covered in the course<\/li>\n<li>Explain the gaps between policies and practices, and suggest recommendations to address these gaps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The response must focus on a <em>specific entity<\/em> and a <em>specific issue<\/em> of significance to the entity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The specific entity may be a particular industry (e.g., mining or banking), type of organization (e.g., NGO, family-run business, small business), or a particular organization (e.g., ANZ Bank, Westpac) that is confined to a specific country, geographical region, or type of country.<\/li>\n<li>The specific issue may relate to a particular situation (e.g., environmental disaster, faulty products), a decision (e.g., closing down a sub-branch, adopting certain technology, or a procurement policy), a management function, or a management practice (e.g., Equal Employment Opportunity policy or human resource management practices).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Research Sources:<\/strong><br \/>To undertake this research, you should use non-primary sources of data such as government documents, industry reports, media reports, company reports\/websites, anti-corporate\/social activist reports, reports from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the UN Global Compact. These sources should be used <em>in addition to<\/em> scholarly literature. Please note that the collection of primary data (e.g., interviews) is not allowed unless specific permission is obtained from the Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (MUHREC).<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Format for the Research Report<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Abstract (100 words):<\/strong> Briefly describe the purpose of the research and the key focus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A. Introduction (300 words)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduce the researched issue and the purpose\/objective of the study<\/li>\n<li>Provide the research context and scope<\/li>\n<li>Present your research questions<\/li>\n<li>Discuss any limitations of the report and assumptions made<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>B. Literature Review and Key Challenges (700 words)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discuss relevant literature related to your topic<\/li>\n<li>Analyze your selected industrial context and its implications<\/li>\n<li>Highlight what your research will contribute or address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>C. Research Methodology (250 words)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the relevant frameworks you will use to examine the issue<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Describe how you will investigate the existing situation, norms, and approaches in the selected organization<\/li>\n<li>Outline the method of data collection (e.g., organizational documents, newspaper clips, blogs, and relevant resources)<\/li>\n<li>Mention your approach to data analysis<\/li>\n<li>Provide an interpretation based on your theoretical framework<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>D. Findings (800 words)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>E. Discussion &amp; Conclusion (250 words)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discuss the implications of your findings<\/li>\n<li>Provide policy recommendations (200 words): Suggest policy recommendations for sustainable business development appropriate for the organization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Word Limit:<\/strong><br \/>The report should be 2,500 words, excluding the references list and appendices.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Estimated Return Date:<\/strong> Not applicable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hurdle Requirements:<\/strong> Not applicable to this assessment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Criteria for Marking:<\/strong><br \/>A specific marking rubric will be available on Moodle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Objectives Assessed:<\/strong><br \/>This assessment task is designed to test your achievement of objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are required to complete a research report that demonstrates your understanding of the following: The integration of the SDGs as responsible, ethical and sustainable business practices The integration of the SDGs as a social choice The implications of the role of business in creating social transformative change The results of your research will be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[18],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/43508"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/43508\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=43508"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=43508"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=43508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}