Question
module 1 case study
Walmart has recently announced plans for expansion to China. Already a retail giant in the U.S., they now hope to tap into a growing and potentially lucrative new market. However, such expansion is not without risks. Doing business in China is a much different environment than doing business in the U.S. Furthermore the Chinese government has announced plans for a series of ambitious new reforms that add to the level of uncertainty and may change the business environment for international firms.
Case Assignment
Read the following two articles and do some of your own additional research on Walmart and the new enviornment in China:
Roberts, M. (October 24, 2013). Walmart China Expansion Aims to Tap Urbanization, Business Week,.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-24/walmarts-china-expansion-aims-to-tap-urbanization”>http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-24/walmarts-china-expansion-aims-to-tap-urbanization
Yao, K., Blanchard, B. (November 15, 2013) China unveils boldest reforms in decades, shows Xi in command, Reuters,.reuters.com/article/2013/11/15/us-china-reform-idUSBRE9AE0BL20131115″>http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/15/us-china-reform-idUSBRE9AE0BL20131115
After researching these issues, write a four to five page paper answering the following question:
How will economic reform in China impact the success of Walmart’s expansion plans?
In your answer, consider the following issues:
A. The risks involved in expanding to China
B. How specific aspects of China’s economic reform will impact the business enviornment that Walmart will face
C. The potential benefit of Walmart’s expansion to China
Helpful Tips:
Please first read in-depth the background materials for module 1.
Identify key concepts in the background materials write a list, and study them
Read the case in-depth and conduct additional research, if necessary
Develop arguments by applying the concepts of international business from the background materials to Walmart’s expansion plan in China
Case 1 Assignment Expectations
Answer the assignment question directly
Stay focused on the precise assignment question, don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to general background materials
List supporting references and cite sources in proper format
Use appropriate writing style in essay form (organization, grammar, & spelling- see Writing Guidelines).
module 1 SLP
Throughout this course you will be looking at how easy it is do to business in countries.
The World Bank has being doing an extensive study of this subject for many years. Please visit
Select a country at this site.
Write a 2 page paper about this country:
Identify the country and summarize its profile.
Describe how easy it is to do business in this country according to the information at this site.
What factors make it easy to do business? What factors make it difficult to do business? Are there explicit factors that deal with marketing? Explain why.
Please make sure to use APA style and to use an Introduction, Main Body, and Conclusions. Use Headings and Titles. Click here for
Remember, this is NOT a term paper due at the end of the course. Rather, this is done module by module.
SLP 1 Assignment Expectations
Select a country for your SLPs for BUS401 and write 2 pages about how easy or not it is to do business.
Use appropriate writing style (organization, grammar, & spelling- see Writing Guidelines).