Introduction to Case Study

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by William VanBuskirk4 views·Updated Dec 1, 2021

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  1. an introduction to this case.
  2. B C M C.
  3. S involvement in Mexico presents many layers of difficulty the company must face,
  4. including factors such as the current political, economic, social,
  5. technological, environmental and legal state of Mexico as a country.
  6. While Mexico operates as a democracy,
  7. corruption is absolutely a major element at play in their political.
  8. Despite this,
  9. Mexico maintains a fair level of say in the global political sphere.
  10. Given their positive relations with Canada and the United States of America.
  11. Mexico is also the second largest economy in latin. America,
  12. second only to brazil,
  13. with our largest exports being crude oil,
  14. vehicle
  15. computers
  16. and spare parts for manufacturing.
  17. However, despite the size of their economy,
  18. 8.5% of the population were living on the poverty income.
  19. By the end of 2020,
  20. socially,
  21. Mexico's main problem is the growing divide between the rich and the poor,
  22. but increasing education and literacy rates are
  23. way of attempting to limit this divide.
  24. The primary problem blue chip manufacturing company is facing is that they need to
  25. place more consideration on the micro environment
  26. in which they are pursuing business.
  27. Air pollution, drawing water supply and water pollution are key issues
  28. and their effects are becoming more unavoidable in the last few years.
  29. Alongside increasing poverty,
  30. these shortcomings are leading to the questioning of Mexico's
  31. government and how they handle important business and civil problems
  32. with Mexico's well known history of political corruption,
  33. it puts the CMC in a position where they will
  34. see where they will receive heavy scrutiny from civil sectors.
  35. Secondary problems are uncertainty of social responsibility that
  36. can be felt in the business sectors,
  37. and the absolute lack of transparency
  38. alongside lenient policies
  39. that do not do enough to push for the rights of workers,
  40. consumer
  41. and business.
  42. The lack of legislation against manufacturers blurs the lines of
  43. how regulation should be implemented against how they operate,
  44. how they operate,
  45. increasing the public's growing concern about social responsibility.