Choose an international company on which to base your journal entry. Find a recent online article about your chosen company that discusses international finance, provides real-world examples, and disc


Choose an international company on which to base your journal entry. Find a recent online article about your chosen company that discusses international finance, provides real-world examples, and discusses concepts covered in this unit. Briefly summarize the article and provide a link. 

Reflect on the company, the concepts in the article, and the commonly accepted goal of a multinational corporation to maximize shareholder wealth.

Choose three of the prompts below to address in your journal entry.

  • Do you believe the company is doing a good job of shareholder wealth maximization? Why, or why not?
  • Does the company you have chosen to study have any additional goals, besides maximizing shareholder wealth?
  • What theory of international expansion did your company most likely have as a rationale for expanding internationally?
  • Was the decision to expand internationally likely based on one theory or a combination of theories?
  • What method of business does your company use to conduct international business? Why?
  • Is there another alternative form of conducting business that might have worked for your company?

Suggested search terms are listed below:

  • repatriated foreign earnings,
  • country risk,
  • direct foreign investment,
  • joint venture,
  • international licensing,
  • multinational corporation,
  • finance risk,
  • balance of trade,
  • international trade,
  • outsourcing, and
  • currency effects.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.