The signature assignment for this course will require research, academic writing, critical thinking, and analysis on a “Analysis of Global Market Strategies and Risk Management for Organizations Into Foreign Markets” . Through this assignment, you will demonstrate your ability to conduct academic research. The signature assignment requires a minimum of 6000-words (approximately 20-pages) (not including cover page, abstract, table of contents, and references), double-spaced, APA formatted academic research paper. Please note that this course requires you to focus your research based on existing research literature from peer-reviewed articles(a minimum of 15 sources are required). The academic research paper will include the basic components of a non-empirical research paper which requires the following:

• An introduction
• A literature review; and
• A conclusion (recommendations and managerial implications)

General Policies: If references are required or used, citation of such references is mandatory. All assigned papers should be submitted in APA format (12 point Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins. An APA style guide for format can be found at

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.