Foreign Investments: Challenges

Increasingly, the world of corporate finance is becoming more global. Most of the tools and techniques examined in this course thus far can be employed in making corporate international financial decisions.

Based on your readings and group work, identify the unique factors that a firm’s management team considers when making foreign investments. How do these contrast with the factors faced when making only domestic investments? In particular, analyze the key issues that arise in attempting to value foreign assets.

As you did in last week’s Discussion, you should begin to identify potential topics for your dissertation that you will develop (with guidance from your chair and committee) as the final milestone of your PhD in Management program. Based on this week’s readings and class Discussions, what research problems, gaps in knowledge, and potential dissertation topics can you identify?