compare countries and determine which country is the best option for Vodafone to expand to..

This template includes a summary of the assignment instructions. Before starting this assignment, please make sure that you have fully read the assignment instructions. Imagine that you are a member of the International Expansion Team at Vodafone Group PLC, a British telecommunications firm. You have been tasked with expanding the firm’s international operations. The head of your team wants you to look into Namibia, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Brazil, and Colombia and decide where to go next. Based on the Ghemawat reading (Distance Still Matters), resources listed below, and information you learned from the Coursera videos for Module 2, compare countries and determine which country is the best option for Vodafone to expand to.. Content Requirements Your submission should include the following: Create a CAGE table for the country that you select. This table would show the CAGE distances between the United Kingdom (Vodafone’s home market) and the selected country. Include a minimum of 3 clear and logical bullet points for each element of the CAGE framework. See the CAGE example in Resource 1 below to get a sense of what is expected for this component of the assignment. Why have you selected this country relative to each of the other countries? Addressing Q2 requires you to include comparisons of countries by using data from at least 4 resources provided in the Resource 2 section below. You should explicitly refer to the data in your response and explain how the data helped with your decision. In your answer to Q2, also make sure to include at least 1 reference to Ghemawat reading and at least 1 reference to the course content from Module 2 (e.g. Coursera videos). Format Requirements Word Limit Question 1: No word limit is defined for Q1. Create a table that includes at least 3 clear and logical bullet points for each CAGE element. Full sentences are not required, please be succinct. Question 2: Word limit is minimum 600 and maximum 750 words for Q2. Overall, Q2 cannot go 10% above (825 words) and below (540 words) the indicated word limit, otherwise points will be deducted. Citation Requirements Questions in the assignment submission template, list of references at the end of your paper, and in-text parenthesis that indicates citations given, such as “(Smith)” are not included in the word limit. Resources Resource 1: CAGE Example The following table provides an example of the way it would look if the decision was to invest in Australia (a country that is not part of this assignment): CAGE Example Cultural Administrative Geographic Economic Common language • Similar workplace culture • Close links of population with the UK (family ties) Close distance • Colonial heritage: same type of corporate legal system • Government agencies modelled after those in the United Kingdom •Different currency • Member of the Commonwealth • Free trade agreements with countries different from the UK • Free trade agreement with the UK signed, but not yet in force. • In a different continent • Highly isolated • Geographically closer to Asia than to the UK • Different time zone • Long distance to travel to • Large country, but with good infrastructure • Standard of living similar to the UK • Strong dependence on natural resources (very different from the UK) • Making efforts to further integrate its economy to the Asia Pacific region (while the UK is severing ties with Europe) • Handsome growth rates pulled by ties with China Resource 2: Sources to Help Your Decision You can search the CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/ for population statistics, data on mobile subscriptions, and general information about each country For an overview of the telecom industry in each country, go to budde.com.au https://www.budde.com.au à “Visit Our Market Reports Store” à select the “Country Research” tab on the left side Each country should have a ‘focus’ or ‘executive’ report that entails a brief summary of the industry This ‘focus report’ will give a brief overview of the industry potential in a given country along with the key competitors You do NOT need to purchase anything Focus more on the mobile market in each country 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2021 by Transparency International World Bank “Worldwide Governance Indicators” http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/ Select the ‘Interactive data access’ link You can choose different indicators, but the most important ones are Political Stability and Rule of Law See the “FAQ” tab for definitions of each dimension (found in the 2nd question) You can select various years to see trends The World Bank Open Data https://data.worldbank.org source provides information on indicators such as GNI PPP per capita and GDP growth (decline) Pay attention to 3-, 5-, and/or 10 year trends *Note that there are various forms of GNI PPP per capita. You should use the ‘current international $’ form For GDP growth, you should use the ‘annual %’ form The United Nations’ Development Programme Human Development Data https://hdr.undp.org/en/data website provides information on each country’s Human Development Index (HDI) Hofstede Insights Country Comparison https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/ tool is useful for understanding differences across cultures Citations and References: Your assignment will be checked for copyright infringements. Please make sure that if you borrow ideas from other authors, you give appropriate credit to their work. Sources should be acknowledged, particularly if direct quotations are used. Provide the link to the sources from which your examples come from. If you need information on how to cite a source appropriately, go to the citationLinks to an external site. help in our University Library. You are expected to acknowledge and cite sources in your submission.