GBE Assignment Brief A1.1 Fall 2024
GBE Assignment Brief A1.1 Fall 2024
HIGHER NATIONALS
BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS (RQF)
Unit Code, Number and Title M/618/5076 – Unit 25: Global Business Environment
Assignment Number and Title GBE A1.1: Global Business Environment (Assignment 1 of 2)
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Date: October 19th, 2024
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In today’s globally competitive business environment trade disputes, political uncertainty, economic
crises can all determine where companies operate. Corporations have to decide where to invest.
Currently many companies are making strategic decisions on their investments in China and
elsewhere and whether to continue to invest there, move to other locations or, if possible, return to
their respective country. In this regard, Vietnam has become an attractive investment destination for
many Multinational Corporations (MNCs) with favorable government policies, numerous free trade
agreements, a strategic geographical location, and an young educated workforce.
Your assignment is to select a company (i.e. Foxconn, Panasonic, Samsung, Ford, etc.) that has
invested in Vietnam.
1. Background: Explain and analyze the trends globalization is having on countries and corporations
today. You should be able to critically evaluate and analyze the following three areas:
- Analyze key factors of cost, market, environment and competition that drive global commerce and
trade.
- Critically analyze and evaluate the impact that key factors have upon the global business
environment in terms of benefits and challenges.
2. Write a report to determine the strategic opportunities and challenges facing a foreign company
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associated with operating in a global environment.
- Explain the complexity of these strategic opportunities and challenges when operating in a global
environment by using specific examples.
- Critically evaluate foreign company’s strategic challenges in context of risk and diversification
strategies and the supply chain flow.
Recommended Resources
Please note that the resources listed are examples for you to use as a starting point in your research –
the list is not definitive.
Textbooks
BARTLETT, C. and BEAMISH, P. (2018). Transnational Management: Texts, Cases, and Readings in Cross-Border
Management. 8th Ed. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill.
DANIELS, J. D., RADEBAUGH, L. H. and SULLIVAN D. P. (2018) International Business Environments and
Operations. 16th Ed. Harlow: Pearson.
DERESKY, H. (2016). International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures. 9th Ed. Harlow: Pearson.
PENG, M. (2016) Global Business. 4th Ed. Cengage Learning.
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