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.
