International Business Analysis Report Assignment 2025 | MUM

Analysis 1 – The Multinational Corporation

In the analysis, explain the following:

a. How does the company conduct international business activities in the host countries in North America marketplaces or Asia marketplaces?
NOTE: The host countries of the company in North America and Asia are required.

b. Based on your answer in (a), how does the company apply its international business activities using the cross-border trade and investment theory? The answer must relate to ONE (1) international trade and investment theory that you have learnt.

Analysis 2 – Environmental Issues of Cross-border Activities

Evaluate at least ONE (1) issue that the company is facing or has faced in its course of international business activities in the North America or Asia marketplaces. The issues should be related to at least one of these topics – Political environments, National Trade policies (e.g. free trade, fair trade) and /or National trade policies (e.g. barriers to international trade).

Suggest what the company should do or should have done to overcome the issues and explain the rationale of your suggestions, using the concepts, frameworks and theories in the topics as stated.
NOTE: The issue is not resolved yet. If the issue has a solution and is resolved, please exclude the issue from your answer.

Important:

In this assessment, you can use generative AI tools to brainstorm only. In the appendix, attach the prompt that you use and the answers generated by the gen AI tools, if any. Any use of generative AI must be appropriately acknowledged.

Note: For both the analysis, support, must be provided –

• Relevant and specific examples/details from credible, wide sources of information that include LinkedIn, management consulting firms, financial institutions, official websites, Google Scholar, 8 Bloomberg Terminal, Statista, World Bank Open Data, Euromonitor International, Hootsuite, government agencies, etc.
• In-text citations.
• The task is NOT providing a summary of each article on the country.
• Sources of information should NOT be considered if the name of the writer or organisation and date are not present.
• Please refer to the answer template to plan the assignment structure and outline of your assignment (refer to Attachment).

Format Analysis

• Analysis 1 and 2 must be typed using Times New Roman Font, size 12 and single line spacing.
• Use the answer template as attached (refer to the attachment) to plan the structure and outline of your table summary. Attach this answer template to your document after Analysis 1 & 2.
• Length: no more than 3500 words for the assignment, not including reference list.
• Include the total word count at the end of the assignment
• Include reference list, FULL Turnitin report, prompt that you use, and the answers generated by the gen AI tools, if any.
• Attach a reference list, arranged in alphabetical order, for Analysis 1
• Attach a reference list, arranged in alphabetical order, for Analysis 2
• Attach 1 marking rubric at the end of the assignment.