Global Business Environment Assignment -

Scenario 1: You are an advisor for the board of directors of 'SASOL Limited' or any organisation of your choice, a fast-growing energy and chemical company, based in South Africa or use a global organisation of your choice. The company has also expanded into Mozambique, Canada, Gabon and Australia, and hope to expand into other countries soon.

A new CEO has taken over the organisation and has asked you to produce a presentation to the board of directors to advise them on the concept of 'Globalisation' and the challenges this creates for global businesses trying to enter new markets.

You are required to investigate and explain the key factors that drive globalisation as well as the key challenges this creates when operating globally. This will be presented by using a PESTLE analysis to guide you and show analysis of cultural, economic, political and social dimensions.

This will then be presented as a report to the CEO and should include the following tasks:

TASK 1

a) Analyse the key factors of cost, market, environment and competition that drive global commerce and trade.

 b) Critically analyse the impact that key factors have upon the global business environment in terms of benefits and challenges.

TASK 2

a) Explain the complexity of strategic challenges faced by organisations like SASOL Limited or any organisation of your choice when operating in a global environment supported by specific examples.

b) Critically analyse strategic challenges in context of risk and diversification strategies and the supply chain flow.

c) Critically evaluate the global business environment, including the opportunities and challenges faced by organisations.

Scenario 2: You have teamed up with other advisors within SASOL Limited (refer to scenario 1 here above) or any organisation of your choice to evaluate the impact that globalisation has on organisational structures, cultures and functions. As part of your research you have to investigate how globalisation affects decision-making and strategy within a global business.

This will require that you consider theory (McKinsey's 7S model, Hofstede's Dimensions of Culture etc.) and factors that influence structures, culture and organisational functions in the given business. You should relate to the given organisation and demonstrate how their strategy and decisions have been influenced by the factors you have discussed.

TASK 3

a) Evaluate the influences of globalisation on organisational governance and leadership, structure, culture and functions of any organisation of your choice.

b) Evaluate the influences of ethical and sustainable globalisation on organisational functions.

c) Critically evaluate global market influences in application to appropriate theories and models relating to organisational structure and culture.

d) Critique strategies that can be adopted by organisations operating in a global business environment, making valid and justified recommendations of how they should adapt their organisational structure and decision-making processes.

TASK 4 -

a) Evaluate the different ways decision-making can work effectively in a global context.

b) Determine and articulate the various routes to internationalisation an organisation may adopt, including key barriers.

c) Critically evaluate the key barriers in doing business internationally and make recommendations on how they can be overcome.

d) Critique strategies that can be adopted by organisations operating in a global business environment, making valid and justified recommendations of how they should adapt their organisational structure and decision-making processes.

Learning Outcomes -

Analyse the key factors which drive globalisation.

Determine the strategic complexities associated with operating in a global environment.

Evaluate how operating in a global market influences an organisation's structure, culture and functions.

Evaluate the influence of globalisation on organisational decision-making and strategy.

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