General Guidelines for Industry and Country Competitive Report
The country report will consist of 2 parts. Minimum 10 pages. Maximum 15 pages.
A) International Trade (33 % of paper)
• Balance of payments (last 5 years) – analyses and implications
• trading relationships (membership in trading blocs)
• top exports and imports (by destination and industry/products)
• foreign direct investments (inflows, outflows and stock)
• tariff policies and average tariff
• non-tariff barriers
B) Select one of the top industries in the country of choice (66 % of paper)
Brief history and milestones.
Industry size (value in $, volume, number of employees), structure, number of segments.
Use Porter’s Diamond to investigate its international competitiveness.
• Demand Conditions
• Related and Supporting Industries
• Factor Conditions
• Strategy, structure and rivalry in that industry (identify major competitors in the industry and what are their individual strategies)
• Government Policies
C) Conclusions
Please do not forget to put a list of references in alphabetical order at the end of the report. Students should insert references in the body of the paper wherever appropriate.
