MGMT 630 Team Research Paper on Costa Rica and Darden Restaurant

What’s expected to be included in the TEAM Paper? (3 Pages, 4 References) Your team will work to research information that offers an informed presentation about a company (Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden and Red Lobster) and a country (COSTA RICA) The business scenario: Your audience for the presentation includes two clusters of company managers: a) Senior-mid-level managers within the company headquarters, who understand the company domestic strategy, but are not informed about the local expansion market; and b) Managers from the local area, who understand their country’s culture and its people as potential customers, but are not informed about the company mission, priorities and goals. The two groups are preparing for a staff retreat. Your team’s assignment is to develop the PPT as a centerpiece for launching a project at this retreat. The slide deck becomes an important tool for integrating ideas from headquarters staff and local project managers. Your objective is to brief these two (2) groups so that they can work together in refining and implement an important company and local market strategy. It is not your task to design or develop a project plan. It is not your task to evaluate the success of the project. Instead, your task is to invite discussion and collaboration between both management groups. LIST OF PAPER FACTORS TO BE COVERED IN THIS PAPER: Company—DARDEN RESTAURANTS IN COSTA RICA (1.5 pages) 1. Mission and Company History 2. *Headquarter’s Location and information about additional locations, such as # of outlets (if a retailing enterprise), or multi-national (different country) locations for producing goods and/or services 3. *Recently introduced products and/or services; best known products and/or services. Country—COSTA RICA (1.5 pages) 1. History 2. *Location, Size and Language(s) 3. *Economics/Major Business Interests (such as tourism, or manufacturing, or advanced technology)