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Please do some research on the country of Ireland, as an example of the country we wish to expand our business to.

Please prepare a report for your CEO and include the following:

1. As your CEO prepares to expand her operations globally, explain to him the pros and cons of each type of business: wholly owned, mergers, joint ventures, and acquisitions.

2. Which of the organizational structures (e.g., wholly owned, merger, joint venture, or acquisition) would be best for her international business and why?

3. Based on the research of the country Ireland, would you recommend a centralized or decentralized management structure? Explain why.

4. Please include all references used.

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Please do some research on the country of Ireland, as an example of the country we wish to expand our business to.

Please prepare a report for your CEO and include the following:

1. As your CEO prepares to expand her operations globally, explain to him the pros and cons of each type of business: wholly owned, mergers, joint ventures, and acquisitions.

The pros of wholly owned businesses are that they offer safety and good defense of the company's trade secrets, patens, expertise and technical details. In addition, such a business offers excellent control of the operations of the foreign subsidiary. This form of business allows good global coordination. This is helpful when the CEO has to depend on foreign managers to run the company. In addition, the company can realize greater economies of scale because of favorable market location.

The cons are that the CEO will have to invest a large capital in the venture and there is a high chance of failure because of incorrect decision because it is not familiar with the foreign country trends.

The pros of merger are a relatively lower cost. Moreover, the process if faster than starting a wholly owned business; there is less disturbance to the present business and the time required is less than what would have happened in case of wholly owned ...

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