INTERNATIONAL TRADING RELATIONSHIPS FINAL REPORT OUTLINE BAI 2300 Global Business Environment INTRODUCTION: This Term Project provides you with the opportunity to: 1. Understand the trends and underlying factors that influence the global business environment, and, 2. Apply skills taught in the course by researching and analyzing the trading relationships between Canada and two other target markets. This will be done by working individually: 1. select two target markets; 2. perform a comprehensive market overview of each target market, including an assessment of the following issues within the context of their relevance to international commercial activities: a. the social, economic and political situation, b. transportation, financial, judicial and telecommunications infrastructure, c. trading situation generally including import, export and investment activity, and market entry barriers and risks; 3. illustrate and comment on each market’s trading relationship with Canada 4. do a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assessment for each market 5. analyze and assess the viability of each market to support a future trading relationship with Canadian importers, exporters and investors based on past and present information, trends, and what you think the future could hold. The most successful international businesses follow a similar approach in constructing and maintaining trading relationship profiles providing their key employees with an up-to-date analysis of existing and potential target markets. The trading relationship profile serves as a valuable reference in developing or changing market development plans. This is a major class assignment to be prepared in accordance with the course policies of the School of Business and the Department of Marketing-Management Studies. The Project will be submited as follows: (i) Phase One (Check-In One) includes the following Major Sections of the Report: Introduction Market Analysis Economic Analysis Market Audit and Competitive Market Analysis, and Risks and Barriers (ii) Phase Two, includes the following Major Sections of the Report: Import Analysis Export Analysis CSR Conclusion and Executive Summary In addition to all the changes suggested from the Check In Note: There will also be a question on the mid-term and/or final exam related to this term project. The project possible point’s marks are 80 and 5 for your check in for a total of 85 points Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty Plagiarism, whether done deliberately or accidentally, is defined as presenting someone else’s work, in whole or in part, as your own, and includes the verbal or written work of another person, group, or organization. Quite simply, if you use another person’s work, without indicating who that person is, you have committed plagiarism. Academic work submitted by a student is evaluated on the assumption that the work presented by the student is his or her own, unless indicated otherwis.