Mini-Project III Guidelines

Cultural specific business customs and practices (e.g., greetings, business meetings, body language, negotiations, business meals, negotiations styles etc.)

Government policies in international business

Inward and outward foreign investments, exporting, importing, trade restrictions, foreign aid received etc. (Ex: a Thai limited company limits foreign business ownership to a maximum of 49%, meaning foreigners can hold no more than 49% of the shares.)

Any other interesting business practices

A case study applied the knowledge and information from mini-Project I, II and III. This case study could be about a MNE from a developed economy’s entry or business operation in your emerging economy (Ex: a case study about Walmart entering into India: Foreign retailers are not allowed to fully invest in opening supermarkets in India, so Walmart had to enter into a joint venture in India and their operation is also limited).

Country’s Future and growth

Writing instructions:

12-font size, times new roman, 1-inch margin on all sides, single-spaced. Suggest to Keep and only keep one level of subtitle. APA or MLA format. No page limit.

Fatal Writing Flaws

In grading writing submissions, when the “fifth” of any combination of the “flaws” listed below is reached, your paper will be returned with a grade of 40/“F.”

1. Subject/Verb Agreement

2. Rambling/Run-On Sentences

3. Grammatical Errors

4. Poor Sentence Structure

5. Pervasive Spelling Errors (more than a couple typos)

6. Informal or Inappropriate Language

7. No Conclusion

If this paper contains ANY plagiarized content, you will fail the course. Plagiarized content includes any and all of the following:

Material taken word-for-word from another source that is not properly cited.

Material that is repeated word-for-word from another source and is not put into quotation marks

Material that is put into your own words but still follows the original author’s thought pattern and is not cited. However, citing something like this is only ok for small points, not whole sections of your paper.

You are strongly encouraged to use references to guide your writing but I am more interested in hearing YOUR ideas and YOUR arguments. You should not rely on quotes from other sources to make up the bulk of your paper. They should be used sparingly and only to support YOUR arguments.

Any sources that you do use should be valid sources such as the text book, library books, journal articles, news stories, or government websites. Any other websites should not be considered valid resources – especially Wikipedia. Use of Wikipedia will immediately result in a failing grade (40).

Purdue has an excellent website with tips and instructions on how to properly use and cite references to prevent plagiarism. You may use either APA or MLA format.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/