Module Name and Code Business in its Environment

Code: 3BUSS003C

CW Weighting 40% Individual CW

Lecturer setting the task with contact Lecturers: Alisher Ismailov

details and office hours
Azizbek Allaberganov

Email: a.ismailov@wiut.uz

aallaberganov@wiut.uz

Phone: 238-74-00

Submission deadline Date: 16th of March, 2020

Results date and type of feedback Written - X

Date: TBA
The CW checks the following learning outcomes:

1. Understand and appreciate the nature and scope of business, and the role of
business in society
2. Explain components and management of organization
3. Discuss business behaviour from the perspective of a range of stakeholders
including customer, manager, creditor, owner/shareholder and employee.

Task

Individually you have to choose one business (can be any type and size) which operates in
Uzbekistan. By conducting primary (interviews and/or observations) and secondary research
(online sources) you have to collect data to produce following:

1. Introduction. Description of the purpose of this report. (Indicative word count: 100 words)
2. Description of the business and its role in the society. What does the business do? When it
was established? Where is it located? What are the unique attributes company has? What
was the purpose for the establishment of this business? What is the role of this business in
the society? How it impacts society? For example, Pharmaceutical company “ABC” is the
only producer of a certain remedy in Uzbekistan, its operation is crucial to supply market
with affordable remedy which has the same characteristics as imported alternative.
(Indicative word count: 500 words)
3. Internal environment. This section should include description of a company’s internal
environment such as how many employees it has, how employees are managed in terms of
organizational structure, and does the company have any rites and rituals? Is the structure
(flat or tall)? What is the management style? You may conduct an interview with a
representative of the company or use company’s website to collect data about this topic.
(Indicative word count: 800 words)
4. Business and stakeholders. Organizational management is largely influenced by the
opinions and perspectives of internal and external stakeholders. Select any three groups of
 stakeholders (employees, owners, managers, customers, suppliers, creditors, communities,
government) and discuss how selected business is influenced by them. (Indicative word
count: 500 words)
5. Conclusion. Summary of the analysis conducted. (Indicative word count: 100 words)
6. Include your interview questions in the appendix of the report.

The word limit for the report is 2000 words

The following guidelines may be helpful:

1. Use secondary sources from reliable website about the company.

2. Perform an observation or brief interview with the representative or the customers of the
company to gain primary data.
3. You are recommended to use only academic articles and publications for your business
research. (EBSCO, Emerald, Springer Link, JSTOR). Avoid the usage of not trusted
resources as Wikipedia, Blogs, and Forums.
4. Link materials covered during lectures and tutorials with your research data and
recommendations.

Format
1. Word-processed Times New Roman/ Arial 12, double-spaced and printed single-sided on A4
paper.
2. The cover sheet should state your ID number, module title and marker’s name, available at
http://intranet.wiut.uz/Shared%20Documents/CW%20Submission%20Cover%20Page.docx
3. Maximum number of words should not exceed
4. Include a contents page giving the headings and page numbers of each section.
5. Pages should be numbered.
6. Word-count must be included on the cover page (do not include attachments and bibliography
in the word-count).
7. Please do not submit any loose pages.
8. Use Harvard method of referencing

Assessment criteria
See attached document

Submission
Submit the usual paper format (hard copy) to the designated place to the WIUT Registrar’s Office
and an electronic format to Turnitin (Intranet).