The international manager :2000 words Purpose: 1: Describe, using academic references, the international challenges and possible opportunities for managers operating in a global environment. Challenges include: Political risk Cultural risk Staffing risk Safety risk competition 2: Provide a recent practical example of an Australian organisation which has faced the challenges of international competition and expansion. You can use companies which have been in recent news, such as Qantas, or Ford, for sources. 3: Give your personal view of how some of the conflict generating situations and solutions could have been handled in a more effective process. Appendix I Marking Guides/Rubrics: – Assessment Task 1- Individual Assignment Student Name: Marking Criteria MARK CONTENT (10 Marks) The student has:  Good understanding of international environment, challenges facing managers operating in a global business environment.  Demonstrate insightful interpretation of the conflicting context and apply relevant frameworks and management principle to analyse and critique the management solutions.  Well-researched and choose appropriate example(s) to keep abreast with the international management development  Demonstrate the ability to critically reflect upon and give considerable thought to the key factors/issues pertaining to the management process of global environment  Provision of individual view/opinion and discussion with related examples on possible different solutions  Comprehensiveness of argument, given word limit STRUCTURE/ORGANISATION (5 Marks)  The introduction is appropriate to the type and format of response and clearly outlines the focus.  The body of the response is well structured, with coherent