MPM735/935 International Business Management Trimester 1, 2017 Extra Information for Assignment 2: Country Profile Assignment 2: Country Profile Type: Group of 2 or 3 members per group (or individual, but only with Lecturer’s permission) Due date: 2359 (11:59 pm) on Sunday, 30 April 2017, by online submission Word limit: 3000-4000 words, definitely NO MORE (word count excludes only reference list and appendices, includes all else) Value: 40% of the total marks for this Unit Format: Written report Hurdle requirement: Each group member must individually submit the section they contributed to the assignment (about 1100 words) Most of the information for Assignment 2 is contained in Lecture 5, which will be given 1300-1600 on Friday, 7 April, and available online a few hours later. This document provides some extra information about the assignment. Marking Rubric A copy of the marking rubric will be provided early next week. You may use this to help you prepare your report. The rubric will be used to assess and provide feedback on your work. Please note all assessment tasks are scored out of 100, and are then scaled to the percentage value of each assessment. Assignment 2 is worth 40% of the marks for the Unit. Assignment 2 Checklist A list of all the points you may need to consider in completing Assignment 2 is provided below. This list is quite comprehensive: you may dismiss some of these points as not being important for the company and the country you are considering, but you should at least briefly think about them all. Remember that for all of these points, the important thing is the effect they have on doing business. Providing only data is of limited value: analysing the data to find its likely impact on business is what matters. For example, from our study of Romania last year: “data shows that GDP per capita has been growing at 5-7% each year for 3-4 years”. Interesting perhaps, but what effect has it on business? Analysis of this leads to a conclusion “Thus in five years per capita income will probably be about one-third higher than at present, which suggests a good growth market for consumer goods”. Note: data first, then analysis of that data to reach a conclusion that highlights its direct relevance to business. Without this analysis you will NOT get good marks. Dr Murray Frazer 4 April 2017   Executive summary Yes No Provides findings on all factors and summarises the report in no more than one page. Introduction Company profile Scope/parameters of the report Methodology Limitations of report Economic factors Economic policy of the Government GDP & GDP Growth (Trend) Per capita income (Trend) Inflation as measured by CPI(Trend) Unemployment (Trend) Infrastructure Tariffs – relevant (if any) Current Account (Trend) Trading partners and key imports and exports Trade agreements Political Type of Government Government structure and how it operates International relations with other countries Political risk associated with the country Level of corruption Legal Legal system and how it works Government rules and regulations for establishing a foreign business Ownership of business, land and office Labour/employment law FDI History of FDI in the country including: Inflow /outflow amounts/where it comes from Industry access for the Company Government rules and regulations concerning FDI Government incentives or any special economic zones Finance Banking system and types of banks in the country Access to finance (refers to Foreign Company’s access to finance in country) Interest Rates Type of Exchange Rate System and currency (trend data) Repatriation of profit regulations Taxation rules Sociocultural Key values and traditions How business is done in the country Hofstede’s dimensions on the country in comparison to Australia Holidays Language and communication styles Religion and social stratification/structure of society Forecast All factors are forecasted where possible and logical Conclusions (Note: No recommendations needed for Assignment 2) All data presented in the report is analysed and evaluated. The report concludes appropriately and is coherent and logical. Overall The report is fact-based and can be used to guide assessment of the market for the company The file being submitted is a docx file and is named ‘Group # - MPM735 – Assignment 2 FINAL’ * * * *