Global Environments and Management Trends
SBS/ABS – DBA
Assignment – 2020
STUDENT ID
UNIT TITLE: ___________________________________________________
NAME (in Full): ___________________________________________________
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
● All assignments are to be submitted on 5
th February 2021 on www.atmsstudentportal.com with the
login credentials shared earlier.
● Assignment if submitted to any staff or kept in cc while submitting the soft copy will NOT be
considered for marking.
● If assignment is not submitted on date, will follow with penalty of 10% deduction of marks for
every day.
• Any Assignment submission extension request must come to Azra Fatima
(Head: Examination | Academic) – afatima@atmsedu.org 5 days before the date of submission
with a valid reason and supported documentary evidence.
● Similarity between students work is strictly not accepted, any student found with similar work will
be graded Zero and fail for the course. However, Plagiarism is an academic offence and will not be
tolerated.
● Any reevaluation request should come in one week of grade release. Any late request will not be
obliged. (Form and other details shall be shared based on request)
● Any rescheduling request should come and fulfilled within two months after the actual date of the
assessment. Any late request will not be obliged.
● Assignment once submitted to exam board is final for marking.
• Total 90 marks. 10 Marks for Class Participation. Final marks will be
converted to 90 marks.

GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNMENT
a) If assignment is Question & Answer based then.
• Introduction is needed for each question.
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• Question has to be answered based on the mark allotted for each question with references if
any idea or information is taken from other source.
b) If assignment is case based then,
• Executive summary
• Table of content
• Introduction
• Body of assignment (questions related to case need to be answered)
• Conclusion / Recommendation if any
• References (in-text + citation) to be used.
Total Marks / 90
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is a form of cheating, by representing someone else’s work as your own or using someone
else’s work (another student or author) without acknowledging it with a reference. This is a serious
breach of the Academic Regulations and will be dealt with accordingly. Students found to have
plagiarized can be excluded from the program.
Plagiarism occurs whenever you do any of the following things without acknowledging the original
source:
✓ Copy information from any source (including the study guide, books, newspapers, the internet)
✓ Use another person’s concepts orideas
✓ Summarize or paraphrase another person’s work.
How do I avoid plagiarism?
To ensure you are not plagiarizing, you must acknowledge with a reference whenever you:
✓ use another person’s ideas, opinions or theory
✓ include any statistics, graphs or images that have been compiled or created by another person or
organization
✓ Paraphrase another’s written or spokenword.
What are the penalties?
The penalties for plagiarism are:
✓ Deduction of marks,
✓ A mark of zero for the assignment or the unit, or
✓ Exclusion from the program.
Plagiarism is dealt with on a case-by-case basis and the penalties will reflect the seriousness of the
breach.
Please note claiming that you were not aware of need to reference is no excuse.
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Module 3: Global Environments and Management
Trends
Assessment___________________________
Assessment 1: Article Summary
Total Marks: 50 Marks.
This assessment of Module III requires to summarize any TWO articles of the chosen FOUR given
below. The summary should be concise and should have the details of objectives, the approach,
comments on the methodology used, essential conclusions/findings /results etc (Approx. 2000 Words
Each). Please refer the Reading Articles
1. Globalization in the Age of Trump – Pankaj Ghemawat
2. Which Competitive Advantage(s) – Competitive Advantage- Market Performance
Relationships in International Markets- Anna Kaleka and Neil A. Morgan
3. Cryptocurrency and the Problem of Intermediation – Cameron Harwick
4. – Globalization – Peter Temin
.
Assessment 2: Critique Report
Total Marks: 40 Marks
This assessment requires you to write a critical report or essay on a referred article of which has been
forwarded for reading. Please refer the Reading Articles. (Approx. 1200Words Each). Attempt any
one
1. How Big Old Companies navigate Digital Transformation
2. Porters Competitive advantage of Nations – Time for Final Judgement?
Class Participation: 10 Marks Submission Date: 5
th February 2021