Course Project Phase II         

• RE: This is  the concluding project for this Graduate International Business course.  It offers the students the opportunity to show mastery of all of the key  concepts covered in the course and the mastery of designing a  successful international business strategy. The project  involves a plan for the expansion of business to another country (with  no current presence) and you are required to present the plan to the  Board of Directors for approval. Your plan must incorporate and address the following critical areas in International Business:

1. Global Business Opportunities (Phase I)
2. International Competitors (Phase I)
3. The Economic-Geographic Environment (Phase I)
4. The Social-Cultural Environment (Phase I)
5. The Political-Legal Environment (Phase I)
6. Global Company Structure (Phase II)
7. Financing Sources for Global Business Operations (Phase II)
8. Global Management Information System (Phase II)
9. Human Resources for Global Business Activities (Phase II)
10. International Financial and Business Risks (Phase II)
11. Product and Target Market Planning for Foreign Markets (Phase III)
12. Global Distribution Strategy (Phase III)
13. Global Promotion Strategy (Phase III)
14. International Pricing Strategy (Phase III)
15. Financial Results (Phase III)
16. International Business Success (Phase III)

The project has 3 phases: 

Phases 1 and 2 have independent critical areas in International Business.

Phase 3 also has independent critical areas in International Business  but includes refined phases 1 and 2 (using professor’s feedback),  making one Final Project document.

Key Components of Phase II paper:

1. Introduction to your paper – Since the first paragraph  or section of a document is assumed to be the introduction of the paper,  the word ‘Introduction’ is not needed. Do not begin a paper with the  word ‘Introduction’ as a heading (APA, 2020, p. 47). The paper’s title  should be the first heading above the first body paragraph of your paper  and must be bolded – Check Sample Student paper (APA, 2020, pp. 61-67)
2. Selecting a Global Company Structure

• Suggest objectives and an organizational framework for global business operations

1. Financing Sources for Global Business Operations

• Project start-up costs and funding sources for international operations

1. Creating a Global Management Information System

• Identify needed databases and information systems to facilitate international business activities

1. Identifying Human Resources for Global Business Activities

• Gather information on needed personnel for operating an international enterprise

1. Managing International Financial and Business Risks

• Identify methods for reducing global business risks

1. Summary of content and a summary projecting what you will address in Phase III.
2. Not less than 6 references.

Course Project Phase II must be in APA format