International Business: Two Parts: Case Study Analysis

INB-200 International Business

W6 – “Telecom Ventures Unite the World” Case
History

Part
1:

DQ
– Answer in 50 words or more:

Many countries in the Middle East and Africa are considered high risk for
global investments due to political considerations, in the same way as China
once was. What criteria should companies use to determine where to invest? How
could seemingly high risk countries be managed as opportunities?

Part
II:

Read the Case History
(attached), “Telecom Ventures Unite the World.”

Review the tutorial, “How
to Analyze a Case History.”

Write a 750 word paper, typed
and double-spaced using the Writing Assignment Template, in
which you respond to the following questions.

Support your response with at
least three scholarly sources, two of which must be scholarly sources from the Online
Library

• What strengths did AT&T bring
  to its joint venture with Unisource?
• What were some potential
  complications that could have arisen in the AT&T–Unisource joint
  venture?
• Assess the formation of Global
  One, Unisource, and other partnerships in this case. What strategic
  factors might have influenced the entry mode choices that these firms
  made?
• Based on the case and your
  research and readings, what other entry mode choices might have made sense
  for these firms?