Mgmt of Foreign Operations

Catalog description

The special circumstances under which an American firm operates abroad: social customs, political environment, and linguistic and cultural problems. Economic, financial, legal, and management issues peculiar to foreign operations. Analysis of problems in foreign exchange, international finance and marketing, and human resources management. The management of foreign investment, joint ventures and foreign subsidiaries. Technology transfer, foreign trade operations, and protection of intellectual property abroad. International economic policy, international corporate financial management, and variations in the organizational structure of MNCs. Selected international business cases are discussed.