Stakeholder Analysis

 In this assignment, each time will present an initial analysis of the nature, membership, interests, and goals of the stakeholder group they will represent in the Grand Challenge exercise.  The pdf above provides a more detailed guide to the assignment 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18xnCKVTWIVeaXe6IhOOAFCKO24tRkl9huzHb2Ng2Pis/edit?usp=sharing

GLO 420 – BOS 1 – Spring, 2021
Prof. Cohen

TEAM PROJECT AND PRESENTATION ASSIGNMENT.

The main group or Team assignment for this class is preparation for and
participation in a simulation/discussion in which each team plays the role of a
stakeholder attempting to come up with a strategy to address one of the “Grand
Challenges” facing human society in the coming decades. This simulation/discussion
will take place during the last two weeks of class, on April 21, 26, and 28.

In this simulation, the class as a whole will be presented with a proposal to
address the Grand Challenge and each team will have to develop a response (and
negotiating position) to this proposal, from the perspective of the stakeholder the team
represents. This presentation, and a supporting 1500-word position paper, have to be
submitted by 11:59 pm EST on Friday, April 20, 2021. In order to prepare for this
simulation, each Team will submit two shorter papers – 1000 words each – in which the
Team outlines the position of the stakeholder in regard to the Grand Challenge (due
Friday, March 5), and its relationship to other key stakeholders (due Wednesday, March
31).

The Grand Challenge that will be the subject of this exercise is CLIMATE CHANGE.
The challenge of the assignment will be to see if the Teams can develop a consensus
position on a set of strategies that will reduce carbon emissions and limit the warming of
the Earth’s Climate by the year 2061.

The following 9 Stakeholders will be represented by the class Teams:

The global oil and natural gas industries.
Large institutional investors in the U.S.
The alternative Energy Industry.
Coalition of NGOs fighting climate change – We will call it the “Global Climate Alliance”
The global automobile industry.
The United States
China
The European Union
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

This is clearly not an exhaustive list of potential participants but does represent a
number of the key stakeholders who would be involved in addressing climate change.
In addition, some categories may contain actors with different views or interests – it is
up to the Team that represents that stakeholder to identify/choose the positions it will
present. Ultimately, the challenge will be to see if you can identify key alliances and
trade-offs that could end up generating an agreement on fighting climate change.

The First Step:

The first step in this assignment is to allocate the Stakeholders. To make it easier, I’m
gong to do it myself. (I will entertain proposals to switch roles, but they have to come
from two teams.) So here they are:

Team 1 – The Global Climate Alliance.
Team 2 – Government of China
Team 3 – The Global Oil and Natural Gas Industry
Team 4 – The European Union
Team 5 – Large Institutional Investors in the U.S.
Team 6 – The global automobile industry
Team 7 – The Alternative Energy Industry
Team 8 – Government of the United States
Team 9 – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

So, each Team needs to submit an analysis of your Stakeholder’s views and interests in
relationship to climate change – what challenges does it present to your stakeholders?
What opportunities might it present? Does the stakeholder already have a position on
how to address climate change?

This is due on Friday, March 5 at 11:59 pm EST (note change in due date), and should
be about 1000 words in length.

The Second Step:

Each Team will then submit an analysis of the other stakeholders in the simulation –
Which stakeholders are likely to be your allies in any negotiation? Which ones are likely
to be your opponents, and why?

This paper is due on Wednesday, March 31 at 11:59 pm EST, and should also be about
1000 words in length.

NOTE 1: In both cases, the Team Leader should upload the paper to the course
Canvas page.

NOTE 2: While these papers are short, they will require some research into your
stakeholder and the opportunities and threats it faces as the world attempts to try and
slow down global climate change.

GLO 420 – BOS 1 – Spring, 2021
Prof. Cohen

GUIDE TO STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS.

This is the first step of the Team Project and Presentation Assignment. Here,
each Team will submit a 1000-word paper in which they present an analysis of the
position of their stakeholder regarding the challenge of climate change. The paper is
due on Friday, March 5 (notice the date change) at 11:59 pm EST, and should be
uploaded by the Team Lead.

What issues or topics should you focus on in this paper?

– A quick explanation of the stakeholder group.

– What challenges does climate change present to your stakeholders?

– What opportunities might climate change present to your stakeholders?

– Does the stakeholder already have a position on how to address climate change, and
if so what is it?

Your paper should include and be based upon some primary and secondary sources
about the stakeholder. This will be the first step in building a bibliography for the final
position paper.

I am happy to discuss this assignment with each team individually.