Due Week 8 and worth 200 points
Assume that the company reviewed, voted on, and accepted the
study that you prepared for Assignment 1. Everyone involved is satisfied with
your analysis of the country’s culture, politics, laws, ethics, and economics.
Now, you are being asked to look into the business aspects of a deal, and
report on customers, markets, competitors, and finances of one foreign
organization with which the company might choose to deal. Note: Avoid
expressing personal opinions of the market.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1. Select
the organization that the company would like to deal with, and briefly describe
its business profile. Note: Your description should include, at a minimum, but
not be limited to the organization’s mission, lines of business, and main
products / services.
2. Analyze
the fundamental approaches that the company might take in dealing with the
proposed organization (e.g., export, FDI).
3. Determine
the best option for the company to use in order to minimize foreign exchange
risks. Justify the response.
4. Suggest
two (2) ways in which the company could leverage politics and laws in order to
maximize the probability of a successful deal. Provide a rationale for the
response.
5. Determine
the key financial, operations, marketing, and human resources commitments that
the company must make. Next, recommend one (1) strategy that the company could
use in order to fulfill at least one (1) of these commitments. Justify the
response.
6. Use at
least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites and blogs
do not quality as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Be typed,
double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on
all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a
cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the
reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
• Analyze the
challenges and advantages of foreign direct investment.
• Appraise the
strategies companies use to minimize risk in the foreign exchange markets.
• Formulate
supporting financial management, operations/production, marketing, and human
resource management strategies to conduct international operations.
• Use technology
and information resources to research issues in international business
environment.
Due Week 10 and worth 100 points
In this assignment, you will condense information from Assignment 2 to create a PowerPoint presentation.
Create a seven to nine (7-9) slide PowerPoint Presentation in which you:
- Provide a title slide (as indicated in the format requirements below) followed by a slide with an executive summary which contains a brief statement of your proposal covered from your Assignment 2.
- Summarize your response to each of the criteria in Assignment 2 – one (1) slide per criterion, for a total of five (5) slides.
- Provide a summary slide which addresses key points of your Assignment 2 paper.
- Narrate each slide, using a microphone, indicating what you would say if you were actually presenting in front of an audience.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four (3-4) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The title slide is not included in the required slide length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
· Analyze the challenges and advantages of foreign direct investment.
· Appraise the strategies companies use to minimize risk in the foreign exchange markets.
· Formulate supporting financial management, operations/production, marketing, and human resource management strategies to conduct international operations.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in international business environment.
- Write clearly and concisely about international business environment using proper writing mechanics.
