1. Evaluate Telefonica’s rapid expansion into Latin America.

2. Assess the strategic direction each of Telefonica’s (four) business segments is following.

3. Evaluate whether there are any operational connections, or otherwise, among Telefonica’s four business segments.

4. Select one of the Telefonica business segments using any criterion of your choice. Then, create a table verifying the existing competition by region, including both domestic and international firms.

5. Create a SWOT and a value chain analyses for the selected business segment.

6. Develop an acquisition strategy that includes targets (i.e., firms) in three countries, and explain your choices.

7. Examine the cultural sensibilities that may affect Telefonica’s international business operations.

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