What are some common strategic objectives that influence a company$$s choices when considering different market entry options $($list and briefly explain each$)$

$(10$ points$)$

What are some common barriers to entry that companies must contend with when exporting to a foreign country $($list and briefly explain each$)$

$(10$ points$)$

TechInfo is a medium sized Canadian company that sells electronic equipment to laboratories that conduct oceanographic surveys on ships while at sea. The labs that they sell to are located mainly at government installations in Canada, the United States and Europe with nearly $$20$M$/$year in sales to European customers. The company is considering putting an incorporated subsidiary office in Ireland $($where corporate tax rates are lower$)$ to manage European accounts and spearhead European sales. What are some advantages and disadvantages of this approach?

$(10$ points$)$

You work for a Canadian mining company that has an incorporated joint venture project in Argentina. Their partner is an Argentinian firm and the venture that is not going well. Explain what is meant by an incorporated joint venture and some of the advantages and disadvantages of using this sort of an approach.

$(10$ points$)$

Your employer is a large Canadian auto parts manufacturer and the company is considering some sort of Foreign Direct Investment in China. Currently, they are considering three possible approaches $($see the table below$).$ Explain each of these approaches and list a few advantages and disadvantages for each approach.

Brownfield Investment $(10$ points$)$

Greenfield Investment $(10$ points$)$

Acquisition $(10$ points$)$

You work for a Canadian agricultural company that specializes in high growth cereal plants that can thrive in particularly dry conditions. Your company is considering some sort of a foreign direct investment in Ethiopia where food security is an issue but they are concerned about making an investment in crops and then being subjected to nationalization and$/$or expropriation. What does this mean and what sort of foreign direct investment strategy could reduce these risks?

$(10$ points$)$