Nintendo of America is based in Washington State but is from Japan, please use this company for the project

Nintendo of America is based in Washington State but is from Japan, please use this company for the project

Appendix 3: Rubric for Individual Case Write up (attach this page to your written report)

Individual case write up (6 pages in double space, 20% of the grade)

The Individual case write up should be about an FOE and not an American owned firm. The firm should manage an FDI operation in a division/state which was the subject of your group project.

1: Executive Summary: (about 300 words, this page not counted towards page limit) 2 points):

2. Background of the FOE: (2 pages, 5 points)

i). Company background, parent company (if any) nature of its primary business, its domestic & international operations; product/service focus;

(ii). Firm’s objective for investing in the USA; mode of entry (JV, M&A, subsidiary or any other); dollar value of US FDI; ownership of the FOE (is it private/family owned or publicly listed in US stock exchange or in other foreign stock market?);

3. FOE operations in the USA: (about 4 pages, 10 points)

(i). Firm’s organization structure, key management personnel; its website; and its operational strategies, including international & domestic sales;

(ii). Firm’s major manufacturing/ service activities in the USA;

(iii).Firm’s contribution to employment since its inception in the US;

(iv). Firm’s R&D investment & linkages with US institutions, etc,

(v). Any future plans in the USA?

4.Comments & summary: (about 1 page, 3 points):

Critical comments and summary of the case write up

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