Assignment: Required Assignment 1—Multiple-Stakeholder Process

 
Module Readings and Assignment:
Complete the following readings early in the module:

Read the overview/online lectures for the Module 
From the textbook, Capitalism at the Crossroads: Next Generation Business Strategies for a Post-Crisis World, read the following chapters:

Raising the base of the pyramid
Broadening the corporate bandwidth

From the Argosy University online library resources, read:

Porter, M. E., & Kramer, M. R. (2006, December). Strategy and society: The link between competitive advantage and corporate social responsibility. Harvard Business Review, 84(12), 78–92. 

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Module Overview (Included As Attachment)

 
Assignment: Required Assignment 1—Multiple-Stakeholder Process
 
Instructions: Review the following: 
  Management at Top Shelf has determined that the company doesn’t need another top-down singularly focused recycling program. Instead, it wants to include a wide spectrum of views and inputs in the development of a sustainability mission and program that the company and the community can believe in. 
 Review the Top Shelf scenario: (Included As Attachment)

Using the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research the impact of public advocacy groups on sustainable business practice and the multiple-stakeholder process. 
 
Write a paper addressing the following:

Identify and research at least two examples of companies that have been impacted by the campaigns of public advocacy groups. What is the value of democratic inputs in business decision making?
Identify and list all of the sustainability stakeholders at Top Shelf. Does each group have equal weight throughout the program development process? When should each be brought into the discussion?
Explain the advantages of implementing a multiple-stakeholder process that significantly influences a company’s agenda for sustainability.
Describe the challenges in a multiple-stakeholder process for developing a sustainable business plan. Do the interests of one group outweigh the others?
Develop a step-by-step plan for implementing a multiple-stakeholder process. Your plan should assure the credibility of Top Shelf’s sustainability plan in the public sphere and also be effective in meeting the goal of sustainability.
Suggest metrics for tracking the progress.

Write a 5–6-page paper in Word format.  
Turned-in on time, Grading criteria followed All assignment qualifications addressed correctly, Grading Criteria followed, Include Question followed by the answer  Reference Page Included Cover page Included, Paragraphs  Indented,  Running-head included, main heading should be centered; all  new  paragraphs should be indented;  paper should be right ragged,   not right justified; references,  should always go on a standalone  page. abstracts are not usually indented; acronyms should be spelled out when using them  for  the first time, for example HR. references as listed are APA  standard.   When you  submit your papers through turnitin.com, your overall  similarity  index  score should not be exceedingly high, with   ten to  fifteen percent  being  the maximum,  Please make sure your APA  formatting of citations. I have provided the  APA resource cite for you. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01, Please work on using literature within the span of the last 5 years,  keep in mind there should not be any one, two, or three sentence  paragraphs 
Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Apply APA standards to citation of sources. 

 
By Monday September 24, 2018, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.

Assignment Titled: Required Assignment 1—Multiple-Stakeholder Process Grading Criteria & Maximum Points:

Described at least two examples of companies that have been impacted by the campaigns of public advocacy groups demonstrating in-depth research. 28 points

Identified all of the sustainability stakeholders at Top Shelf and provided recommendations for when they should be included in the discussion. 20 points

Explained the advantages and challenges of implementing a multiple-stakeholder process that significantly influences a company’s agenda for sustainability. 28 points

Developed a step-by-step plan for implementing a multiple-stakeholder process that would assure the credibility of Top Shelf’s sustainability plan in the public sphere. 52 points

Assured that the step-by-step plan for implementing a multiple-stakeholder process is effective in meeting the goal of sustainability by providing metrics for tracking progress. 52 points

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. 20 points

Total: 200