This course deals with the importance and distinctive nature of multinational corporations. Some issues raised and questions posed are: Why do firms invest in foreign countries? Why has the United States become such an attractive location for foreign investment? Why and how are Japanese multinationals expanding? Choices facing the less developed countries (including the former socialist countries) involve whether they should be “independent” or invite multinational corporations to help develop their natural resources and how technology should be transferred. Undergraduates who have completed less than 51 credits must have the permission of the assistant dean for BALS to register.