ITB 400
Assignment 1: Multinational Corporation Expansion
Due Week 4 and worth 300 points
Imagine that you are a senior business manager for a U.S.-based multinational company. You have been informed by your supervisor that your Company needs to consider expanding into a new international market to seek new opportunities.
To get started, you must decide the following:
· Select a publicly-traded Multinational Corporation (MNC) with which you are familiar.
· Select a new international market and a country this company currently has not explored and should consider.
Write a 6-8 page paper in which you:
1. Analyze how each of the three major dimensions of international finance can affect your possible venture of your MNC in your chosen new international market, including potential opportunities and risks for each dimension.
2. Examine the economic trends and impact of globalization in the chosen market and determine which of those emerging factors have potential for disruption that could affect operations.
3. Assess whether the country you have chosen maintains a fixed or a flexible exchange system and discuss how this monetary system will affect your MNC. Provide a strong rational for possible implications and drawbacks of the existing system.
4. Determine how the balance of payments will support the management of your MNC and explain how deficits and surpluses found within the country you have chosen can positively or negatively affect operations of your company.
5. Analyze how the foreign exchange market your company is considering entering can impact international business operations. Examine key foreign market participants and provide recommendations of possible key financing opportunities for your MNC.
6. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
· Analyze the current trends and impact of globalization on international financial management.
· Assess the basic functioning of the current arrangements of flexible exchange systems that dominate the international monetary system and explain the impact on business operations.
· Interpret the balance of payments accounts, and summarize key information to support financial planning and the strategic management of international business.
· Analyze the foreign exchange markets to anticipate fluctuations, minimize the negative impact on internat ...
1. ITB 400
Assignment 1: Multinational Corporation Expansion
Due Week 4 and worth 300 points
Imagine that you are a senior business manager for a U.S.-based
multinational company. You have been informed by your
supervisor that your Company needs to consider expanding into
a new international market to seek new opportunities.
To get started, you must decide the following:
· Select a publicly-traded Multinational Corporation (MNC)
with which you are familiar.
· Select a new international market and a country this company
currently has not explored and should consider.
Write a 6-8 page paper in which you:
1. Analyze how each of the three major dimensions of
international finance can affect your possible venture of your
MNC in your chosen new international market, including
potential opportunities and risks for each dimension.
2. Examine the economic trends and impact of globalization in
the chosen market and determine which of those emerging
factors have potential for disruption that could affect
operations.
3. Assess whether the country you have chosen maintains a
fixed or a flexible exchange system and discuss how this
monetary system will affect your MNC. Provide a strong
rational for possible implications and drawbacks of the existing
system.
4. Determine how the balance of payments will support the
management of your MNC and explain how deficits and
surpluses found within the country you have chosen can
positively or negatively affect operations of your company.
5. Analyze how the foreign exchange market your company is
considering entering can impact international business
operations. Examine key foreign market participants and
2. provide recommendations of possible key financing
opportunities for your MNC.
6. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and
other Websites do not quality as academic resources
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
· Analyze the current trends and impact of globalization on
international financial management.
· Assess the basic functioning of the current arrangements of
flexible exchange systems that dominate the international
monetary system and explain the impact on business operations.
· Interpret the balance of payments accounts, and summarize
key information to support financial planning and the strategic
management of international business.
· Analyze the foreign exchange markets to anticipate
fluctuations, minimize the negative impact on international
business operations, and identify financing opportunities.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in
international banking and finance.
· Write clearly and concisely about international banking and
finance using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills,
using the following rubric.
