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BUSM 30002 D (Winter 2021: Wednesday Class) | Global Business Environment

International Business Assignment 2

Conducting Business with a Major Canadian Trading Partner

This assignment asks you to apply the subject matters that you are exposed to in the Global Business Environment course to an international business situation. The assignment is intended to help you develop the skills needed to conduct secondary research, analyze problems, and provide coherent and persuasive recommendations. The assignment is targeted at dealing with a mode of entry challenge.

NOTE: IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED ASSIGNMENT #1, YOU CAN NOT SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT #2

YOU SHOULD TREAT THIS PAPER AS IF IT WAS A REPORT YOU WERE WRITNG AS AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO A SENIOR EXECUTIVE IN THE FIRM IN QUESTION. A VERY SIMPLE TEST OF WHETHER OR NOT IT MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH A REPORT IS WHETHER OR NOT THE READER WANTS TO CONTINUE READING THE PAPER. THIS IS PRINCIPALLY A FUNCTION OF CONTENT, BUT THE DESIRE TO CONTINUE TO READ A REPORT IS ALSO INFLUENCED STRONGLY BY ITS READABILTY (E.G. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION, FORMAT, GRAMMAR, SPELLING, WORD CHOICE, LOGICAL FLOW OF IDEAS).

Assignment

Working by yourself or with one other student, take the country that you recommended in your Assignment #1 that your firm should consider for entry and prepare an analysis of two alternative forms of mode of entry.

Your final “PROFESSIONAL deliverable for the assignment will be a report that includes the following:

1. Cover page

2. Table of contents

3. An executive summary of the paper (maximum half a page).

4. An analysis, based on the analytical tools (PESTEL, FIVE FORCES) discussed in class, is to be used to create a credible, defensible and professional rationale for mode of entry; evidencing a good knowledge of the company in question, the industry it is in, the country in question and the modes of entry under consideration.

5. The analysis section should naturally lead you to the selection of decision criteria that will allow you to make a recommendation amongst the modes of entry under consideration. The decision criteria must be reasonable and credible in the context of the company and industry in question.

a. Decision criteria are NOT to be quantitative in nature…they are to be qualitative in nature. For example, the following criteria (or similar to these criteria) are NOT to be used, regardless of how you define them.

i. Cost of entry

ii. Capital cost

iii. Market share

iv. Market penetration

v. Initial start up costs

vi. Initial capital investment

6. Your recommendation may be supported by a decision matrix (See Appendix A for an illustration of a decision matrix), or a narrative defense of your recommendation.

7. A well-argued summary recommendation as to why the company should proceed with the chosen mode of entry, as opposed to the one not selected.

8. Your final report is to be written in the 3rd person. It will be judged on the factual information it contains based on your research, the clarity of your arguments, the incorporation of key concepts from the course in your narrative, the depth of your analysis and the professionalism expected of a formal memo prepared by an outside consultant to the firm in question. In this regard a discussion of the history of the company is redundant, as it is assumed that the company executive knows far more about the company than the external consultant.

Formatting for the Assignment

· The body of each paper is to be between 7 and 10 pages (maximum of 10) (12 pt. font, 2.54 cm margins) plus title page, references, endnotes, and appendices. If the body of the report is longer than ten pages, only the first ten pages will be read and graded.

· The title page must contain all the names of your group, and your respective student numbers.

· A table of contents will be included.

· Do not forget to number the pages in your report.

· The report is to be in a narrative format, NOT a bullet point format.

· In preparing your final submission you must abide by Sheridan policies and procedures governing academic integrity.

· “Turn it in” will be used and any score of more than 20%, will result in a discussion with the Professor.

· Be sure to use APA style referencing whenever you incorporate ideas and content that are not your own.

· Relevant figures and tables can be included as appendices. References and appendices are not included when determining whether your submission exceeds the maximum page length.

· The decision matrix table, if you choose to use one, is to be included in the main body of the report.

Deliverable Due Date

Assignment #2 is due to Slate by April 9 in the Slate folder provided.

