Louis Vuitton
does your company operate in any countries that are considered very politically or economically risky?
Does your company operate primarily in civil law or common law countries, and what are some of the implications of this?
Has your company purchased any insurance from the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)?
What are some key intellectual property protections, if any, that your company possesses? When do any of these protections (E.G. patents) expire? How does your company intend to make up lost revenues due to any patent or another intellectual property protection expirations?
Analyze and determine your company’s mode of entry into foreign markets. This should be based upon a serious analysis of your company’s risk-return trade-off. In your opinion, has your company take the right approach?
Does your company have an exit strategy? Recall that exit strategies are to be determined before entry into the foreign market rather than after entry.
What is the host country’s attitude toward your company? At the government level? At the customer level? How receptive and appreciative is the most country toward your company’s business?
Critically and objectively evaluate how ethical your company’s global operations are and determine if they are good corporate citizens (i.e. do they have a well-thought-out corporate social responsibility program for the long term?).
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