International Business 8th Edition by Charles Hill

Exercise 5

Part of developing a sustainable research and development (R&D) strategy is to locate facilities in countries that are widely known to be competitive. Your company seeks to develop R&D facilities in Asia to counter recent competitor responses. A publication that evaluates economies based on their competitiveness is The Global Competitiveness Report . Locate this report and develop a presentation for the top management team that presents the benefits and drawbacks.