Step 1: Read the closing case study in your textbook, Chapter 6: "Ecuador: A Rosy Export Future" which is also ATTACHED here. Step 2: Before starting your assignment, review the information through Ch

Step 1: Read the closing case study in your textbook, Chapter 6: "Ecuador: A Rosy Export Future" which is also ATTACHED here. 

Step 2: Before starting your assignment, review the information through Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 on the business environments of international business. Every international management decision is affected by trends & developments in a number of business environments (physical/natural; economic; technological; political/legal (regulatory); socio-cultural, and competitive.

Step 3:  Choose at least three business environments (from the list above) and discuss the potential effect of trends & developments in them on Ecuador's rose trade.

How might these trends affect future demands for Ecuadoran cut roses?. [HINT: Some online research may be needed to identify recent trends in the various business environments--for instance, state of the world economy/Latin America, regulatory environment, exporting/importing conditions in Ecuador, etc.]

Step 4:Please make sure to cite your sources properly (review Citation-APA style in "Research and Citations" in the content area of blackboard before submitting your assignment). 

Step 5:    I will check submissions for plagiarism using SafeAssign on Blackboard. You will be asked to subject your writing to SafeAssign before submitting. Students are allowed to make 2 attempts/revisions. In addition, students "are allowed to view SafeAssign originality report for their attempts". Please refer to Citation Rules (APA style of citation) in Research and Citations in the content area of our course site. 

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