Question

Managers in international businesses will need to evaluate the attractiveness of a country as a market or location for a facility or investment. Knowing how to think about events and situations will help the manager make that evaluation?
Countries with democratic regimes, market-based economic policies, and strong protection of property rights are more likely to attain high and sustained economic growth rates, and are thus a more attractive location for international business. The benefits, costs, and risks are associated with the political, economic, and legal systems of the country. The overall attractiveness of a country depends on balancing the benefits, costs, and risks.
Drag each item to the appropriate category of evaluations a manager must make when examining a country's attractiveness.
1. Middle-class population growth potential
2. First-mover advantages
3. Bribe payments
4. Unaxpestec political change
5. Infrastructure issuos
6. Resolving contract disputes
7. Free market economy
8. Economio uncertainty
A. Evaluate Benefits
B. Evaluate Costs
C. Evaluate Risks

Answer 1

Answer: Please refer to Explanation

Explanation:

When Evaluating a country's attractiveness for investment, there are several factors that should be evaluated. Key amongst them are, Benefits, Costs and Risks.

Under Benefits, the economy is evaluated based on the benefits it brings to the table. It's strengths and Opportunities. The goal is to see if these benefits present the company with adequate enough incentives to want to invest.

Under Costs, the cost of setting up and thriving is evaluated. What does the company have to pay and who do they have to pay it to in order to set up properly.

Under Threats, the factors that could adversely affect the company as a result of Investing in the country are evaluated. This is very important to know so that if need be, contingencies can be established.

Classifying the above.

1. Middle-class population growth potential. EVALUATE BENEFITS.

The middle class are the main purchasers of goods and services in the economy. In evaluating benefits the potential growth rate of the middle class should be evaluated.

2. First-mover advantages. EVALUATE BENEFITS.

Evaluating the potential benefits to be had from investing first in a country is part of Benefits Evaluation.

3. Bribe payments. EVALUATE COSTS.

Bribery payments are a cost when it comes to setting up in corrupt nations. They need to be evaluated as costs.

4. Unexpected political change. EVALUATE RISKS.

Under the evaluation of risks, this should be evaluated because a new Political leadership could have a different attitude to the company and this is a threat.

5. Infrastructure issues. EVALUATE COSTS.

Under the evaluation of cost there must be an evaluation of infrastructural issues in the country. If there are infrastructural challenges, the cost of setting up will be higher because depending on the infrastructure you'd have to bring in infrastructure from other areas and that would be expensive.

6. Resolving contract disputes. EVALUATE COSTS.

What are the costs of resolving contract disputes in the country. If they are favourable then the country is fine.

7. Free market economy. EVALUATE BENEFITS.

A free Market Economy is very useful to Entreprise. The type of economy needs to be evaluated therefore to see if it is a Free Market Economy that can benefit the company.

8. Economic uncertainty. EVALUATE RISKS.

How stable is the economy of the country in question. A country with an unstable Economy is one with a lot of Uncertainty and any company going in there will have to risk suffering losses if the Economy goes through peril.