In writing the main essay you must choose one of the topics from the list below:1. Discuss the make or buy decision. Find a relevant business or firm and critic their current make or buy strategy.2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of strategic alliances. Find examples of strategic alliances both working and not working for parties involved and explain why?3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the transnational strategy. Find examples of company’s employing the transnational strategy both successfully and unsuccessfully and explain why?In writing the essay you must pay attention to the following directions and advice:? Please complete, print and include the official ‘cover page’ located in the Introduction to International Business website of ‘learn online’ (Moodle).? Clearly list your student number and topic on both the cover page and the first page of your assignment.? Do not include your name anywhere in the assignment.? Ensure that you adhere to a word-count of 2500 words not including the reference list.? List the word count (not including the reference list) on the front page of your assignment and on the cover page (as requested in the cover page).? Ensure your paper includes page numbers? Reference all sources of information through in text referencing (citation of author and date). Include page numbers where you are referring to or applying a specific thought – whether as a direct quote or a paraphrase.? Provide a properly structured introduction and conclusion.? Avoid providing a mere summary or synopsis of developments, the paper must reflect on IB theory and contain a critical analysis of the material relevant to the topic leading to a final hypothesis.Avoid including references in the introduction or the conclusion.? Any essay that does not include significant reference to scholarly books, book chapters and/or journal articles will be unlikely to receive a high grade.? Primary sources (such as newspaper and magazine articles) can be used but they should be supplementary to the utilisation of scholarly (secondary) material.? Both the written and electronic copy of the assignment must be identical to each other. In the event of any difference the first copy received will be the copy that is graded.? Your paper will not be grated until you submit a printed copy in the lecturer’s mailbox (building 11 level B no.223). Failure to submit a printed copy may result in your essay not being graded.? Ensure the submitted paper is your own work.

The following criteria will be used for assessment:? Evidence of reading relevant material, including different points of view.? Evidence of understanding of the question asked.? Discussion and critical analysis of relevant concepts, theories and issues.? Logical arrangement of material relevant to question asked, reflecting an understanding of the issues and the relationships between elements of the subject.? Use of relevant facts or empirical information to develop and substantiate critical analysis and argument.? Clarity and correctness of writing, (e.g. grammar, punctuation and spelling).? Proper referencing, acknowledgement and citation of sources. The reference list should be arranged by surname in alphabetical order.Please note: Be careful using the Internet: it offers information, sometimes wildly inaccurate, while also not necessarily providing a strong critical analysis.