ARABOPENUNIVERSITY FACULTYOFBUSINESSSTUDIES B327-CreatingFutures:SustainableEnterpriseandInnovation TMA–Version:A–SPRING2022-23 Cut-off Date:AsannouncedonLMS 1. StudentsneedtoreadtheTMAinstructionscarefullyandcontacttheirtutorsiffurtherclarificatio

ARABOPENUNIVERSITY
FACULTYOFBUSINESSSTUDIES
B327-CreatingFutures:SustainableEnterpriseandInnovation


TMA–Version:A–SPRING2022-23
Cut-off Date:AsannouncedonLMS

1. StudentsneedtoreadtheTMAinstructionscarefullyandcontacttheirtutorsiffurtherclarificationisneeded.
2. TMAanswerfilesshouldbesubmittedtoLMSonorbeforethecut-offdate.Latesubmissionsarepenalizedwithmarksdeductionsasperuniversityregulations.
3. TMAanswerfileshouldbeinWORDform.Otherformatsare not acceptedandmightresult-indisqualifyingtheworksubmitted.
4. TMAPT3formshouldbecompletedwithallinformationsuchas:studentnameandIDnumber,sectionnumber,andtutor'sname.ThePT3TMAformshouldbeinsertedastheFIRSTpageoftheTMAanswerfile.

TheArabOpenUniversitydefinitionsofplagiarism
AccordingtotheArabOpenUniversityregulations,thefollowingactsrepresentcasesofplagiarism:
• Verbatim(exact)copyingofprintedmaterialandsubmittingthemaspartofTMAswithoutproperacademicacknowledgementanddocumentation.
• Verbatim(exact)copyingofmaterialfromtheInternet,includingtablesandgraphics.
• Copyingotherstudents’notesorreports.
• CopyingpreviousworksubmittedtoanyAOUbranch.
• Usingpaidorunpaidmaterialpreparedforthestudentbyindividualsorfirms.

ThefollowingisthestandardplagiarismpenaltyappliedacrossAOUbranchesasperArticle11oftheuniversityregulations:
• AwardingofzeroforaTMAwhereinmorethan40%ofthecontentisplagiarized.
• Documentationofwarninginthestudentrecord.
• Failureinthecoursetodismissalfromtheuniversityforrepeatedplagiarism.
AllUniversityprogrammesarerequiredtoapplypenaltiesthatareconsistentwiththeUniversityregulations.


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1-THISISAGROUPPROJECTTMA.Eachteamshould consist of 3-4 students.Thisisagoodopportunityforstudentstoenhancetheirprofessionalskillsintermsofteamworking,communications,coordination,andtimemanagementskills.
2-Teamsshouldbeformedfromstudentsin the same section.
3-EachteamshouldselectaTEAM LEADER.TheteamleaderisresponsibleforcontactingtheirtutortogetApprovalfortheTMAtopictoavoidduplication.
4-Only the Team LeadershoulduploadtheTMAanswerfileonLMSbeforethecut-offdate.5-75%oftheTMAmarkisawardedfortheTMAreport(15marks),while25%(5marks)are
INDIVIDUALLYawardedbasedonapresentationoftheTMAreportbyall team members.

Sustainabilityhasbecomeoneofthemostimportantconcernsformodernenterprises.ThefocusofthisTMAistoselectanexampleofasustainableenterpriseanddiscussthefactorsthathadledtoitssuccessalongwiththechallengesthatitfacesinadoptingsustainability.Studentsneedtocriticallyexamine,analyse,andevaluatetheenterprisesustainabilitypracticeswithreferencetothetheoriesdiscussedincoursematerialasthebasisforanswer.StudentsneedNOTtobroadlytellstoriesabouttheenterprise.Rather,anacademic,scientificanalysisisexpectedastheoutcomeofthisTMAassignment.

Write a (2000 word) report tackling the following 5 points:

1. Namethesustainableenterpriseandbrieflydescribeitsproductsandactivities.(10marks)
2. Whatdoesitmeantobesustainable?Whyisyourchosenenterpriseconsideredsustainable?(20marks)
3. BasedonSacchettiandTortia(2016)continuum,discusstheenterpriseownershipstructure,andhowdoesitaffecttheenterprisegovernanceandsocietalimpacts?(25marks)
4. Discusshowdoestheenterprisemaintainitsinput-outputrulestoachieveEnvironmentalSustainability(ES)?WhichONEfactoristheMOSTinfluentialinadoptingESandenvironmentallyfriendlyinnovations?Justifyyourselection.(25marks)
5. Describethe4componentsoftheenterprise’sSustainableBusinessModel(SMB).(20marks)

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