This week you will start working on your Portfolio Project sections. This Critical Thinking assignment can contribute to the completion of the final portfolio project due in Module Eight. As you complete the module assignments, integrate any feedback from your instructor and the knowledge you gain from taking the course to update your assignments in preparation for completing your international expansion plan due in Module Eight.

Now that you have identified the organization, country, and product, the Management Team has asked you to prepare a memo for them for the next meeting to include the research you have gathered on the following topics. Please address your memo to the Managing Director and use an appropriate heading for each of the topics listed.

Country Background: Provide a brief overview of the country you have chosen and why you think it will be a good location for the organization to manufacture the proposed product.

Corporate Social Responsibility $($CSR$)$: You have noted the organization is making inroads with sustainability efforts in the US and you know this needs to be carried out in the expansion as well.

Describe any CSR efforts your expansion will take on in the expansion country with explanations connecting this decision with expected benefits from this action.

Corporate Ethics: Discuss any ethical issues you anticipate with either company operations or country behavior and how you would mitigate these issues.

Your memo should be no more than $4$ pages with an additional page for any references you have used in your research. Remember, any information gathered from other sources must be cited in the text appropriately using APA standards. Refer to the Writing Center $($accessed from the course navigation menu$)$ for help with APA format, as well as to find information about memos and a useful template.