The requirement for this essay is that you must select at least ONE domestic or international
company within the GAMING industry (Sony, Nintendo, Electronic Arts, etc.), and write an essay where you analyze the successes and/or failures of how your company of choice expanded domestically and/or internationally. Your analysis will show how the company formed, what problems it faced as it tried to grow and expand, some of the issues the company faced as it grew using at least two of the concepts we have talked about in class (for example, labor, competitive strategy, marketing, supply chain, etc.), and finally, in your conclusion, what is the international outlook for the companys future (if you do not think your company will expand internationally, you must give a reason why using the concepts we have studied this semester.) To help guide you through the writing process, I have included a very specific format for the paper.
Format Requirements: The essay must be between 3 and 5 pages (not including your sources page), double-spaced, and use no higher than 12-point Times New Roman font and 1-inch margins. Your essay must be submitted as either a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) or Adobe.pdf document. Footnotes or endnotes are not required in the paper however, you must cite your sources using Chicago or MLA style citations.
Your essay must address each of the specific set of questions laid out below. It must be divided into the following parts listed below. I am doing this to help students better organize their essays.
YOU MUST USE THE HEADINGS BELOW IN YOUR PAPER AND YOU MUST ANSWER EACH
QUESTION IN THE HEADING!!!
(Introduction, Problem, Implications, Analysis, Conclusion)
1. Introduction: Introduce the companywhat are they and what do they do? What is its
history? How did they develop? How are they structured (multi- domestic, truly global, etc.)?
2. Problem: What problem(s) did the businesses face and what were the primary causes?
What additional factors affected the situation? How did the businesses work to solve the
problem(s)? Were the businesses successful in solving the problem(s)? Why or why not?
3. Implications: What are the potential implications of the issues the companies faced? In
other words, how did (or how will) the problem impact thebusinesses?
4. Analysis: How can the theories and concepts we have learned in class beapplied to or
explain the situation?
5. Conclusion: What is the international outlook for the companys future (if you do not
think your company will expand internationally, you must give a reason why using the
concepts we have studied this semester.)
6. References Page (One page in addition to your 3-5 page writing requirement): List each of
the sources you used to write your paper at the end of your paper. This page does not count
as a page of written text.
Sources
You will need to use a wide variety of sources in this paper. You can use any of the following
sources (sources are not necessarily limited to this list, but you should only use REPUTABLE
sources): books, journal articles, news articles, and company websites. You should rely on a
diversity of sources, and every claim you make in the paper should be cited.
Your sources should be listed using either MLA or Chicago Style Format. Sources MUST be
properly cited throughout the paper using either Chicago Style or MLA format.
Please follow these instructions, I will also upload the file with these instructions
