Many developing nations are challenging the dominance of more traditional Western locations, notably Silicon Valley, for high-tech research and manufacturing. Two examples are Bangalore in India and Shanghai in China.

Make a list of all the factors you would recommend a multinational corporation to take into account in assessing the advantages and disadvantages and risks of locating in developing countries. Use this list to compare Bangalore and China for a multinational computer corporation,

(a) siting its research and development facility;

(b) siting a new manufacturing facility.