Assignment 2: Challenges in the Global Business Environment Must be APA 6 Edition No plagiarism (Some of the question refer to the original company, that company was British Petroleum) According to the textbook, ongoing challenges in the global business environment are mostly attributed to unethical business practices, failure to embrace technology advancements, and stiff competition among businesses. Use the Internet to research the code of ethical conduct of one (1) of the following 4 organizations listed below. *AT&T, *Hershey Company, *Coca-Cola, * Chevron Next, use the Internet to research the code of ethical conduct of two (2) similar companies in the same industry as the company you have chosen. Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: Specify, in brief, the nature, structure, types of products or service of the business you selected. Examine the information within the company’s code of ethical conduct, and choose three (3) key issues from within the document that you believe are critical for success. Provide a rationale for the response. Using the three (3) key issues you selected as a benchmark, compare and contrast the codes of conduct of two (2) similar companies within the same industry as your chosen company. Examine the extent to which the two (2) similar companies you researched have addressed the key issues you selected. Hypothesize two (2) potential positive outcomes for each company if each addresses the key issues in question and two (2) potential adverse effects if each company fails to address these issues. Propose two (2) techniques that the original company you selected could use in order to ensure that its code of conduct will remain relevant through years of changing economic, political, social, cultural, and technological forces on business and society. Next, evaluate the effectiveness of two (2) methods that the company currently adopts in order to manage environment issues. Examine two (2) approaches that the original company you selected has taken in order to embrace technological advancements for innovation and thus improve business offerings. Anticipate three (3) potential technological challenges the company could face, and recommend one (1) strategy that the company could use in order to eliminate or minimize each of these anticipated challenges. Specify at least one (1) one lobbying strategy that the original company you selected has used in an effort to influence national or local government decisions in its favor. Summarize the issue in question, and ascertain whether or not the lobbying effort was appropriate. Justify the response. Analyze two (2) global corporate citizenship efforts of the original company you selected, and assess the extent to which these efforts are effective in accomplishing the company’s goals. Examine the manner in which the two (2) global citizenship efforts could contribute significantly to the company’s sustainable development goals. ...

1. Assignment 2: Challenges in the Global Business Environment
Must be APA 6 Edition No plagiarism
(Some of the question refer to the original company, that
company was British Petroleum)
According to the textbook, ongoing challenges in the global
business environment are mostly attributed to unethical business
practices, failure to embrace technology advancements, and stiff
competition among businesses. Use the Internet to research the
code of ethical conduct of one (1) of the following 4
organizations listed below.
*AT&T,
*Hershey Company,
*Coca-Cola,
* Chevron
Next, use the Internet to research the code of ethical conduct of
two (2) similar companies in the same industry as the company
you have chosen.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
Specify, in brief, the nature, structure, types of products or
service of the business you selected. Examine the information
within the company’s code of ethical conduct, and choose three
(3) key issues from within the document that you believe are
critical for success. Provide a rationale for the response.
Using the three (3) key issues you selected as a benchmark,
compare and contrast the codes of conduct of two (2) similar
companies within the same industry as your chosen company.
Examine the extent to which the two (2) similar companies
you researched have addressed the key issues you selected.
Hypothesize two (2) potential positive outcomes for each
company if each addresses the key issues in question and two
(2) potential adverse effects if each company fails to address
these issues.
Propose two (2) techniques that the original company you
selected could use in order to ensure that its code of conduct

2. will remain relevant through years of changing economic,
political, social, cultural, and technological forces on business
and society. Next, evaluate the effectiveness of two (2) methods
that the company currently adopts in order to manage
environment issues.
Examine two (2) approaches that the original company you
selected has taken in order to embrace technological
advancements for innovation and thus improve business
offerings. Anticipate three (3) potential technological
challenges the company could face, and recommend one (1)
strategy that the company could use in order to eliminate or
minimize each of these anticipated challenges.
Specify at least one (1) one lobbying strategy that the
original company you selected has used in an effort to influence
national or local government decisions in its favor. Summarize
the issue in question, and ascertain whether or not the lobbying
effort was appropriate. Justify the response.
Analyze two (2) global corporate citizenship efforts of the
original company you selected, and assess the extent to which
these efforts are effective in accomplishing the company’s
goals. Examine the manner in which the two (2) global
citizenship efforts could contribute significantly to the
company’s sustainable development goals.
Use at least four (4) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and
other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment,
the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and
the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included
in the required assignment page length.