BUSN3100 Fall 2022 Midterm Exam II Student ID: XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXName: Michael JohnsonBUSN3100 Midterm II Exam (Open Book) 15 pointsSubmission Deadline: Nov. 24, 2022 via Turnitin Video...

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BUSN3100 Fall 2022 Midterm Exam II Student ID: 34567890 Name: Michael Johnson BUSN3100 Midterm II Exam (Open Book) 15 points Submission Deadline: Nov. 24, 2022 via Turnitin Video interview Time: the week of December 3, 2022 (tentative) All times stated in the document are based on Pacific Standard Time, i.e. Vancouver BC, Canada time. (Video interview detail will be provided on Blackboard announcement later) Exam Questions: Do some research and answer the following questions. Please provide your opinion and reasoning (sufficient analysis to support your opinion). You are expected to use proper terminologies covered in the corresponding chapters in the textbook. 1. FDI (7 points), Maximum 500 words Research and find an FDI case where an international company invested in a foreign country. Summarize the story so that the exam evaluator can understand the case sufficiently without referring the original source. Answer the following questions: a) What roles did the host country government play in this deal - did they restrict or promote this deal? What tools did they use to achieve their purpose? What are the pros and cons of this FDI to this host country? b) What roles did the home country government play in this deal - did they restrict or promote this deal? What tools did they use to achieve their purpose? What are the pros and cons of this FDI to this home country? c) Which theory in Chapter 7 do you think explains this specific FDI deal? Please justify your answer. 2. Regional integration (7 points), Maximum 500 words Find one (only one; more than one leads to zero mark for this question) regional integration your home country is part of and briefly describe this integration (must be less than 100 words). You must state your home country name first. a) Which level of integration is it according to Chapter 8? Please justify your answer. (2 points) b) What are the reasons supporters have for this integration? (2 points) c) What are the reasons opponents have against this integration? (2 points) d) What benefits and/or harm did this particular integration bring to your personal life or the live of someone you know? (1 point) 3. Entry Mode (Chapter 13) (6 points), Maximum 500 words Research and find a real world business case that demonstrates one of the following entry modes: · Licensing · Management Contracts · Turnkey Projects · Wholly Owned Subsidiaries · Joint Ventures · Strategic Alliances Please briefly describe your case so that the evaluator can understand the story without referring to any additional sources. Please answer this question: Why did the company select this specific entry mode for this target country? Please comment from the following perspectives as appropriate. You should provide proper evidence/analysis from these perspectives to support the company’s choice of entry mode. a) Cultural environment b) Political and legal environment c) Market size d) Production and shipping costs e) International experience f) Other aspect you think as appropriate. Caution – make sure you refer to the textbook for the meaning of these perspectives. It must be a company entering a market outside its home country. Submission Requirement 1. Submit to Turnitin ONLY. (Please refer to Course Outline for Turnitin login information) Maximum similarity: 30%. If two students’ answers are similar enough, both students get zero. No submission to Blackboard. 2. Please put “Fall 2022 Midterm Exam II”, your student ID, and given name + surname, on top of each page (exactly as shown in this document). Late submission gets ZERO. Must be MS Word file. File name must be: Student ID+full name; example: 34567890MichealJohnson.docx (Violation results in 5 points deduction.) 3. Your paper has to follow the proper layout and all the other requirement specified here. Please refer the Example Paper from page 5 for more information. Violation leads to 5 points deduction. 4. All answers must follow word count restriction. Violation results in minimum 5 points deduction. 5. Late submission gets ZERO. 6. Citations rules - Total number of in-text citations in your paper is subject to rules below: · 1-5 citations: no mark deduction · 6-7 citations: 5 points deduction · 8-9 citations: 10 points deduction · 10 or more citations: 15 points deduction The above citation rules override the “Grading Rubric” below in case of any conflict. Grading Rubric Unacceptable (0-4/10) Acceptable (5-7/10) Superior (8-10/10) Required content covered with quality 50% Less than 70% of required content is covered. The content is of low quality. Lots of citations, incorrect understanding or application of knowledge. Multiple occasions of pure theoretical statements. Multiple paragraphs irrelevant to the topic. Covered 70-90% required content. The content is of medium quality. Correct understanding or application of knowledge with 1 or 2 incorrect usage of knowledge points or application. Less than 2 occasions of pure theoretical statements. Less than 2 paragraphs that are irrelevant to the topic. Covered 90-100% of required content. The content is of high quality. Correct understanding or application of knowledge with maximum one incorrect usage of knowledge points or application. No pure theoretical statements. No paragraphs that are irrelevant to the topic. Clear and strong logic. The entire work is coherent. Organization – right content in right section 30% Poor organization, improper structure. There multiple scenarios where content is not in the right section. Overall clean and clear organization of the entire work with proper structure in place per assignment guideline. In most cases right content is in the right section. Obsoletely clean and clear organization of the entire work with proper structure in place per assignment guideline. Right content is in the right section. Language 20% Riddled with language errors. Shows a lack of basic proof reading and attention to detail. Generally to an appropriate standard. A few minor errors in evidence. Very well written. Clear writing with well-structured paragraphs. Other requirements: a. Demonstrate your perspective and support your conclusion. Pure statement or conclusion without solid reasoning gets no point. Agreeing or disagreeing with instructor’s or any experts’ opinions has no impact on your mark. What’s important is YOUR OWN PERSPETIVE and JUSTIFICATION. b. Be concise and to-the-point. Wordy statement or theoretical verbiage leads to significant point deduction. Keep in mind "less is more". Quality of your answer is much more important than the number of words. Properly apply what you learnt in this course into your analysis. Demonstrate your understanding by applying (not by just restating the pure theories in the course materials). Redundant verbiages only result in significant point reduction. c. It’s an one-shot opportunity; there is no resubmission opportunity (neither will there be any makeup exam if you miss the deadline due to internet connection or whatever other issues). d. All the other rules in course outline and class policy apply. Questions about this exam? Students have one-off opportunity to ask for clarifications about the exam questions by 11:45PM on Saturday, Nov. 19th through this MS Form link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=OIj0OlPNB0Wef_xtrDVeM8SrIMnPBkZFh8_AnoJQyRJUMlZIRzIyOE9HQzk4NExVVzNPMDJJU1o4UC4u You are only allowed to access this link through your Douglas College email account. Any questions after then or asked elsewhere will not be answered. I will select only those questions I determine as necessary and publish my answers through Blackboard announcement latest by Sunday, Nov.20th. So please watch out for it. If your questions are not answered, you should check the exam questions and instructions, course outline, class rules and policies, your notes and all the other course materials because they are either answered there already or not something I should provide an answer to. Example Paper From the Next Page – for layout reference purpose only (you must NOT re-state the exam questions on your paper and you have to clearly mark the question numbers in front of your answers) Example of Your Answer Sheet 1. FDI The story is XXXXXXXXXXXXXX a) Answer…….. b) Answer…….. c) Answer…….. 2. Regional integration My home country is ….. a) Answer…….. b) Answer…….. c) Answer…….. d) Answer…….. 3. Entry Mode Answer: brief description of your case …. a) Cultural environment: answer……. b) Political and legal environment: answer…… c) Market size: answer…… d) Production and shipping costs: answer…….. e) International experience: answer……… f) Other aspect: answer……..