You are required to write an expository essay on the following topic:

“The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is having a significant, global impact on businesses across all functional areas of management. Assess and discuss the impact and two specific challenges it poses on the functions of Operations Management, Marketing (and Sales) Management, Financial Management, and Human Resource Management and the corrective actions they should take, in relation to an organization with which you are familiar.”

Your essay should reference the topics covered in this module where relevant.

• Introduction – based on the strength of the thesis statement (see here for more information on this) and outlining the scope of the essay.
• Body of the essay – based on the lucid presentation and comprehensiveness of the essay in covering key topics and the insight, relevance, and accuracy of challenges, relevance, and extent of illustrative examples used and the practicality of prescribed corrective actions.
• Conclusion – based on the summation of the essay and clarity and strength of the closing statement in addressing the research topic.