Signature Assignment: Expanding the Organization
Assignment Content:
Choose 1 country that the organization you’ve been working on in this course could consider expanding into.
Submit as a Word Document a business report that is based on your detailed analysis from week 2 assignment in which you:
Analyze a potential international market that the company you selected in week one that you would recommend should expand into. Provided your detailed justification considering the 4 aspects of the Diamond of National Advantage: industry rivalry, demand conditions, related and supporting industries, and factor endowments.
Analyze the forces (in the home market and international market) that will help the organization succeed with its expansion and the forces that may act as barriers to that expansion. Refer to your analysis of strengths and weaknesses completed in Wk 1, the Porter’s Five Forces worksheet from Wk 3, and your analysis of the Diamond of National Advantage.
Evaluate the 4 adjustments leaders must make when expanding internationally (Burkus, 2012). Recommend 1 specific leadership action for each adjustment, such as developing a global mindset, developing sensitivity to cultural differences, decentralizing, deciding on the level of involvement, etc.
Recommend whether the organization should expand into the chosen country. Explain your rationale.
Cite references to support your assignment.
Format your citations according to APA guidelines.