Assignment 1: LASA 2: Organization Website Review Directions: Select e

Assignment 1: LASA 2: Organization Website Review
Directions:
Select e

Assignment 1: LASA 2: Organization Website Review
Directions:
Select either an international service organization or a
multinational corporation and conduct a preliminary assessment of
their website.
In your review:
Explain your initial impression of the organization based upon
your initial review of their corporate website. Analyze their
Vision, Mission and Goals in reference to the companys competitive
strategy, branding and messaging Analyze the companys strategic
approach to globalization and their approach to competition,
sustainability, CSR, marketing, analysis (external, internal,
industry), and cross border issues Examine the companys financials
included in their most recent annual report and review the profit
margin statement from the CEO. What conclusions can you draw from
their financial statements? Evaluate the firms Corporate Ethics
and Corporate Social Responsibility Policy. What expectations are
presented in the policy? Explain the tangibility of the companys
policies Include an organizational assessment using SWOT or
Porters Five Forces Explain the companys capacity to be able to
fulfill strategic missions while increasing profit margin Include
an Introduction and Summary statement in your review. Your paper
should be between 7 -10 pages in length, in correct APA format and
use 4-5 outside sources.

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Assignment 1: LASA 2Country/Industry Risk Analysis
Assume that you work for a large multinational
telecommunications corporation in the U.S. that is considering
establishing operations in another country. Select one country as
the basis for exploring the possibility of starting a joint venture
in that country. You are assigned by your supervisor to conduct a
full country risk analysis for this country and the
telecommunications industry in that country. You are to present
your findings to the Board of Directors in the form of a risk
analysis report.
Your supervisor has asked for you to divide your report into the
following areas for analysis:
Economic Risk Political Risk Business Environment Risk Currency
Risk Recommendations for proceeding and suggestion of two
additional financial analysis methods which could be used to
further support the decision. You are to conduct a country/industry
risk report, identifying as many factors as possible in the
categories listed above for the analysis. Present your findings in
a report of 10-12 pages.
In your report, you will make a recommendation to your
supervisor as to whether or not the company should proceed with
this venture. Suggest two additional financial analysis methods
which should be explored further in analyzing the feasibility of
starting the global joint venture. Explain your recommendations.
The textbook suggests methods for doing a country analysis and
there are several models that can be found on the Internet.
Use the following file naming convention:
LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc. For example, if your name is John
Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M5_A1.doc.