portfolio project part 2

Please address the following

questions

1.

Examine the countries where your company does business according to

where they rank on the Hofstede cultural dimensions.

2.

Think of some examples of how a U.S. manager would need to modify his or

her behavior when communicating with associates from one or more of these

foreign countries.

3.

Does your company operate in any countries that are considered very

politically or economi

cally risky?

4.

Does your company primarily operate in civil law or common law countries?

What are some of the implications of this?

5.

Has your company purchased any insurance from the Development Finance

Corporations (DFC)?

6.

What are some key intellectual prope

rty protections, if any, that your company

possesses? When do these protections (e.g., patents) expire? How does your

company intend to recoup lost revenues due to any patent or other intellectual

property protection expirations?

7.

Find the Corruption Percep

tions Index (CPI) score for two countries where

your selected company does business, one country with a relatively high

score and one country with a relatively low score. Search for news stories

about corporate financial scandals in these two countries. Pr

epare a short

summary of news stories about financial scandals in these countries. Briefly

describe what you perceive are the risks of corruption, such as paying bribes,

that your selected company might face in these countries.

8.

Determine your company's mod

e of entry into foreign markets. This should be

based upon a serious analysis of your company's risk

-

return tradeoff. In your

opinion, has your company taken the right approach?

9.

Does your company have an exit strategy? Recall that exit strategies are to

be

determined before entry into the foreign market, rather than after entry.

10.

Critically and objectively evaluate how ethical your company's global

operations are and determine if they are good corporate citizens (i.e., do they

have a well thought

-

out corpora

te social responsibility program for the long

term?).

11.

What is the corporate mission statement of your target company, assuming it

has one? How well do the company's actions adhere to its stated mission?

12.

With respect to its strategy formulation, would you c

ategorize your company

as a shareholder model or a stakeholder orientation? Why?

13.

Is the company a stateless corporation? If not, is the company on its way to

becoming a stateless corporation? What type of organizational structure is the

company currently u

sing?

14.

Do you think the company may benefit from a hybrid or matrix structure? Why

or why not?

Please address the following questions

1. Examine the countries where your company does business according to

where they rank on the Hofstede cultural dimensions.

2. Think of some examples of how a U.S. manager would need to modify his or

her behavior when communicating with associates from one or more of these

foreign countries.

3. Does your company operate in any countries that are considered very

politically or economically risky?

4. Does your company primarily operate in civil law or common law countries?

What are some of the implications of this?

5. Has your company purchased any insurance from the Development Finance

Corporations (DFC)?

6. What are some key intellectual property protections, if any, that your company

possesses? When do these protections (e.g., patents) expire? How does your

company intend to recoup lost revenues due to any patent or other intellectual

property protection expirations?

7. Find the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) score for two countries where

your selected company does business, one country with a relatively high

score and one country with a relatively low score. Search for news stories

about corporate financial scandals in these two countries. Prepare a short

summary of news stories about financial scandals in these countries. Briefly

describe what you perceive are the risks of corruption, such as paying bribes,

that your selected company might face in these countries.

8. Determine your company's mode of entry into foreign markets. This should be

based upon a serious analysis of your company's risk-return tradeoff. In your

opinion, has your company taken the right approach?

9. Does your company have an exit strategy? Recall that exit strategies are to

be determined before entry into the foreign market, rather than after entry.

10. Critically and objectively evaluate how ethical your company's global

operations are and determine if they are good corporate citizens (i.e., do they

have a well thought-out corporate social responsibility program for the long

term?).

11. What is the corporate mission statement of your target company, assuming it

has one? How well do the company's actions adhere to its stated mission?

12. With respect to its strategy formulation, would you categorize your company

as a shareholder model or a stakeholder orientation? Why?

13. Is the company a stateless corporation? If not, is the company on its way to

becoming a stateless corporation? What type of organizational structure is the

company currently using?

14. Do you think the company may benefit from a hybrid or matrix structure? Why

or why not?