Question:

For the purposes of this TMA you should imagine that you are the director for strategy and policy commission in your country (Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Egypt or Sudan)

Following a rapid growth of Multinational Corporations- MNCs in your country, it was noticed that amongst other things:

Many small business enterprises were closing down.

Figures of imports were rising disproportionately to export figures.

Rate of unemployment among the locals was rising

The tenure of MNCs in the country was decreasing gradually .

As a strategist you are required to discuss:

1. Measures you would put in place to address each of the above four issues.

2. Critically compare and contrast any MNC organization and corporate parent organization in your country based on their structure and strategy adopted by each of them.