You are a major stockholder in a multi-national corporation that is considering opening a facility in an underdeveloped country known for questionable human rights policies. The arguments in favor of the move include that it would provide employment for people who currently have none; it would decrease production costs, thereby increasing profits and return on your investment; and it would decrease the cost of the product for the consumers, potentially further expanding revenues and increasing returns. The arguments against opening the facility include the fact that companies operating in the region have been found treating employees badly by implementing policies such as extremely low wages relative to other countries, demanding long hours without providing overtime, and occasionally employing children.You are planning to attend a shareholder’s meeting at which this topic will be discussed. You have been asked to provide your opinion on whether the facility should be opened. Determine whether you agree or disagree with the proposal to open a facility in the region.Create a PowerPoint presentation to convince the organizational leaders whether the described facility should be opened or not. The PowerPoint should be at least 10 slides, not including the title and reference slides, and does not require any outside research, although additional research can be used. Make sure to properly cite any source(s) used.Describe the issues to be addressed (two slides).Provide reasons for why you agree or disagree with opening the facility (two slides).Identify the role emotion plays in your recommendation (two slides). Explain how any emotion did, or did not, impact reason (two slides). Explain the reasoning process utilized to come to the conclusions reported in the presentation (two slides).

By creating an international business or an international business venture, you will utilize your subject knowledge expertise in discovering and overcoming the challenges of expanding a business to a new host country. The Final Paper should demonstrate your understanding of the readings and other course material. By creating an international business or an international business venture, you will utilize your subject knowledge expertise in discovering and overcoming the challenges of expanding a business to a new host country. In a 2,000- to 2,500-word paper, you should integrate readings and class discussions, and you may include explanations and examples from previous experiences as well as implications for future applications. All opinions or ideas should be supported with credible and recent data. All data used must be cited with in-text citations and a bibliography on the references page. In this paper, you will Create an international business or international venture outside of the U.S. (e.g., export/import, franchising, manufacturing, joint venture, etc.) Define the name, nature of the business, and brief background of the company and industry. Be sure this venture is created and is unique and innovative. State the specific target market for the venture. Create a strategic plan that includes the following (in any order you decide): An analysis of the competitive advantage of your venture (Why will it be successful?). A PESTLE analysis, or a similar business analysis process, of the host country. A 6- to 12-month timeline of your venture’s expansion. A list of SMART goals. A summary of startup human resources and marketing concepts. A SWOT analysis of the venture that evaluates at least four challenges and advantages and/or opportunities and threats (e.g., cross-cultural, foreign currency, legal, etc.). Suggest recommendations to overcome the challenges and threats from the SWOT you conducted. Please note each step of the strategic plan is worth 1 point. The Final Paper: Strategic Plan Must be 2,000 to 2,500 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) resource. Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of paper in bold font Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page. Student’s name Name of institution (University of Arizona Global Campus) Course name and number Instructor’s name Due date Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.