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Legal System (code, common, socialist, or Islamic; intellectual property law; quality

of legal and regulatory environment for facilitating business)

Social Organizations

Group Behavior (is country relatively individualistic or collectivist in its orientation?)

Social Classes (including the role of social classes, if any, in organization of society)

Race, Ethnicity, and Subcultures

Business Customs and Practices (very important; elaborate this!)

e. Religion

Religion and Other Belief Systems

Role of Religion in Society and Business (this may or may not be relevant,

depending on country; usually a factor in Israel; Middle East; and South Asia)

f. Living Conditions

Diet and Nutrition, including typical meals and popular foods

Housing, including typical housing (apartments, homes, or other)

Clothing, including types of clothing worn at work and for leisure

Recreation, Sports, and Other Leisure Activities, if relevant

Social Security or other Pension Systems

Health Care, including type of health care system, quality of health care

Other Entitlements, if relevant

g. Language(s)

Appendixes for this section (Include here any useful supplementary material such as,

for example, helpful tables or charts, reports specific to the industry or market, news

articles that are particularly relevant to the company or industry.)

ECONOMIC ANALSIS

This section generally includes two broad categories: general economic data that serve

as a basis to evaluate the economic soundness of the country; and information on

business infrastructure, including distribution channels and media. As noted above, the

headings in each section are general and intended to provide direction to areas to

explore for relevant data. Heading topic area may be emphasize or de-emphasized,

depending on the nature of the firm’s product and the country being targeted.

Executive Summary (Summary of the key points from the entire section, listing the

most important items that the busy executive should be aware of; about 1 to 2 pages

long)

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