DUE WEDNESDAY MAY 13TH
 
Every country around the globe is competing for investments by multinational companies. However, before investing in a new facility overseas, each company takes a multitude of factors into account.
 
Review the latest Global Competitiveness Report from World Economic Forum.
http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-competitiveness
 
 
Do the following:
 
Select one Asian and one African country.
Compare and contrast their global business competitiveness.
Explain how their global business competitiveness (examples may include: institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic environment, health and primary education, higher education and training, goods-market efficiency, labor-market efficiency, financial-market development, technological readiness, market size, business sophistication, innovation) affects FDI in these countries.
Write a three-to-four-page paper in Word format. Utilize at least two scholarly sources in your research. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
 
Assignment 3 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Provided comparison highlighting similarities and differences between the competitiveness of two countries, one Asian and one African.
40
Explained the link between competitiveness and FDI in these countries.
48
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
12
Total:
100