Deliverable Rubric

The Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Criteria	Below Average	Average	Above Average	Weighting
Executive Summary	Executive summary is not clear, does not define what the issue is, nor articulate the conclusion of the paper. Talks about the process of the research rather than the results/recommendation of the research. Goes on for more than half a page.	Executive summary is somewhat clear in that there has been an effort to articulate the issue, and the final results/recommendation of the research. However, tends to be wordy, wanders into non-essential issues and goes over half a page.	Executive summary is clear, with a strong linkage between the issue and the final results/recommendation of the research. Logical and concise presentation. Not a repeat of the recommendation section.	5
Analysis of situation related to mode of entry selection using designated analytical tools.	Little or no analysis shown. Group/individual simply restated the information from the original source material. There was no consistency/equivalency of information provided re the various modes of entry considered.	Group/individual attempted some level of analytical interpretation of information, resulting in a reasonable summary of facts with some linkage to the company’s strategic interest. There some effort to provide consistency/equivalency of information provided re the various modes of entry considered and related issues.	Group/individual demonstrated significant interpretation/analysis of the information acquired by commenting on trends and other relevant items, resulting in a reasonably clear and focused discussion, linked to the company’s strategic interest. The mode of entry and related issues were compared based on comparable/equivalent information.	25
Linkage between Analysis and Decision Criteria	Little to no association between the analytical discussion and the decision criteria selected and discussed.	Some association between the analytical discussion and the decision criteria selected and discussed.	Clear association between the analytical discussion and the decision criteria selected and discussed.	5
Decision Criteria	Group/individual did not provide any decision criteria that were realistic and practical in the context of the mode of entry issue. Application of the use of a decision matrix was less than desired. Clearly confused between the use of analytical categories and criteria within those criteria. Provided little or no rationale for the various weightings of the criteria used. If a decision matrix was used failed to provide a brief explanation of scoring in each matrix box.	Group/individual attempted some effort at identifying justifying decision criteria. They did not confuse the analytical categories and criteria within those categories. Provided some rationale for the various weightings of the decision criteria. If a decision matrix was used provided some explanation of scoring in each box, but was not related to the criteria or was not comparable/equivalent across all all modes of entry discussed.	Group/individual demonstrated significant effort in identifying and justifying decision criteria. They did not confuse the analytical categories and criteria within those categories. Provided a clear reasonable and logical rationale for the various weightings of the decision criteria. If a decision matrix was used provided an explanation of scoring in each box that was consistent with the criteria chosen and was comparable/equivalent across all modes of entry discussed.	15
Recommendation	Recommendation given is unrelated to the previous discussion in paper. New information is added that has not been dealt with before	The recommendation given is clearly related to the previous discussion. No new information is provided, but discussion is not overly persuasive in summarizing the rationale for the conclusion.	The recommendation provided is clearly related to the previous discussion. No new information is provided, and the discussion is clearly persuasive in summarizing the rationale for the conclusion.	5
Quality, accuracy and originality in research	Little or no use of high quality research sources. Poor or no accuracy/evidence in referencing sources in text. No use or poor use of APA.	Limited use of high quality research sources (MINIMUM OF 15 CREDIBLE SOURCES) Inconsistency with referencing sources in text. Use APA is evident, but still needs improvement.	Good use of high quality research sources. (MINIMUM OF 25 CREDIBLE SOURCES) High quality of referencing sources in text Use of APA well done.	25
Report Structure, Language, Grammar and Spelling	Poor use of business language. Multiple and consistent grammar and/or spelling errors. No focused structure to the report. No headings. UNPROFESSIONAL PAPER	Good use of business language. Moderate but consistent grammar and/or spelling errors. Some structure but information requires connection of ideas. More use of headings. COMPONENTS OF A PROFESSIONAL PAPER ARE THERE, BUT NOT YET A FINISHED PRODUCT	Strong use of business language with no grammar and/or spelling errors. Headings with sub-headings are well organized. Strong structure with clear flow of multiple ideas throughout report. PROFESSIONAL REPORT	20

Appendix A – Sample Decision Matrix

Decision Criteria (level of importance in decision)	Option 1	Option 2
Decision Criteria 1 (50%)	4(2) (…..narrative…)	5(2.5) (…..narrative…)
Decision Criteria 2 (30%)	3(.9)	2(.6)
Decision Criteria 3 (10%)	0	4(.4)
Decision Criteria 4 (10%)	5 (.5)	5 (.5)
Totals	3.4	4.0

BUSM

02 D

(

Winter 2021: Wednesday

Class

)

| Global Business Environment

International Business

Assignment

Conducting Business with a

Major Canadian Trading Partner

assignment

ask

you to apply

the subject matters that you are exposed to in the

Global

Business

Environment

course

to an international business situation. The assignment is

intended

to help you

develop

the

skills

needed

to conduct secondary research

analyze problems

, and provide coherent and persuasive

recommendations.

The assignment

targeted at

dealing with

a mode of entry challenge.

