week 6 discuss

• Imagine that you work for a company that sells three (3) major  products and has traditionally been conducting business within the U.S.  The CEO asks you for your thoughts on setting up an organizational  structure that could facilitate foreign expansion of the company.  Determine the key issues that you would discuss with the CEO regarding  the company’s international strategy before you make any  recommendations. Recommend which one (1) of the three (3) strategies  (emphasis on global, emphasis on location, or emphasis on global  learning) should be used for foreign expansion of the company. Provide a  rationale for your response.

e-Activity:  Go to the article: “The Potential and Pitfalls of Doing Business in Cuba” located at https://hbr.org/2016/03/the-potential-and-pitfalls-of-doing-business-in-cuba. Prepare to discuss 

• From the e- Activity, examine two (2) potential risks that could  adversely affect operational effectiveness of U.S. multinational  corporations that have plans to do business in Cuba. Recommend  strategies that could help the companies mitigate these risks. Provide  rationale for your reasoning.