The selected country is Japan for this research paper. With the country selected review, research and project business undertaking outlined noting the following particular aspects:
Cultural foundation/environment for business development (positive and negative factors)
o Very BRIEF SWOT analysis may be used as a topic development tool.
History of national development of that country, specifically in correlation with the U.S. E.g.:
o Political history of a country and its influence over cultural environment;
o History of wars (expansion or “loss of territories”) and its influence over CURRENT cultural environment in the context of cross-cultural business undertakings
o Climate specifics and other critical comparative – absolute — factors and how they influence cross-cultural environment, etc.
Please, note that each entry as noted above should be in the context of cross-cultural business management, and not a general study of a country.
Legal specifics for a U.S. entity to do business in that country. E.g.
o Whether or not U.S. Gov has favorable relations with a given country
o Whether a country is part of a transnational group which makes relations with a U.S. entity more difficult (or easier)
o Whether or not U.S. Gov has any major disputes with a given country – in terms of human rights, cross-border taxation, countervailing policies, etc.
What are local specifics of IP protection, investment (property) protection, money transfers in and out of a country, etc.
Using Deliverable #2, incorporate the information and included within Deliverable #4, Deliverable #2 is provided.