You will write your first paper in three parts as a narrative (not outline) in which you discuss your business and the country you would like it to enter. Do not select a real company (such as Nike), and be sure to do some preliminary research on various countries and businesses before you make your decision. Your paper should be six to twelve pages, but you will not be penalized if your paper is a few pages longer. You will be penalized 11% if shorter than 6 pages. You must use the headings below for your headings and if not you will penalized 5pts.   Part 1 Introduction A clear statement of purpose is provided; the introduction includes a comprehensive summary of what will be explored and discussed. Part 2 Organizational structure - must use as a heading in paper Briefly describe your company, including a clear description of the company, thw type of business, operational strategy, and organizational structure and any other relevant information.  Part 3 Country variables - must use as a heading in paper. This is the most important part of your first paper. In it, you will provide your analysis of the following country variables in your chosen country. You must use the variables listed below as headings in the paper. The advantages and disadvantage analysis is the most important part of the part 3.  In addition, any facts presented in the paper must be properly footnoted in the body of paper and also you must show the relevance of to your business of the facts stated.  - Physical and demographic  - Must discuss three specific physical and demographic issues and then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the 3 issues and the effects they each might have on the success of the business. The advantages and disadvantages discussion must be in same area of discussion of each separate issue. Must provide specific examples to support any assertions and conclusions. Research is the key. General comments will not work. -  cultural environment  -Must discuss three specific cultural issues and then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the 3 issues and the effects they each might have on the success of the business. The advantages and disadvantages discussion must be in same area of discussion of each separate issue. Must provide specific examples to support any assertions and conclusions. Research is the key. General comments will not work. -  legal and ethical environment  -Must discuss two specific legal issues  and one specific ethical issue and then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the 3 issues and the effects they each might have on the success of the business. The advantages and disadvantages discussion must be in same area of discussion of each separate issue.  Must provide specific examples to support any assertions and conclusions. Research is the key. General comments will not work.  - economic environment -Must discuss three specific economic issues and then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the 3 issues and.

1. You will write your first paper in three parts as a narrative (not
outline) in which you discuss your business and the country you
would like it to enter. Do not select a real company (such as
Nike), and be sure to do some preliminary research on various
countries and businesses before you make your decision. Your
paper should be six to twelve pages, but you will not be
penalized if your paper is a few pages longer. You will be
penalized 11% if shorter than 6 pages. You must use the
headings below for your headings and if not you will penalized
5pts.
Part 1 Introduction
A clear statement of purpose is provided; the introduction
includes a comprehensive summary of what will be explored
and discussed.
Part 2 Organizational structure - must use as a heading in paper
Briefly describe your company, including a clear description of
the company, thw type of business, operational strategy, and
organizational structure and any other relevant information.
Part 3 Country variables - must use as a heading in paper.
This is the most important part of your first paper. In it, you
will provide your analysis of the following country variables in
your chosen country. You must use the variables listed below as
headings in the paper. The advantages and disadvantage
analysis is the most important part of the part 3. In addition,
any facts presented in the paper must be properly footnoted in
the body of paper and also you must show the relevance of to
your business of the facts stated.
- Physical and demographic
- Must discuss three specific physical and demographic issues
and then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the 3
issues and the effects they each might have on the success of
the business. The advantages and disadvantages discussion must
be in same area of discussion of each separate issue. Must
provide specific examples to support any assertions and
conclusions. Research is the key. General comments will not

2. work.
-
cultural environment
-Must discuss three specific cultural issues and then discuss the
advantages and disadvantages of the 3 issues and the effects
they each might have on the success of the business.
The advantages and disadvantages discussion must be in same
area of discussion of each separate issue. Must provide specific
examples to support any assertions and conclusions. Research is
the key. General comments will not work.
-
legal and ethical environment
-Must discuss two specific legal issues and one specific ethical
issue and then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the
3 issues and the effects they each might have on the success of
the business. The advantages and disadvantages discussion must
be in same area of discussion of each separate issue. Must
provide specific examples to support any assertions and
conclusions. Research is the key. General comments will not
work.
- economic environment -Must discuss three specific economic
issues and then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the
3 issues and the effects they each might have on the success of
the business. The advantages and disadvantages discussion must
be in same area of discussion of each separate issue. Must
provide specific examples to support any assertions and
conclusions. Research is the key. General comments will not
work.
-
trade and investment
-Must discuss three specific trade and investment issues and
then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the 3 issues
and the effects they each might have on the success of the
business. The advantages and disadvantages discussion must be
in same area of discussion of each separate issue. Must provide

