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Group assignment. DUE WEEK 5
This
assignment’s purpose is to perform a country
analysisand assessment of a new emerging market where rapid GDP growth
before the 2008 (Global financial crisis) created attractive investment
opportunities.
There are
inter-related components of this assignment:
a)
Business
Report
You will
form groups of 3 to 4 students (number
negotiated with the lecturer)
Each group
will be required to pick one of the following countries and perform an
assessment of its potential and opportunity for Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI).
Countries: China, India, Russia, Thailand, Eastern
European countries, etc. Country is to be chosen by the group.
Your report
must address the following key areas:
·
General
overview of the country or region
·
Political,
Economic, Socio-cultural and Technological influences/benefits/ advantages
·
National
resource and factor endowments that create competitive advantage
·
Foreign
currency and exchange influences
·
The
countries existing trade policies, systems, barriers and incentives
·
Existing
levels of Foreign Direct Investment
·
Summary
and recommendation based on your assessment
You will present
the findings of your research topic along with written report in Week 7 Class.
You will
need to cite material from academic texts or articles or official sources,
e.g. government reports, and the final report MUST BE WRITTEN IN YOUR OWN
WORDS.
The lecturer
will provide students with a Guide to Business Writing.
All reports must contain in-text citation and
an accurate and complete set of references at the end of the paper.
Your report and presentation will be assessed as follows:
Group
Presentation
Report
structure, written presentation
Executive
Summary
Knowledge
of concepts and course material
Investigative
and research skills shown
Overall
impression of excellence
Written
Oral
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