Global Trade

For this assignment, write a research brief for an organization where there is a potential international market growth opportunity. This assignment will form the foundation for your Group Project 1 and 2. Using the guidelines below, each group will develop an approach to a trade research assignment in the form of a research brief.

Assignment Overview

• Select an organization, where there is potential international market growth opportunities for its product categories. E.g. a brand that would like to come to Canada.
• Develop a research question(s) based upon this opportunity/problem
• Develop research objectives for the project and finally,
• Create a research brief

1- identify the issue or position:

Description- clarifies the issue to be discussed or the position to be argued in this paper

2- support sources

Description- identifies the sources of ideas or evidence used in developing the argument or conclusions

3- analysis

analyses the ideas or evidence to develop the argument or conclusions

4- contradictory evidence

critiques contradictory evidence, information, experts opinions and methodologies

5- personal bias

acknowledges personal biases or assumptions

6- conclusions

describes conclusions