Property Rights

Scenario: Your company’s
board of directors is exploring expansion of your business and is
looking to you to prepare an analysis (Part I) and presentation (Part
II) regarding whether that expansion should be domestic or
international.

Part I

Prepare an analysis of the property rights, risks,
and benefits of each in a minimum of 1,050 words, excluding the title
and reference page, including the following:

• Decide what actions a manager in your business should take to
  identify and protect the tangible property rights of your domestic and
  international business.
• Summarize the actions a manager in your business should take to
  identify and protect the intellectual property rights of your domestic
  and international business.
• Explain what actions a manager in your business should take to
  identify and protect the organization from violating the intellectual
  property (IP) rights of others.
• Analyze what special problems arise regarding property rights when
  your business decides to do business outside the United States.
• Evaluate the legal risks associated with all property rights, domestically and internationally, for your business.
• Apply the risk management process to mitigate the legal risks for your business.
• Evaluate contract formation in your business as it relates to its
  Intellectual Property and recommend one contract method of contract
  dispute resolution for use in your business.

Cite a minimum of three scholarly references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Part II

Create a 5- to 7-slide (excluding title and reference page) Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation summary to the company’s board of directors addressing the following:

• List two reasons for domestic expansion.
• List two reasons for international expansion.
• Compare and contrast both domestic and international expansion.
• Make your recommendation to the board of directors.

Cite a minimum of two scholarly references.