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Term Project
MGT 4478: Managing in a Global
Environment
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:
- Introduction
- 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). - 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.
- 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.
