What are your initial impressions of the country rankings in the Doing Business study? What is unique to the top 10 countries according to the ease of doing business (EDB) scale, and what is unique to those countries to where EDB is highly unfavorable? (5 points)
– What are your initial impressions of the country rankings in the Doing Business
study? What is unique to the top 10 countries according to the ease of
doing business (EDB) scale, and what is unique to those countries to
where EDB is highly unfavorable? (5 points)
2- Please review the methodology used by the World Bank in capturing the EDB rankings. What are the limitations of this methodology? From your knowledge of country business environments, do the ten overall indicators of EDB capture all of the key determinants? Explain why or why not. (10 points)
3- Consider any ONE of the following industry sectors: computer manufacturing, recording industry, casual apparel, and luxury women’s accessories. How would you go about refining the EDB rankings to fit the particular needs of your selected industry segment? Develop your own weighting scheme, for customizing the World Bank’s EDB rankings, by picking your top three weightiest indicators from those given. Explain the rationale for your choices. (15 points)
4- Consider the market potential index for emerging markets identified byhttp://globaledge.msu.edu/resourcedesk/mpi/ Make your choice of the most attractive country for your selected industry (in qs. 3) to enter over the next few years. Further, explain and justify the choice of your recommended country based on the GlobalEdge factors. (10 points)
Research Paper
It is a research paper – since you are not an expert on both (or either) side of the issue. As such, it must contain in-text citations, and a reference page, showing the use of at least 3 resources.
Recommendation:
It is suggested that your paper be composed of about 1000 words;
Do not include an abstract.
Due date Sunday, October 5, 2014, 11:55 PM
Title Page
Body Pages
Four or more pages
Reference Page
Easy to understand;Flows with good transitions;Information is accurate, reliable, and relevant;Contains introduction, body (main points and supporting details) and conclusion
Information is generally easy to understand with some areas of confusion;Transitions are present with paper and are generally effective at connecting information;Information is mostly accurate, relevant, and reliable
Spelling
Punctuation
Grammar
APA Formatting – Font: Times new Roman 12 point
APA Formatting – 1 inch margins
APA Formatting – Double spaced
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Report title on every page with page number
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APA Formatting – In-line citations (plagiarism)
2- Please review the methodology used by the World Bank in capturing the EDB rankings. What are the limitations of this methodology? From your knowledge of country business environments, do the ten overall indicators of EDB capture all of the key determinants? Explain why or why not. (10 points)
3- Consider any ONE of the following industry sectors: computer manufacturing, recording industry, casual apparel, and luxury women’s accessories. How would you go about refining the EDB rankings to fit the particular needs of your selected industry segment? Develop your own weighting scheme, for customizing the World Bank’s EDB rankings, by picking your top three weightiest indicators from those given. Explain the rationale for your choices. (15 points)
4- Consider the market potential index for emerging markets identified byhttp://globaledge.msu.edu/resourcedesk/mpi/ Make your choice of the most attractive country for your selected industry (in qs. 3) to enter over the next few years. Further, explain and justify the choice of your recommended country based on the GlobalEdge factors. (10 points)
Research Paper
It is a research paper – since you are not an expert on both (or either) side of the issue. As such, it must contain in-text citations, and a reference page, showing the use of at least 3 resources.
Recommendation:
It is suggested that your paper be composed of about 1000 words;
Do not include an abstract.
Due date Sunday, October 5, 2014, 11:55 PM
Title Page
Body Pages
Four or more pages
Reference Page
Easy to understand;Flows with good transitions;Information is accurate, reliable, and relevant;Contains introduction, body (main points and supporting details) and conclusion
Information is generally easy to understand with some areas of confusion;Transitions are present with paper and are generally effective at connecting information;Information is mostly accurate, relevant, and reliable
Spelling
Punctuation
Grammar
APA Formatting – Font: Times new Roman 12 point
APA Formatting – 1 inch margins
APA Formatting – Double spaced
APA Formatting – Running header
Report title on every page with page number
APA Formatting – Each paragraph is indented in the body
APA Formatting – References are in alphabetical order
APA Formatting – In-line citations (plagiarism)
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