Task 6 International Business Strategies

Prior to moving a company into the international marketplace, leaders need to consider the cultural, political, legal, and economic factors of the global environment. This takes planning and developing strategies for the move. These strategies are affected by factors such as technological advances in communication and transportation.

Investigate strategies used by international companies. You will use the Internet and personal interview for this activity. You will also want to refer to Chapter 11 of your text for more information about concepts.

1. Choose a company that is global such as Starbucks, or Coke.
2. Describe who the company is and what product or services they provide and in what countries
3. Research the company to analyze:
   1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Its Mission
                                    2. Core competencies and value chain
                                    3. Its multinational strategy and/or its global strategy
                                    4. Corporate Strategies: Growth strategy, re-entrenchment strategy, stability strategy, or combination strategy
                                    5. Business Strategies: such as low cost leadership, differentiation, or focus strategies
                                    6. The organizational structure type
4. Make an infographic to show the analysis.

To prepare to devise a strategy to take a company international, learn more about analyzing international opportunities.

1. Read Chapter 12 section on focusing on the steps to 1. Identify basic appeal. 2. Assess the national business environment. 3. Measure market or site potential. 4. Select the market or site.
2. Make a drawing or copy of the diagram showing the steps to bring to the lesson.
3. Investigate primary and secondary market research. What are they? How is the research conducted? Make a diagram to show the elements of the two.

Learn about choosing a market site.

1. Read section 2 on selecting the Market site.

Western companies flooded into China when it opened its doors and allowed them to compete for market share in all sorts of industries. Yet, after several years many of these same companies either scaled back their operations in China or left the country entirely.

1. Where do you think these companies may have gone wrong in their analyses? Explain.
2. What role does the business media play in setting the tone for a nation’s investment climate?

Merge and center the title and then the subtitle across columns A:E and apply the Title and Heading 1 cell styles respectively.

Check spelling in your worksheet, and correct Silde to Slide. Widen column A to 180 pixels and columns B:F to 95 pixels.

In cell E4, construct a formula to calculate the Total Sales of theBalance Pillow by multiplying the Quantity Sold by the Retail Price.Copy the formula down for the remaining products.

Select the range E4:E10, and then use the Quick Analysis tool to sum the

Total Sales for All Products, which will be formatted in bold. To the

total in cell E11, apply the Total cell style.　Note, Mac users, instead of the Quick Analysis tool, use the Sum button. Complete the step as specified.

Using absolute cell references as necessary so that you can copy theformula, in cell F4, construct a formula to calculate the Percent ofTotal Sales for the first product. Copy the formula down for theremaining products.

To the computed percentages, apply Percentage Style with two decimal places, and then center the percentages.

Apply the Comma Style with no decimal places to the Quantity Soldfigures. To cells D4, E4, and E11, apply the Accounting Number Format.

To the range D5:E10, apply the Comma Style.

Change the Retail Price of the Slide Board to 75.50 and the Quantity Sold of the Balance Pad to 150.

Delete column B.

Insert a new row 3. In cell A3, type Month Ending March 31 and then merge and center the text across the range A3:E3. Apply the Heading 2 cell style.

To cell A12, apply the 20% – Accent1 cell style.

Select the four column titles. Apply Wrap Text, Middle Align, and Center formatting, and then apply the Heading 3 cell style.

Center the worksheet horizontally on the page, and then insert the filename in the footer in the left section. Return the worksheet to Normalview, if necessary.

Create a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that identifies the major regulations and agencies that oversee the health care industry. A presentation format has been provided for this assignment; however, you may choose to format your presentation in another professional manner.

Include the following in your presentation:

Slide One: Title

• Title of presentation
• Your name
• Course title and course number
• Due date
• Your instructor’s name

Slide Two: Introduction

• Describe the high-level details that will be covered during your presentation. Think of this as similar to a table of contents.

Slide Three: Health Care Agency

• Identify one agency overseeing health care delivery within the health care industry.
• Provide a website or alternative resource for this agency.
• Provide an appropriate artifact that showcases this agency in action.
• An artifact could be an image, video, or screenshot of the website’s homepage.

Slide Four: Health Care Agency Continued

• Identify whether the agency is available at the local, state, or federal level.
• Identify an example of a health care structure that must comply with this agency.
• Refer to your Week Two assignment if necessary.
• Describe the affect this agency has had on health care.

Slide Five: Health Care Regulation

• Identify one regulation that has an impact on health care delivery within the health care industry.
• Provide a website or alternative resource for the selected regulation.
• Provide an appropriate artifact that showcases this regulation in action.
• An artifact could be an image, video, or screenshot of the website’s homepage.

Slide Six: Health Care Regulation Continued

• Identify whether the regulation is carried out at the local, state, or federal level.
• Identify an example of a health care structure that must comply with this regulation.
• Refer to your Week Two assignment if necessary.
• Describe the effect this regulation has had on health care.

Slide Seven: Conclusion

• Provide a summary of your presentation.
• Review key points addressed in your presentation.

Slide Eight: References

• Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.
• Format your references according to APA guidelines.

Note: Speaker notes are to be provided for each slide. Refer to the How to Add Speaker Notes to a Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentation guide.

Learning outcomes:

Assignment Content

Review the Learning Check and your personal leadership self-assessment in preparation for this assessment.

Purpose of Assessment

The contemporary workforce is rapidly changing from a myriad of demographics. The effective leader must be skilled in managing the diverse workforce. You will be measured on how you demonstrate the alignment of your personal values against the values of the company as well as your ability to speak clearly and with precision. You will use Microsoft® PowerPoint® audio in your presentation to convey the information for this assessment.

Scenario

You’ve been asked to lead a session on workplace diversity at a leadership conference. Identify a company or organization that has a diverse workplace. Explain the practices that are in place to support diversity as an example to start the discussion. Use this example to create an appropriate strategy for identifying and implementing leadership strategies for additional support.

Prepare an 8- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with audio narration that covers the following:

• Describe the challenges that come with leading a diverse workforce.
• Identify the company you chose.
• Assess the practices already in place for supporting diversity.
• Determine the skills that leaders need to lead a diverse workforce (e.g.interpersonal skills).
• Include your results from the Personal Leadership Evaluation you completed in Week 1. Assess the applicable skills you possess and which ones you lack.
• Utilizing the Personal Leadership Evaluation results, explain to your audience how to maximize strengths and improve weaknesses in ways to support diversity in the workplace.
• Assess 3 key takeaways that you want the attendees to remember about leadership in a diverse workplace. To build a case on their importance and value to the organization, discuss how implementing these points could impact the bottom line (profits, expenses, and productivity).
• Speak with clarity and precision in the audio narration of your presentation.

Cite peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your assignment. You may find valuable information from Harvard Business Review and Fast Company located in the University Library.