Country Risk and Strategic Planning

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses risks that may exist for businesses when investing in certain countries. In particular, the paper presents a comprehensive risk analysis were Motorola to invest in Italy. The analysis includes the benefits to be derived from the region, as well as the potential economic, political and legal risks associated with investing in Italy. The paper then discusses plans for managing or mitigating the risks.

Table of Contents:
Abstract
Country Risk and Strategic Planning Analysis
Political, Legal, and Regulatory Risks
Exchange and Repatriation of Funds Risks
Competitive Risk
Taxation and Double Taxation Risks
Market Risks
Distribution and Supply Chain Risks
Social and Cultural Risk
Technology
Physical Environment
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Communication is defined as sending and receiving messages with attached meanings (Schermerhorn, Hunt, and Osborn, 2005, p. 17). Motorola is an organization that has employees all around the world. In addition, many employees work in the field and are rarely around a facility to receive information. As the company changes and installs new procedures or methods involved with logistics within a job, an individual working in the field needs to know the changes as quickly as an individual working at the Motorola headquarters. In Italy, Motorola must continue demonstrating a high-level of ethics. Additionally, the organization must landscape business goals to match the demographics of the country."

Sample of Sources Used:

• ComScore Networks. (2006). Retrieved February 23, 2007 http://www.comscore.com.
• Hill, C.W.L. (2004). International business: competing in the global marketplace (5th ed). The McGraw-Hill Companies.
• Motorola, Inc. (2005). "Nurturing Innovation, Enabling Seamless Mobility." Retrieved February 23, 2007 from http://www.motorola.com.
• Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2006). Seminar On Reviewing OECD Experience in the Social Enterprise Sector, Trento, Italy, 15-18 November 2006. Retrieved February 24, 2007 from http://www.oecd.org/document/5.
• Schermerhorn, John R., Hunt, James G., Osborn, Richard, N., (2005). P. 17 Organizational Behavior, 9th edition, New York: John Wiley & sons, Inc.

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