6 pages, double spaces,APA format
1: Executive Summary: (about 300 words) 2 points):
2. Background of the Foreign firm: (2 pages, 5 points)
i). Company background, parent company (if any) nature of its primary business, its
domestic & international operations; product/service focus;
(ii). Firm’s objective for investing in the USA; mode of entry (JV, M&A, subsidiary or
any other); dollar value of FDI in the USA; is it private/family owned or publicly listed
in US stock exchange or in other foreign stock market?;
3. Firms operations in the USA: (about 4 pages, 10 points)
(i). Firm’s organization structure, key management personnel; its website; and its
operational strategies, including international & domestic sales;
(ii). Firm’s major manufacturing/ service activities in the USA;
(iii). Firm’s export/import activities; If the firm manufacture in the US, how does the
firm market or distribute them in the US;
(iii).Firm’s contribution to employment
since its inception in the US;
(iv). Firm’s R&D investment & linkages with US institutions, etc,
(v). Any future plans in the USA?
4.Comments & summary: (about 1 page, 3 points):
Critical comments and summary of the performance of the FOE
Credit will be given for good writing & bibliography: Provide evidence of having
reviewed firm’s website and other sources, including review of publications;