International Business

The country has to be ITALY and it can be any fortune 500 company!!!!!!!!

Final Project/Paper (Country/Fortune Global 500 Company)

Assignment: With this assignment, you are a representative from the country of ________________________ (name of country). The task of this assignment is to prepare a written paper to a 2017 Fortune Global 500 Company _______________________________ (name of company).  The URL for the 2017 Fortune Global 500 Company is: http://fortune.com/global500/  .

Assignment upload: Please send your instructor the name of the country and the company you have selected (to whom the report will be directed). Upload this information in a MS Word document in the appropriate link in Moodle. This is due week 2.

The report is to be a minimum of 15 pages (double space) and include the following topics:

Topic

Content

Number of pages

Executive Summary

Summary of your paper listing the key points.

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Company Overview

This section will detail your Fortune Global 500 Company. Include important facts about the company.

1

History Overview

Describe the key political and historical events that have shaped this country.

        What significant events have occurred?

        How/when did the current political system come to power?

        What form of government is currently in power?

        How has the stability or instability of the government affected the domestic and international business environment of this country?

2 – 3

Context

Beyond the historical setting, describe and analyze contextual factors that influence this country. Examples include:

        Demographics

        Society profile

        Government rule

        Education

        Population health

        Infrastructure

        World relationships

        Trading partners

        Wealth differentials

        Communities

        Business etiquette

        Religion

        Domestic/International influencers

You can use your homework assignment on Country Global Culture as part of this section.

6 – 9

Economic Performance

Describe and analyze the performance of this economy over the past several years (5-15 years). Key economic performance indicators include:

        Growth in GNP/GDP

        Inflation

        Employment

        Monetary system

        Other

You can use your currency homework assignment as part of this section.

3 – 4

Future

Based on what you have researched with the above areas, what do you predict as the future economic and business potential for this country?  Make your argument for why an international company could or should invest in this country at this time. Analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of doing business in your country.

2 – 3

Conclusion

What is your conclusion? Wrap up your paper with strong reasoning why the Fortune 500 Global Company should do business in your country.

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References

All references in MLA style of writing: (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/). Use a Works Cited page and reference and cite all sources used.

As needed

Note: This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin, a plagiarism checking service. This checks your paper against many sources and also other Trine students papers. Be original in your writing (dont copy and paste) and cite all sources used. A high similarity rating could result in a loss of points or no points.

Paper Requirements:

        Times New Roman, Font 12, Normal margins, double space

        Title page: Name, course name/number, assignment name, Country and Company, date

        Use Topics listed above (bold print and underlined) throughout your paper.

        Your report must be a minimum of 15 pages double-spaced. This does not include the title page or works cited page(s).

        Include Works Cited page(s) using the MLA style of writing.

        Avoid the use of pictures in the body of the report.

        Graphs and charts are okay to use, but keep at a minimum.