3 pages economic work

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         Assume your company has decided to
expand their US business into an international business. You have been asked by
your company to research potential countries to determine which country they
should expand their business to as their first overseas venture.

Assignment
Criteria:

  1. Introduction
    1. Pick a real
      organization to use as your template organization for this project. The organization
      can be a large multinational organization, a large domestic organization,
      a small organization, or your current (or previous) employer. State
      whether your organization will be selling a product (state product type),
      selling a service (state service), or set-up a manufacturing facility
      (state type of manufacturing). 
    2. Research and
      determine a country that you would recommend to your CEO for
      international expansion. State the name of the country you will be
      recommending for international expansion.  
  1. Perform a
    country study to help determine the any potential issues, costs, and the
    benefits of doing business in a particular country.  At the end of your study, write a brief
    summary (250 words or more) that concludes your findings highlighting some
    of the challenges, benefits, costs, etc associated with entering this
    country.

Below
is a list of the environmental factors you need to study and discuss in your
study.

 

Economic/Geographic:

  • GDP
    • GDP –real
      growth rate
    • GDP – per
      capita
  • Labor
    • By occupation
  • Total Exports
    • Exports –
      commodities
    • Exports –
      partners
  • Total Imports
    • Import –
      commodities
    • Import –
      partners
  • Infrastructure
    – physical (transportation) & informational (communication)
  • Unemployment
  • Industries
    • Industries
      growth rate

Geographic:

  • Natural resources
  • Access to resources and raw materials
  • Climate
  • Land use
  • Current environmental issues
  • Natural Hazards

Political-Legal:

  • Type of
    government
  • Political
    stability
  • Foreign
    investment and approval procedures
  • Regulatory
    requirements
  • Labor and
    employment laws
  • Governmental
    assistance programs for foreign businesses
  • Tax laws and
    applicable treaties

Under External Links in our course I
have provided you with a link to the CIA factbook, this is a great resource to
find out many of the above facts about a country.  I do require that you use at least two additional sources to
complete this assignment.  PLEASE remember to cite all your
sources; proper citation of your sources is a requirement for this course. This
assignment is to be a minimum of 2 – 4 pages typed, font 12, double-spaced.