Implementing Innovation in Responsible Organizations

Implementing Innovation in Responsible Organizations

60% PROJECT ON INNOVATION IN RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATIONS . MEIHM 2022.docx Les Roches Global Page 1 of 5 ASSIGNMENT OUTLINE Assignment title: Implementing Innovation in Responsible Organizations Weighting: 60% FMEIHM 2022 Course name: Innovative, Alternative and Sustainable Trends in Tourism Course number: M9117 Hand-out date: Friday 11th November 2022 Hand-in Faculty: Latest Sunday, 11th December 2022 at 23:59 via moodle in the corresponding section. Failure to submit within the allocated period will lead to a mark of “0” in the assignment. Assignment Overview: The assignment should help students to understand the concept of social responsibility applied in companies and to analyse the socially responsible strategy of one company. Overall aim: To enable students to undertake a research and analysis process and, based on the research outcome, to evaluate the socially responsible performance of a company. The student will need to set a CSR strategy in a synthesized manner. Learning outcomes: 1. Appraise the main characteristics of alternative and sustainable trends. 2. Analyze the importance of innovation and sustainability in the hospitality sector. Organisation and methodology: The students are required to keep the following format within the project: 60% PROJECT ON INNOVATION IN RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATIONS . MEIHM 2022.docx Les Roches Global Page 2 of 5 Layout: The sequence in which the project material should be arranged and bound should be as follows: ï‚· Cover Page, which should include: Les Roches logo, assignment title, student´s name in full, student number, and course name. ï‚· Statement of authorship (see sample below, p.5). It should be signed by the student. ï‚· Assignment structure: o Table of contents Every section needs to be included and page-numbered. o Introduction Company selection (select a company from the pdf with the list of companies that you will find in the section ASSESSMENT STRATEGY in MOODLE) Once selected, you must introduce: Brief history, mission, vision, core values, industry, number of units (e.g. number of hotels), number of employees, country or countries where the company operates, future development. o Social Responsibility Performance of the company Brief description of the SR performance. The actions implemented by the company should be presented using the 4 pillars of the UN Global Compact. o Innovative Proposals The proposals should help to improve the company´s CSR performance and need to be innovative and measurable. Every student should make 4 proposals (one proposal for each area of the UN Global Compact (human rights, labour, anti-corruption, and environment). The student will need to provide the following for each proposal: 1. Action (properly justified, measurable and innovative for the company). 2. Indicator to evaluate the efficiency of the proposal. 3. The stakeholders benefitting from the innovation proposed. 4. Identification of the SDG that your proposal is supporting. o Strategy Map Design a Strategy Map to apply proposals in the strategy. The Strategy Map must show the actions the student proposes in the previous section. o Conclusion Students should conclude and evaluate the level of CSR performance according to the UN Global Compact. The students will need to evaluate what SDGs are being supported by the company. An evaluation of every area of the Global Compact is expected. o References Typing instructions: ï‚· Line spacing: 1.5 whole text. ï‚· Font type: Garamond, size 11. (if possible, otherwise, Arial 11) ï‚· Margins: 2,5 cm on LHS, RHS, top margin, and bottom margin. Word count: Max. – 4000 words Resources available: ï‚· All sources are acceptable: Library, E-library, Web, etc. ï‚· www.unglobalcompact.org ï‚· https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs 60% PROJECT ON INNOVATION IN RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATIONS . MEIHM 2022.docx Les Roches Global Page 3 of 5 Assessment tasks & weighting Assessment task Weighting Layout, typing instructions 5% Introduction 10% CSR Performance 10% Proposals 20% Strategy Map 20% Conclusion 20% English Skills 10% References 5% Common skills: assessed (bold) or developed (italics): MANAGING AND DEVELOPING SELF 1.Manages own role and responsibilities 2. Manages own time in achieving objectives. 4. Transfers skills gained to new and changing situations and contexts. 5.Uses a range of thought processes COMMUNICATING 9.Receives and responds to a variety of information 10.Presents information in a variety of visual forms 11.Communicates in writing MANAGING TASKS AND SOLVING PROBLEMS 13.Uses information sources 14. Deals with a combination of routine and nonroutine tasks 15.Identifies and solves routine and non-routine problems Points 100 -75 74-60 59-0 LAYOUT Less than 3 non-respected instructions. Everything properly cited. Between 6 and 3 non-respected instructions and ideas not always properly linked. 