international business unit 2 PP

Your company wants to put a ball-bearing factory in Africa. Your company predicts this is where the most growth will be in

the 21st century. Your assignment is to research a country on the African continent that you think would be the most

advantageous to your company in cultural, economic, and political environments.

Your assignment is to point out and explain the facts or statistics that you think would make this country a good place to

build and staff your factory. Remember to keep the cultural, economic, and political environments in mind. Your

presentation must include at least two facts or statistics that relate to each environmental area (cultural, economic, and

political).

Feel free to use the suggested readings as a starting point for your research on sources of data about different countries

in the world. You must use at least three authoritative sources, . Pull a minimum of two facts or statistics from each source that you use.

Some good examples of authoritative sources are provided below:

 The U.S. State Department http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/index.htm

 The World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/country

Your PowerPoint presentation should be a minimum of 10 slides. Be sure to use APA guidelines to cite and reference the

sources for your facts.