Chapter 1 Multinational Financial Management An Overview Lecture Outline Managing the MNC Facing Agency Problems Management Structure of an MNC Why Fimrs Pursue International Business Theory of Comparative Advantage Imperfect Markets Theory Product Cycle Theory How Firms Engage in International Business International Trade Licensing Franchising Joint Ventures Acquisitions of Existing Operations Establishing New Foreign Subsidiaries Summary of Methods Valuation Model for an MNC Domestic
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CHAPTER 1 QUIZ 1. The term globalism or globalization generally refers to _____. a. increasing loyalty to your own country b. global competition characterized by networks that bind countries‚ institutions‚ and people. c. competition in an increasingly borderless world d. b and c only 2. The hostility to the takeover of Europe’s largest steel company‚ Acelor‚ by India’s Mittal Steel illustrates a. the decrease in nationalism and increase in globalism. b. the backlash against globalism.
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MBA 579 Homework Assignment 4-2 True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 1. The tighter the probability distribution of its expected future returns‚ the greater the risk of a given investment as measured by its standard deviation. ____ 2. The standard deviation is a better measure of risk than the coefficient of variation if the expected returns of the securities being compared differ significantly. ____ 3. An individual stock’s diversifiable risk‚ which
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Chapter 3 #2 - When is a company’s competitive advantage most likely to endure over time? A company’s competitive advantage is most likely to endure over time when the company has built barriers to imitation‚ which make it difficult for a competitor to copy the company’s distinctive competencies. Another element needed is the ability to quickly react to changes in the customer’s needs and have a high absorptive capacity in order to identify‚ value‚ assimilate‚ and use new knowledge. Lastly‚ the
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Chapter 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7 Summary Operations can be analyzed at three levels 1. Flow between operations (the level of the supply network) 2. Flow between the processes (the level of operations) 3. Flow between the resources (the level of the processes) Design Design is to conceive the looks‚ arrangements‚ working of something it is constructed What is process design? What are the objectives of process design? How do volume and variety effect process design? How are process design identical? Process Design
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CHAPTER 17 MULTINATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (Difficulty Levels: Easy‚ Easy/Medium‚ Medium‚ Medium/Hard‚ and Hard) Please see the preface for information on the AACSB letter indicators (F‚ M‚ etc.) on the subject lines. Multiple Choice: True/False (17-2) Multinational fin. mgmt. F T Answer: a EASY [i]. Multinational financial management requires that financial analysts consider the effects of changing currency values. a. True b. False (17-2) Multinational
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APPLIED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TUTORIAL SOLUTIONS Question 1 (a) Define expropriation The taking of foreign property‚ with or without compensation‚ by a government. (b ) When expropriation does occur – how can a company respond? Broadly the company can offer to allow more local involvement in the project‚ offer to support the local government (legal issues?)‚ work in political opposition to the local government‚ try to use local (due to sovereign immunity) legal solutions‚ lobby the firm’s
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women and their partners with information that is needed to make decisions about their reproductive future. Preconception counseling guides couples on how to prevent unintended pregnancies and to achieve pregnancy when desired‚ stresses risk management‚ and identifies healthy behaviors that promote the wellbeing of the woman and her potential fetus (Moos‚ 2006). All providers who treat women for well-woman care or other routine care should incorporate preconception health screening as part of
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1. Wtd Cost of Capital Global Technology’s capital structure is as follows: Debt 35% Preferred Stock 15 Common Equity 50 The aftertax cost of debt is 6.5%; the cost of preferred stock is 10%; and the cost of common equity (in the form of retained earnings) is 13.5. Calculate Global Technology’s weighted average cost of capital. | Prop | Cost | Weight | Composite | Debt | 35% | 6.50% | 0.35 | 2.275 | Preferred Stock | 15% | 10% | 0.15 | 1.5 | Common Equity |
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chapte r Chapter 4 4 Emphasizing Institutions‚ Cultures‚ and Ethics Global Strategy Strategy Global Mike W. Peng Mike W. Peng Copyright Copyright © © 2014 2014 Cengage Cengage Learning. Learning. All All Rights Rights Reserved. Reserved. May May not not be be scanned‚ scanned‚ copied copied or or duplicated‚ duplicated‚ or or posted posted to to aa publicly publicly accessible accessible website‚ website‚ in in whole whole or or in in part. part. Outline • Understanding institutions • An institution-based
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