Question: SECTION A CASE STUDY (COMPULSORY) set up a 1. A Western company is trying to get a license from the government of a developing country

SECTION A CASE STUDY (COMPULSORY) set up a 1. A

SECTION A CASE STUDY (COMPULSORY) set up a 1. A Western company is trying to get a license from the government of a developing country factory in that country. The company knows the factory will have many benefits to the country. It will reduce the unemployment rate in an environment where majority of the youth are idling about, produce exports for the country and allow the country to earn valuable foreign exchange. So far the government official with whom the firm is negotiating has been non-committal, neither rejecting nor approving the request, but simply asking for more information. The company has been told that relationships are significant in that country and that if the daughter of the said government official is employed as a consultant, she could use her influence to speed up the process of license acquisition to the betterment of all 1 Discuss four benefits the company stands to gain in employing the government official's daughter (in question) as the country representative. (12 marks) 11. Discuss any two challenges the company would be confronted with in its dealings with the government official's daughter. Suggest two strategic decisions that management should take to solve the identified challenges. (8 marks)

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