BM4105 Critical Issues in Sustainability and Management Research SEM2 Assignment 2 Brief | UCLan

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This assessment is worth 60% of the overall module mark. This Assessment Pack consists of a detailed assignment brief, guidance on what you need to prepare, and information on how class sessions support your ability to complete successfully. You'll also find information on this page to guide you on how, where, and when to submit. If you need additional support, please make a note of the services detailed in this document. 

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In this assignment, you will write a critical review of the literature related to ONE of the business and management topics below:

• The impact of social media on Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) (focused on a specific business sector (e.g., manufacturing or service sector; small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or large corporations) or specific region (e.g., a specific country or/and emerging economy).
• Challenges, controversies, and lessons in sustainable management - based on a specific business sector (manufacturing or service sector; small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or large corporations) or specific region (e.g., a specific country or/and emerging economy).
• Globalization, localization and valuing nature concepts - implementation in sustainable management.
• Planning for the future through enterprise thinking and sustainability performance measurement implementation (focused on a specific business sector (manufacturing or/and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or/ and area (e.g., a specific country or/and emerging economy).
• Life cycle thinking and framework - from theory to implementation (based on a specific business sector (manufacturing or/and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or/and area (e.g., emerging economy). 

A critical literature review is a "detailed overview of the significant literature available about your chosen topic, providing a discussion and critical evaluation, and using clear argument to contextualise and justify your research" (Saunders et al., 2018:33). 

In this task, you will present how you have developed and structured your literature review explaining how you have gathered your academic sources and how you have critically evaluated the way in which these sources support your literature review.  We also ask students to identify and consider gaps in the current literature.

The assessment will consist of a synthesis matrix of 3000 words and a literature review of 1000 words.