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Internationalization Strategy of Your Firm

Consider the organization in which you currently work - does it have any overseas operations? These can range from a one-person sales office in one other country, for example, to employing thousands of people in product manufacture or service delivery around the world.

If your own company does not have any current international operations at all, select one of the following companies for this assignment, and take a look at their Web site to find out more about them:

• Procter & Gamble: http://www.pg.com
• IKEA: http://www.ikea.com
• Oracle: http://www.oracle.com
• Shell: http://www.shell.com

Now answer the following questions:

1. In which country is your firm headquartered?
2. In how many countries does your firm currently operate, and approximately how many employees are based in each of these countries?
3. In Bartlett & Ghoshal’s (1989) terms, what do you think is the internationalization strategy of your firm? Provide examples of why you think this is the case, based on the firm's extent of internationalization and how it deals with its operations around the world.

Your answers should be concise, 500-750 words.