Panel A: Partial Disengagement Strategies
	Advantages	Drawbacks
Discontinue sale of international premium brands	Highly Visible	Loss of high-margin part of the business
Discontinue technology transfer and staff training	Significant economic impact in some industries	Impact depends on technological dependencies
Discontinue exports of intermediate goods to the operation	Highly visible Significant economic impact in some industries	Impact depends on resource dependencies
Freeze operations, i.e. continue status quo but no new investments	Meets basic stakeholder expectations	Unlikely to satisfy highly engaged stakeholders High exposure to political risks
Panel B: Full Disengagement Strategies
	Advantages	Drawbacks
Liquidate operations	Strong signal to political stakeholders Significant economic impact	Local employees lose jobs and income Expropriation by host authorities likely Complete financial write-off
Sell operations to highest bidder	Strong signal to political stakeholders Minimizing financial losses	Feasibility depends on resource dependencies Few buyers available, thus sale price likely is substantially below book value. Implementation will take time Assets likely to fall in the hands of allies of the political regime
Sell operations to buyer meeting ethical concerns	May include specific conditions such as protection of employees or buy backs. Protecting property rights	Complex negotiations Contracts may not be enforceable