Mexico and China

  1. Consider common and expected business practices.
  2. Students should look at average number of days to set up a business. They should look at the level of corruption (will bribes be a required practice?). Transparency internationally ranks in the Corruption Perception Index (cpi.transparency.org/cpi2011).
  3. Consider common and expected hiring practices.
  4. As mentioned above, what are the employment laws? Are there minimum wage laws, and are there penalties for firing employees?
  5. Consider crime rates.
  6. Consider demographics.