MDIS/University of Wales MBA

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS module

Intake 25 February 2011
ASSIGNMENT ONE

For this assignment, TO BE COMPLETED INDIVIDUALLY, you will be allocated

a Country - it will not be your own country since the idea is to raise your
awareness of other parts of the World. The objective is to consider the
international business opportunities available to that country. To do that you are
asked to collect basic information about the country & interpret it using some of
the concepts in this module.

- a). Briefly introduce the Country by referring to its position in relevant aspects of the Global
Competitiveness Report 2010-2011. Go to the following website to view the Report & then find
your Country http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-competitiveness

- b). Apply the theory of country size to the Country (eg. population, climate, resources, etc)
& discuss the nature of the nation’s ‘natural advantage’.

- c). Relate the political & economic characteristics of the country to the government’s attitude to
trade (inward & outward) – consider evidence of the government’s objectives for international
business (economic, political & social)

- d). Finally, discuss how the Forces of Globalisation influence (b) & (c) above, & make & justify
recommendations for possible improvements to the nation’s current approach to international
business.

Your assignment should be about 2000 words in length. Each of the sections above (a to d)
should be of roughly equal word length.

1. Your report should include a Bibliography of sources used.

2. Make effective use of Appendices in your answer – particularly for raw data.

3. Ensure that your work does not replicate that of another student.