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Overseas Expansion (Scenario)
Whittaker Semiconductors has recently decided to expand its operations overseas. Amanda Quan, Vice President of International Business, assigned a team of investigators to analyze the risks faced by the company in making this move. Of particular interest were the risks that might affect the success of a new production plant to be located in one of three potential countries.
-Philip Baxter reported on the risks associated with establishing the plant in Country A. The most significant risk, in his view, was posed by the government's complex bureaucratic structure. Philip reported the likelihood of significant administrative delays in opening the plant. The risk identified by Philip is an example of which of the following?
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International Monetary Fund
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Economic Development
The way in which a country advances its people's economic, political, and social conditions.
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