Assignment task: Discussion questions for Case (Transformation in Saudi Arabia)
Q1: (a) What are the key facts of the case (key players, events, relevant key stats etc.)? (b) What are the key IB challenges faced by the government in this case?
Q2: (a) How might the reforms proposed by Muhammad bin Salman potentially address the economic and political problems facing the country? (b) Who will gain from these reforms and who might object and push back against them?
Q3. (a) Is it morally correct for international businesses to invest in a country that denies basic rights to women or (b) where the current leader has been implicated in ordering the murder of one of his critics?
Q4: (a) What are the political risks and economic risks of doing business in this country? (b) How can international businesses mitigate the risks (provide specific examples)?
Q5: (a) How has the situation changed in terms of the management decision/challenges identified? Provide your perspectives on key changes (b) Identify and explain at least 3 key lessons learned from this case in terms of how companies should note national differences between home and host country