Jahanzeb Hussain Qureshi 11503 Taha Ahmed - 11307 Adil Parwez Asad Esa Ahsan Ali

Q1: Describe Ugandan cultural attributes that might affect operations of foreign company operating there.
Answer: -Population of 25million -Many different languages -Nepotism -One of the most corrupt countries -Business moves very slow -Incomes are extremely low (exorbitant payment systemIllegal under US Law) -People too much devout to their religion, culture.

Q2: Would you describe Greens and Martins attitudes as being ethnocentric, polycentric or geocentric? What factors do you think have influenced their attitudes? Answer: -Charles Martin (Polycentric) Living in Middleclass neighborhood, paying extra for service, hiring recommended relatives, paying extra fees participating in tribal ceremony, he was more concerned about his assignment to be done.

-Green (Geocentric) He was more concerned with corporate issues like he felt that participation of Martin in tribal ceremony might have hurt HGs image or was an affront to Christian population or might be construed in the future as a mockery of tribal customs creating hostile environment for HG.

Q3: Who was right, Green or Martin, about the controversial actions Martin took in the Ugandan operations? What might have been the results if he had not taken those actions? Answer: -Martin was right because HG knew that how effective it is to have a person with both home country corporate perspective and knowledge of Ugandan culture and environment, he was 29(too young from business perspective) and had knowledge and experience of working with the startup of projects and it was HGs first ever project in Africa, Martin knew how to get it done in time.

-Green, being a Vice President of US based firm was right in his perspective, however he achieved the desired results in time, but if Martin had not taken those actions then the project would move slowly, hiring wouldve been so difficult as Nepotism is a norm in Uganda, most of the tasks would not have completed in time and within budget.

Q4: In HGs next phase, the dam construction, should it employ someone whose main function is to be a liaison between HGs corporate culture and the culture of Uganda? If so, should Martin be the person for the job? Answer: -In the next phase, HG must employ someone who knows Ugandan culture very well, because their culture is so complex that if you dont know it then there are more chances of failure. -Having Martin there would be great for HG as he has all the knowledge, skills and ability to deal with the Ugandan culture and get the job done in time.

Q1: Profile the evolution of the Chinese business environment. Does this evolution strike you as predictable or unpredictable? Why would its degree of predictability matter to foreign investor?
Answer: -China had a nearly autarkic (self sufficient) economy. This evolution strike you predictability because Chinese business environment in growing day by day. Degree of predictability matters to foreign investor because if they are coming with the high investment they have to secure their money and want high return.

Q2: Do you think the benefits of operating in china outweigh the risk?
Answer: -Benefits of operating in China will decrease the risk because the china has large population and their economy is increasing day by day.

Q3: What would you advise a company to do to maximize its rewards? To limits its risk?
Answer: -If you want to survive you have to be globalize your company and China is a part of the global economy and to limits its risk you have to diversify your company.

Q4: Is it reasonable to expect china to adopt and fully enforce WTO regulations, particularly regarding intellectual property rights, in the next few years? It is chooses not to do so, what option would companies have to protect their interests? Answer: -Yes it is reasonable to expect china to adopt and fully enforce WTO regulations because some forecast the china could double its exports by 2005 and also double its FDI (foreign direct investment) stock. If it is chooses not to do so companies will not protect their interest and FDI stock will decrease.

Q5: How do you think the contest between market economics and ideological legacies will play out in China over the next ten years? Answer: -China is the third largest trading country in the world, the contest between market economics and ideological legacies in China will play out over many years, the situation will create many challenges for the managers as China has been wary of foreigners and open market economy so the foreign investors will also play an increasingly prominent role there.