Assignment 1: Risk Comparison
Imagine that the company you work for has given you the task
to choose a country for the next start-up location. Note: You may create and /
or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.
The business can be any business of your choosing, although it is recommended
that you choose a field in which you are currently working or have previously
worked so that you are starting with more knowledge. However, you must remove
any and all identifying information that would enable someone to discern the
organization(s) that you have used.
Go to the World Bank Group’s Website and review the
“Economy Rankings” report located at
http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings. Choose two (2) countries from the list
(one [1] from the top of the rankings and one [1] from the bottom) to complete
a comparison of risks. The goal of the risk comparison is to examine the risk
factors associated with starting a business. You can discuss any of the eleven
(11) categories on the report when examining the risk to technology, payment
security, physical good / product security, etc. in your risk comparison.
For additional information on the selected countries, you
can visit the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) “World Factbook”
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook. You may also use
the Internet or Strayer databases to conduct any additional research.
Use the basic outline below to draft your paper. Organize
your responses to each question (except Questions 1 and 8) under the following
section headings:
Country 1 The Safe Bet (for Questions 2 and 3)
Country 2 The Risky Adventure (for Questions 4 and 5)
It’s Your Call – What Are You Going to Choose? (for
Questions 6 and 7)
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Provide a brief (one [1] paragraph) description of the
company for which you are working. Note: Consider the type of products / goods
the company provides, the company mission, how long they have been in business,
etc. DO NOT USE EXISTING COMPANY. MUST
BE IMAGINARY COMPANY. NEW INFO.
Provide a brief (one [1] paragraph) description about the
higher ranking country’s major trade.
Analyze the higher ranking country’s report rankings across
the board, and speculate on how this country got to its current position.
Examine this country’s major existing trade agreements and predict whether they
will assist or deter your venture.
Provide a brief (one [1] paragraph) description about the
lower ranking country’s major trade.
Analyze the lower ranking country’s report rankings across
the board, and speculate on how this country got to its current position.
Examine this country’s major existing trade agreements and predict whether they
will assist or deter your venture.
Examine the major risks associated with starting a new
location in each country. Recommend key actions that your company can take in
order to reduce these risks regardless of the country you end up selecting.
Suggest which country is the better choice for your
company’s next location. Provide a rationale for your response, and speculate
on the rewards that will result from starting a new location in this country.
Use at least six (6) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and
other Websites 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.
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.
RUBRIC:
1. Thoroughly
provide a brief (one [1] paragraph) description of the company for which you
are working.
2. Thoroughly
provide a brief (one [1] paragraph) description about the higher ranking
country’s major trade.
3. Thoroughly
analyze the higher ranking country’s report rankings across the board and
thoroughly speculated on how this country got to its current position.
Thoroughly examine this country’s major existing trade agreements and predicted
whether they will assist or deter your venture.
4. Thoroughly
provide a brief (one [1] paragraph) description about the lower ranking
country’s major trade.
5. Thoroughly
analyze the lower ranking country’s report rankings across the board, and
speculated on how this country got to its current position. Thoroughly examine
this country’s major existing trade agreements and predicted whether they will
assist or deter your venture.
6. Thoroughly
examine the major risks associated with starting a new location in each
country. Thoroughly recommend key actions that your company can take in order
to reduce these risks regardless of the country you end up selecting.
7. Thoroughly
suggests which country is the better choice for your company’s next location.
Thoroughly provides a rationale for your response, and thoroughly speculated on
the rewards that will result from starting a new location in this country.
8. Exceeds
number of required references; all references high quality choices.
9. Error
free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.
10. In-text
citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently
formatted correctly in APA style.
11. Sources
are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting,
paraphrasing, and summarizing.
12. Information
is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and
evidence that logically support ideas.