3. specific examples to support any assertions and conclusions.
Research is the key. General comments will not work.
-
Foreign exchange and exchange rates
-Must discuss three specific foreign exchange and exchange
rate issues and then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of
the 3 issues and the effects they each might have on the success
of the business. The advantages and disadvantages discussion
must be in same area of discussion of each separate issue. Must
provide specific examples to support any assertions and
conclusions. Research is the key. General comments will not
work.
Part 3 above is the most important part of your paper is the
analysis of the advantages/disadvantages of how each country
variable's issues might affect the success of your business.
Be specific about how each country variable relates to your
business, and discuss the relevance of all the information in
your paper to the startup of your business in the country you
chose.
Do not include any information in the paper unless you include
an explanation of its relevance to your business.
For example, proving me with the country's history without
indicating its relevance to your business is merely providing
filler for the paper.
Do not include a conclusion in this paper.
To help in the grading process, you must use the country
variables as headings.
Use at least eight sources (other than the the text) to support
your discussion and analysis.
Remember that, although the minimum length of an acceptable
paper is 6 pages, past experience indicates that one cannot do an
adequate job of covering all of the required discussion in so few
pages.
Read and follow the grading rubric below for paper 1, below, to
ensure that you meet all criteria
be typed and double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font,

4. with margins no wider than one inch
be paginated, and have no headers or footers other than page
numbers
be prepared in a word processing program (you may submit
assignments only in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format; you
may not submit them in PDF or DOCM format)
contain a cover page with your name, the course name and
number, and the title of your project
Do
not
include pictures, graphs, or lists in the body of the paper; if
you need these to support your facts, place them at the end of
your paper as an addendum, referenced in the body of your
paper; they will not count toward the length of your paper
be written in narrative form, not outline (no bullets at all)
Footnotes of facts in the body of the paper are mandatory. Only
author name and page number in body of paper for example
(Smith, pg. 44). Full footnotes will be at end of paper not at the
end of each page.
Bibliography is mandatory and will include all sources used,
which should include, for each entry, the author, title, city and
state of publisher, publisher’s name, year, and page
number. You may NOT cite Wikipedia or any Wiki… as a
source in the papers.
Paper may be reformatted if not in compliance with formatting
rules discussed above to determine true length of paper.
The grading rubric for this assignment appears below or can be
opened by clicking on the
Country Plan Part 1 Rubric
tab in the lower right corner of the screen.
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Rubric Name: Country Plan Part 1 Rubric

5. Criteria
A clear statement of purpose is provided; the introduction
includes a comprehensive summary of what will be explored
and discussed.
The paper includes either a clear statement of purpose or a
comprehensive summary of what will be explored and discussed
The statement of purpose is missing or unclear; there is no
discussion of what will be explored and discussed in the paper.
There is a clear description of the company, including its type
of business, operational strategy, and organizational structure.
Some of the parameters expected in the company description are
missing or unclear.
The parameters expected in the company description are missing
or unclear.
A comprehensive discussion of 3 specific issues for each
country
variable and a c
omprehensive discussion, with specific examples, of the
advantages and disadvantages of each of the 3 issues on each
variable and the effects they each might have on the success of
the business.
T
he paper only addresses 2 issues relative to each of the
country's variables and/or does not thoroughly describe them, or
provide specific examples to support each issue, or fully
discuss how they relate to the selected business and their
advantages/disadvantages impact on the success of the business
There are less than 2 issues discussed relative to each of the
country's variables, and the paper lacks examples to support
each issue and/or how they relate to the selected business, and
little if any substantive discussion of how those variables'
advantages and disadvantages could possible effect the success
of the business.

6. As described above, for cultural variables
As described above, for cultural variables
As described above, for cultural variables
As described above for physical & demographic.
As described above for physical & demographic.
As described above for physical & demographic.
As described above, for economic variables
As described above, for economic variables
As described above, for economic variables
As described above, for legal & ethical variables
As described above, for legal & ethical variables
As described above, for legal & ethical variables
As described above, for trade & investment
As described above, for trade & investment
As described above, for trade & investment
As described above for foreign exchange & exchange rates
As described above for foreign exchange & exchange rates
As described above for foreign exchange & exchange rates
The paper uses eight or more valid sources (excluding the
textbook) and cites all factual information, quotes and
paraphrasing with footnotes in the body of the paper.
The paper uses less than 8 valid sources and cites some but not
all of the required material. Paper fails to footnote all facts in
the body of the paper.
The paper uses less than 4 valid sources, and fails to properly
cite the required sources and/ fails to properly footnote most of
the facts in the body of paper.
The paper is free of obvious grammatical and typographical
errors. The s
entence structure and diction are clear, effective, and diverse.
The tone and style are appropriate for the intended audience
There are noticeable proofreading and/or grammatical errors,
but the errors do not significantly detract from the readability of
the paper. Sentence structure may be rigid and unvaried.
The tone and style are appropriate for the intended audience
There are significant proofreading and/or grammatical errors

7. which detract from the readability of the paper. There are major
problems in sentence structure. The tone and style are not
appropriate for the intended audience.
Overall Score