Investment practices and capital budgeting for the global firm. Identification, analysis, and resolution of managerial issues of policy and action in the multinational firm. The emphasis is on the role of management in changing headquarters-subsidiary relations within the context of shifts in the business environment. Techniques of strategic analysis. This course emphasizes national, industrial and firm competitiveness in the design and implementation of corporate strategies in the multinational firm.
Special attention is paid to strategies for Asia.
Area Studies - Area Studies provides the opportunity to explore in depth one economic region. Field trips in previous years have been to Singapore, Hong Kong and China.