Business Climate across Countries

The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation annually rank 189 countries in terms of their respective ease of doing business (http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings). The index ranks nations from 1 (best) to 189 (worst). For each nation, the ranking is calculated as the simple average of the percentile rankings on how easy is it to (1)

MINI-CASE ON DOMINO’S PIZZA, INC. (DPZ) TO GROW GLOBALLY THE RIGHT WAY = FOLLOW DOMINO’S?

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Domino’s is the second-largest pizza chain in the United States behind Pizza Hut. Domino’s has over 10,000 delivery-only stores in about 70 countries and in all 50 states. Among the 5,000+ Domino’s in the United States, only about 400 are company-owned; all others are franchised. Between 2011 and 2015,