International Business 9th Edition by Charles Hill

Exercise 2

Part of developing a long-term research and development (R D) strategy is to locate facilities in countries which are widely known to be competitive. Your company seeks to develop R D facilities in Asia to counter recent competitor responses. A publication which 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 for the top 5 Asian economies listed. Justify your conclusions thoroughly.