Project Summary

You have been assigned to be a staff specialist for Lewis’s Megaworks. Your country assignment is found at the following location:

“Start Here” – “Country Assignments” link

Specifics of the Assignment: [cut and pasted from the syllabus]

1) Written assignment • Students will be assigned a country/geographic are to report on. You will be expected to provide an outline of your paper, including five outside sources, by June 22. • Each report should be typed, double spaced, 8-10 pages in length, not including appendices and references. This is essentially a research report. Sources of information may include interview, journals, books, newspapers, and Internet sites which have an ending of either .gov or .edu. Do not use .com or .net sites. Encyclopedias are not acceptable resources. o The report should answer the following question: o You are a new international staff specialist at the Lewis Globalworks Co., Inc. The company currently produces a variety of consumer products including textiles, computers, and auto parts. We are considering opening a production facility in your country/area. Use the taxonomy discussed in the class handout (technical, economic, political, legal, cultural) of environments to help build the basis of your decision. You should write your report as if it is being prepared for Lewis' s Board of Directors. o Issues which will impact on your evaluation include professionalism, documentation, flow, referencing, and proper use of titles and subtitles. • Each report is to be turned to the assignment function.
The link to the environments is found in the “Country Assignments” link (as above). 2) Oral assignment • Each student will be recording an oral presentation. We will be using the software we are using for chat, Blackboard Collaborate, to create and record