2-3 citations missing Structure layout, typing instructions NOT RESPECTED More than 6 non-respected instructions and or Word count not respected. More than 4 missing citations INTRODUCTION Provided in a clear manner. Between 6 and 8 points included from following: Brief history, mission, vision, core values, industry, number of units (e.g. number of hotels), number of employees, country or countries where the company operates, future development… Provided but poor (Only 5 points included) Brief history, mission, vision, core values, industry, number of units (e.g. number of hotels), number of employees, country or countries where the company operates, future development… Not provided Or Provided but very poor not providing enough info (less than 5 of following points shown: Brief history, mission, vision, core values, industry, number of units (e.g. number of hotels), number of employees, country or countries where the company operates, future development… ) CSR PERFORMANCE Well explained and structured. Ideas on every aspect of the CSR provided (different stakeholders) Stakeholders missing or aspects missing (environment, employees, finance, society, etc..) not clearly explained. None provided PROPOSALS Proposals are new, measurable and properly justified Less than 4 proposals provided. Not all are measurable or not all are new. If no stakeholders are mentioned or SDG a maximum grade of 60 will be granted. Nothing new provided or actions discussed or seen in class or none. Proposals are not measurable. If an indicator is not provided a maximum grade of 50 will be granted. STRATEGY MAP Strategy Map including all the proposals, properly linked (cause – effect), all the perspectives are appropriate, and the proposals are properly located. Strategy Map showing proposals, but no perspective included or linkage among them (cause – effect) Strategy map missing or not showing all the proposals CONCLUSION Conclusion included every area in UN Global Compact, and an evaluation in every aspect. SDGs supported and clearly identified. A conclusion is included but no evaluation provided. The conclusion does not show every area in the Global Compact. SDGs not included or wrong. If the evaluation of SDGs is not included a maximum grade of 60 will be granted. Not included the conclusion nor the evaluation of the Company in CSR ENGLISH SKILLS LR Guidelines LR Guidelines LR Guidelines BIBLIOGRAPHY All the sources used properly (APA Style) included in the bibliography Sources included in bibliography according to APA Style. 1-3 wrong references Not included in the project or APA Style not respected at all 60% PROJECT ON INNOVATION IN RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATIONS . MEIHM 2022.docx Les Roches Global Page 4 of 5 English Skills Special instructions: ï‚· Citation/References The project must include references, citations or quotations respecting APA style. ï‚· No project will be accepted after the hand- in date and time. Failure to hand in the assignment will result in a 0 grade. English Skills Full Achievement Good Reasonable Adequate Fail Coherence/Structure/Flow Writing is structured Has a beginning & end Ideas are well connected Clear flow – easy to read Effectively organised. Well structured with good flow Generally well organised. Sometimes ideas are not linked together. Structure could be better with clearer development for better reading Shows some organisatio n – just enough to pass Not clearly organised Difficult to follow Relevant Use of Language Writing uses specific language used in hospitality and required by assignment Minimum errors – wide range of appropriate vocabulary Good range of appropriate vocabulary More than adequate range used Uses limited variety of terms, and is often repetitive Poor use or no use of specific terms Appropriate Tone Required use of either formal or informal style of writing Appropriate tone throughout and reflects assignment requirements Tone on the whole appropriate Some inconsistent use of language Not always appropriate therefore not entirely successful Inappropriat e tone used in most of the task Clarity & Accuracy Writing is clear with no confusing areas Extremely clear Well developed & expanded upon Slight confusion due to minor inaccuracy. Ideas on the whole developed well. Occasional confusion due to ideas not being clear but message is given. At times, difficult to follow and/or repetitive Difficult to read due to inaccuracies. Impact/Effectiveness on Reader Impact on reader Excellent Very Positive Positive Satisfactory – just a pass Poor effect on reader Overall Appreciation – Final % 60% PROJECT ON INNOVATION IN RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATIONS . MEIHM 2022.docx Les Roches Global Page 5 of 5 Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the act of presenting another’s ideas or words as one’s own. Cheating includes, but is not limited to, the intentional falsification or fabrication of any academic activity, unauthorized copying of another person’s work, or aiding and abetting any such acts. Particular care must be taken when presenting information that has been obtained from an internet site. Should this information not be correctly referenced then you are guilty of plagiarism and will be penalised accordingly. With respect to projects/assignments, faculty reserves the right to randomly call upon any student and ask them to defend their work orally. Any assignment/exam which is found to contain plagiarism will automatically be awarded a grade of 0, and an e-mail will be sent to the student or the student’s parents/tutors/sponsors. Depending on the circumstances, additional penalties could be imposed (see LRM Academic Regulations, Section 11). Statement of authorship Following the title page of your assignment there should be a page on which you sign a statement that the work included in the assignment is your own work except where appropriately referenced. The following statement should be used: Statement of authorship I certify that this assignment is my own work and contains no material which has been submitted as part of an assignment in any institute, college or university. 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