NOTE: IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED ASSIGNMENT #1, YOU CAN NOT SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT #2

YOU SHOULD TREAT TH

PAPER AS IF

IT WAS A

REPORT YOU WERE

WRITNG AS AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT

TO A SENIOR EXECUTIVE IN THE FIRM IN QUESTION

. A VERY S

IMPLE TEST OF WHETHER OR NOT IT MEETS

THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH A REPORT IS WHETHER OR NOT THE READER WANTS TO CONTINUE

READING THE PAPER. THIS IS PRINCIPALLY A FUNCTION OF CONTENT

BUT THE DESIRE TO CONTINUE TO

READ A REPORT IS ALSO INFLUENCED STRO

NGLY BY ITS READABILTY (E.G.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION,

FORMAT, GRAMMAR, SPELLING, WORD CHOICE, LOGICAL FLOW OF IDEAS).

Assignment

Working

by yourself or with

one other student,

take

the country that you recommended in your Assignment #1

that your firm should consider for entry and

prepare an analysis of

two alternative forms of mode of entry

Your final

“PROFESSIONAL

deliverable for

the

assignment will be a report that includes the following

Cover page

Table of contents

An executive summary of the paper (maximum half a page).

n analysis

based on the analytical tool

(

PESTEL, FIVE FORCES)

discussed in class

is to be used

creat

credible

defensible

and professional

rationale for

mode of entry

;

evidencing a good

knowledge of the company in question

the industry it is in, the countr

n question and the modes of

try under consideration.

analysis

section

should naturally lead you to the selection of decision criteria that will allow you to

make a recommendation amongst the

modes of entry

under consideration. The decision criteria must

be reasonable and credibl

e in the context of the company and industry in question.

Decision criteria are

NOT to be quantitative

in nature…they are to be qualitative in nature.

For

example,

the following criteria

(or similar to these criteria)

are

NOT

to be used, regardless of

how you define them.

Cost of entry

ii.

Capital cost

iii.

Market share

iv.

Market penetration

Initial start up costs

vi.

Initial capital investment

Your recommendation

may

be supported by a decision matrix (See Appendix

for an illustration of a

decision matrix)

, or a narrative defense of your recommendation

well

argued summary

recommendation

as to why the company should proceed with

the chosen

mode of entry

, as opposed to the

one

not selected.

BUSM 30002 D (Winter 2021: Wednesday Class) | Global Business Environment

International Business Assignment 2

Conducting Business with a Major Canadian Trading Partner

This assignment asks you to apply the subject matters that you are exposed to in the Global Business

Environment course to an international business situation. The assignment is intended to help you develop the

skills needed to conduct secondary research, analyze problems, and provide coherent and persuasive

recommendations. The assignment is targeted at dealing with a mode of entry challenge.

NOTE: IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED ASSIGNMENT #1, YOU CAN NOT SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT #2

YOU SHOULD TREAT THIS PAPER AS IF IT WAS A REPORT YOU WERE WRITNG AS AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT

TO A SENIOR EXECUTIVE IN THE FIRM IN QUESTION. A VERY SIMPLE TEST OF WHETHER OR NOT IT MEETS

THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH A REPORT IS WHETHER OR NOT THE READER WANTS TO CONTINUE

READING THE PAPER. THIS IS PRINCIPALLY A FUNCTION OF CONTENT, BUT THE DESIRE TO CONTINUE TO

READ A REPORT IS ALSO INFLUENCED STRONGLY BY ITS READABILTY (E.G. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION,

FORMAT, GRAMMAR, SPELLING, WORD CHOICE, LOGICAL FLOW OF IDEAS).

Assignment

Working by yourself or with one other student, take the country that you recommended in your Assignment #1

that your firm should consider for entry and prepare an analysis of two alternative forms of mode of entry.

Your final “PROFESSIONAL deliverable for the assignment will be a report that includes the following:

1. Cover page

2. Table of contents

3. An executive summary of the paper (maximum half a page).

4. An analysis, based on the analytical tools (PESTEL, FIVE FORCES) discussed in class, is to be used to

create a credible, defensible and professional rationale for mode of entry; evidencing a good

knowledge of the company in question, the industry it is in, the country in question and the modes of

entry under consideration.

5. The analysis section should naturally lead you to the selection of decision criteria that will allow you to

make a recommendation amongst the modes of entry under consideration. The decision criteria must

be reasonable and credible in the context of the company and industry in question.

a. Decision criteria are NOT to be quantitative in nature…they are to be qualitative in nature. For

example, the following criteria (or similar to these criteria) are NOT to be used, regardless of

how you define them.

i. Cost of entry

ii. Capital cost

iii. Market share

iv. Market penetration

v. Initial start up costs

vi. Initial capital investment

6. Your recommendation may be supported by a decision matrix (See Appendix A for an illustration of a

decision matrix), or a narrative defense of your recommendation.

7. A well-argued summary recommendation as to why the company should proceed with the chosen

mode of entry, as opposed to the one not selected.