Developing Reccomendations for International Expansion of PM

I need assistance in developing a powerpoint presentation with notes that covers the following assignment: 'Your proposal to expand into three countries was approved by the CEO. Now you have to decide on a strategy - will PM Company simply sell its products (trade) or expand its markets via investment? Choose one international trade and one international investment strategy to research and recommend. Research the advantages and disadvantages of your chosen strategies. Next, develop a set of recommendations for PM Company. These recommendations should be prioritized and should include time frames for their implementation. Accompanying the recommendations should be the rationale for the int... click for more

Provide a brief overview of the company and why the country you selected may be a potential market.

Select a company and country that interests you. You have been asked to evaluate the country you selected as a potential market for your product(s)/service(s) and present your findings to other managers of the organization in a memo. In your memo, be sure to address the following: Provide a brief overview of the company and why the country you selected may be a potential market. What type of political and legal systems does the country have? Do free elections take place? Is the government heavily involved in the economy? Is the legal system effective and impartial? Do political and legal conditions suggest that it should be further considered as a potential market?

STRATEGIC ISSUE QUESTIONS: Nestle

I need a little help putting some answers together....If Nestle is one of the world's largest global food companies. And it has over 500 factories in 76 countries, and sells its products in 193 nations, and only 1% of sales and 3% of employees are located in its home country, Switzerland. If, having reached the limits of growth and profitable penetration in most Western markets, and it turned its attention to emerging markets in Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America for growth. And if many of these countries are relatively poor, but the economies are growing quickly. Will there be a consumer base capable of buying many Nestle products will develop over the next couple of decades. Now... click for more

Japanese business culture

You have invented a new technology feature for digital cameras and have been trying to license the technology to Japanese camera companies-with no luck. One day, you are approached by the American manager of the Santa Clara office of a large Japanese trading company. She says that the trading company is interested in working with you to get your technology into the Japan market. For this purpose, she says that a Japanese senior vice president of her trading company is visiting the Bay Area in a month, and she invites you to make a presentation to the V.P. when he is here. What do you do to prepare for this meeting? What do you want to know about the trading company? .. about the V.P. and... click for more

Japanese keiretsu

What are some of the main changes that are occurring at present to Japanese keiretsu? If cross share-holding among companies gradually fades away, what kinds of characteristics of Japanese societal groups are likely to persist (a) among the (formerly)keiretsu companies and (b) between those companies and the (formerly) outside world (competitors and markets)? I attached an article that might help.