Issues in International Business Case Study Report (40%) In this assignment, you will be assessed on your research skills, your understanding of the relevant international business issues and your ability to apply them to the analysis of the challenges as well as opportunities facing an actual organisation in international business context. This assignment is designed to help you achieve all the course learning outcomes. Assessment task Choose one of the following international business issues that a real-life MNE faces and answer the below questions through critical analysis; - R&D - Ethics / CSR
 - Governance
 - Geopolitics and International - Green International Business 1) Provide background information about the chosen firm and the industry it operates in. 2) What are the key issues and how have the issues impacted the firm’s international business operations? 3) What has the firm done to address the issues? Has the firm’s action been effective? If so, why? If not, why not? 4) If you were given the responsibility of managing the firm, what additional or alternative actions would you have undertaken to address the issues? Provide justifications for your answer. Format The final report should include: - Title page (title of your report, your name, student number and word count)
 - Executive Summary (Maximum 150 words: An executive summary is a concise description of what the report contains. It should include major findings, analysis and conclusions. A good executive summary should allow the reader to understand the basic content of the report without reading the report.) - Introduction
 - Your responses to Questions 1-4 (make your own headings for each section)
 - Conclusion
 - Reference List
 Note. Title page, executive summary and reference list are excluded from the word count. Guidelines: 1. Given the analytical nature of this assignment, being descriptive is not appropriate for this assignment. Make it critical. 
 2. Provide well-justified analysis and recommendations. 
 3. Keep the Introduction and Conclusion short (maximum 150 words each). 
 4. Total length of the assignment is limited to 2,000 words excluding title page, executive 
summary and references (10% more or less is allowed). 
 Presentation requirements • High standard of presentation • The clarity of expressions 
 • The use of other’s information (such as comments, data etc.) from any sources (books, journals, newspapers, web etc.) must be acknowledged using Harvard referencing style. 
 • At least eight scholarly references must be used along with non-scholarly references. 
 • Use appropriate pagination,12-point font in Times New Roman should be used throughout. 1.5-spacing with appropriate margins on all sides (at least 2 cm) need to be maintained. 
 Assessment Criteria • Level of mastery of the subject matters 
 • Quality of analysis and justification 
 • Academic writing clarity, logic and skills 
 • Quality, relevance and sufficiency of references 
 • Format 
 • Presentation