Managing in a Global Environment Assignment, management homework help

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Section One; Country
Study:

  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

Use at
least two additional sources to complete this assignment.  PLEASE
remember to cite all your sources. This assignment is to be a minimum of 4 pages
typed, font 12, double-spaced.