PART 3 (A1.3) Business Report –
Purpose: Business reports serve a variety of purposes. They are generally structured in a particular way – not just for academic purposes, but more importantly for business purposes. You have applied for a graduate role at Phillip Island Nature Parks. As part of this application you have been asked to write a report examining certain aspects of the management in the organisation to which you applied.
This report will showcase your knowledge. It will also demonstrate your developing academic and business skills such as communicating in writing, presenting information to an audience of experts, using information to support your claims, and acknowledging the sources of information you have cited.
In addition to further developing your skills, this report requires you to consider where you might fit as a manager in your chosen organisation and reflect on what you can do to prepare for such a position.
Use the Business Report format (see p. 5 below) to guide you on the sections required in your report. Remember your answer must focus on Phillip Island Nature Parks.
DO NOT CONTACT ORGANISATION.
There are four tasks in Part 3 (A1.3). You must complete and submit all four tasks.
Task 1 (A1.3.1): Use theoretical management concepts to define and explain the influence of the general environment on organisations with particular attention to sociocultural trends. Analyse sociocultural trends in Australia in 2019/20 and evaluate how Phillip Island Nature Parks has responded to them in 2020. Begin your research by reading pp XXXXXXXXXXof the textbook*.
Task 2 (A1.3.2): Use theoretical management concepts to define and explain the influence of the specific environment on organisations with particular attention to an organisation’s industry regulation. Analyse and evaluate how Phillip Island Nature Parks organisation has responded to regulations in their industry in 2019/20. Begin your research by reading pp XXXXXXXXXXof the textbook*.
Task 3 (A1.3.3): Use theoretical management concepts to define and explain the Social Responsibility (SR) of an organisation. Analyse the approaches taken by Phillip Island Nature Parks to SR in 2019/20 and evaluate how this organisation has responded to the Sustainable Development Goals SDG4 and SDG9. Begin your research by reading pp XXXXXXXXXXof the textbook*
Task 4 (A1.3.4): Identify the kind (or level) of manager you aspire to be in Phillip Island Nature Parks. Explain and analyse the skills needed by this kind (or level) of manager in your chosen organisation. Begin your research by reading pp. 5-8 and 12-14 of the textbook. Next, explain and evaluate how your completion of any two experiences offered in the Talent build your experience website could provide you with experience relevant to any two of these skills*.
*Each of the above four tasks in A1.3 should be about 500 words in length and must cite the prescribed MMM132 textbook, one or more peer reviewed Management academic journal articles, and one or more reputable sources and/or the website of your chosen organisation.
In each of the four tasks, four key words are in italics: define, explain, analyse, evaluate. These four words have specific meanings and you are required to identify those meanings before commencing on this task. Academic Phrasebook, developed by Manchester University, is a useful starting point if you are unclear about the specific meanings of these four words as they apply to academic writing.
MMM132 Business Report Format
Title page
(not included in the word count)
• Title of report (should be short to indicate what the report is about)
• Name and website of organisation
• Student name and ID numbe
• Unit code and unit name
Executive summary
This is a summary of the whole report. Briefly outline the task(s) you were asked to perform, the methods you used to find information to address these tasks, your conclusion to each of these tasks in relation to your chosen organisation. This heading should not be listed in the Table of Contents (Approximately 200 words)
Table of contents
(not included in the word count)
List and number the headings of the main sections and sub-sections of your report. (Use the MSWord template provided in the unit site to learn to create heading styles, sub-headings and an automatic Table of Contents – TOC)
Introduction
Set the scene; give some background information about the report/organisation; state the aim/purpose of the report. Provide an outline describing the main sections in the body of the report (Approximately 150 words)
Body of Report Four task sections
Organise the body of the report into four sections. Each section should cover each of the four tasks with clearly numbered section headings and subheadings.
Your discussion in each task should:
• define and explain management academic theory/concepts
• analyse these theories and relate them to the chosen organisation
• include critical analysis and evaluation
• cite sources from the textbook, peer reviewed Management academic
journal articles, and at least one reputable source on your chosen
organisation
• write in third person for Tasks XXXXXXXXXXand in first person for Tasks 1.3.4
• be 500 words per task (a total of 2000 words for the body of the report)
Conclusion
Summarise key points from your report. Use the information from each task in the body of your report to inform your conclusion. (Approximately 150 words).