Select a ‘real world’ company of your choice which satisfies the following criteria
1) is a minimum of 20 years old, 2) has more than 10,000 employees 3) has an operational presence in more
than five countries 4) is listed on a stock exchange(s) 5) has paid dividends. Prepare record and upload the link
to an individual oral video presentation of 15 minutes in length. Required (1-3): Your presentation should
discuss the effectiveness of the company’s practices and structures regarding the three following themes: 1.
The role of board of directors in corporate governance and competitiveness 2. Performance of Socially
Responsible investment (SRI) stocks 3. Analysis and evaluation of investments for value creation (Indicative
oral video presentation length for required 1-3 above: 12 minutes) Required (4) Having analysed the above
three themes for your selected company, discuss how would you as a finance professional help the company
take business expansion related strategic decisions in a competitive environment where responsible business
practices may have a price. (Indicative oral video presentation length for required 4 above: 3 minutes) Please
note that your oral discussion must be critical; you should therefore compare the company’s practices and
structures with other company (ies). You are also required to utilise relevant theoretical frameworks, models
and literature in your discussion of the effectiveness of the company’s practices and structures regarding the
three themes above. (maximum 15 slides not including the title slide and reference list slide) 4. Annexes that
you have prepared to support your presentation, added after the references slide(s). Note: The Bloomberg tool
can be used to select the real world and comparable companies and access information and data as required.
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