List of Topics Accounting performance evaluation practices by MNEs Adoption of International Financial Accounting Reporting Standards by the EU American

investment in British manufacturing industry An evaluation of IMF World bank Balance of payment position of India. Balance of payments Basic issues in franchising Basic issues in International licensing Beyond the Uruguay round: The Indian Perspective on GATT Blunders in cross cultural training Borderless World Breakdown of the Bretton wood system and Emergence of managed floating. Business process outsourcing Can vertical specialization explain the growth of world trade? Change in scenario of international business. Changing patterns of International production Comparative cost advantage with money. Competitive advantage in a Global Setting Cooperation between the IASB and the US FASB

Country differences in degree of globalization Criticisms of Globalization Cross border Mergers & Acquisitions. Cross cultural communication process & negotiations. Cross cultural training. Cross National Cooperation and Agreements Cultural attitude and International business Cultural Distance: usefulness and limitations for International Business Cultural transformation Currency exchange rates and their management Debate on off-shoring Determinants of growth in transition economies Determination of exchange rates Development of services that support international business Differences between GATT & WTO Different modes of entry to foreign markets Different product placements in movies and television internationally Dimensions of International adjustment Distribution of political freedom Division of labor and specialization

Does Geography matter in International Trade or Business? Does International Business lead to Cultural Imperialism? Drivers and restrainers of globalization Economic effects of RIAs Economic growth of the world Economic integration of developing countries Economic similarity of developed country Economies of scale Effect of location on innovation Effect of religion on economic growth Effects of consumer preferences foreign sourced products. Elements of export price structure. EMS, ECU & Euro Environment of international business and its significance Environmental challenges for Newmont Mining in Indonesia Essential conditions for globalization Ethnocentric approach of IB Evaluation of Indias Globalization process Evolution and diffusion of legal systems Evolution of international business

Exchange rate and convertibility of the rupee Expanded coverage of international economic analysis Export credit risk insurance. External sector liberalization in India Factors affecting international investment Factors affecting International pricing Factors influencing the value of a currency Foreign direct investment with strategic alliances Foreign direct investment without alliances Foreign exchange management act Foreign Investment by Indian companies FTA : Boon or bane ? GATT & Global liberalization GATT / WTO : Benefits to India. Geocentric approach of IB Global economy and business environment Global Neighbors, Poor relations Global strategic Rivalry Theory Globalization and inequality of nations Globalization and the reforms of European Social Models

Globalization and consequences of international fragmentation Government Influence on International Trade Governments markets and multinational enterprises Greenfield versus acquisitions decisions Growth of multilingual and transnational individuals How technology fastens the process of globalization? How to minimize political risks? Impact of Internet on Globalization Impact of Internet on Import & Export Impact of technology on International business Implications of Absolute cost advantage theory of International trade. Implications of FDI for business Important forces behind Globalization Income distribution and Poverty India Singapore CECA India in the world economy Indias global ambitions Indianisation of Transnationals Indo Lanka Free trade agreement Integration of work from the World Values Survey

International banking & euro currency market International business law International dimensions of organizational behavior International economic organizations International investment & finance International Investment and International trade in the product life cycle International monetary system & foreign exchange market International product life cycle International SWOT analysis International Trade and Factor Mobility Theory Internationalization of stock markets Is Globalization Inevitable? Knowledge flows within MNCs Leontif Paradox Levels of Export promotion Institutions in India Liberalized exchange rate management system Life cycle of a joint venture Limitations & Dangers of foreign capital Macroeconomic issues affecting business decisions Major ethical issues like global warming and child labor

Managing International Operations Marketing regulation to third world countries Mercantilism Ministerial conference Most Favored Nation (MFN) clause Multilateral Agreements on Investment (MAI) Multinational advertising: Factors influencing the standardized us specialized approach. National disasters arid health problems as location risk problems Nationalism and business policy Need for training & development for global jobs Network and virtual forms of organization Nobel economists views on future challenges Non agricultural Market Access (NAMA) North American free trade agreement (NAFTA) Operational legal concerns Organization of Economic cooperation & development (OECD) Performance appraisal in global companies Play of domestic and international factors on exchange rate values Polycentric approach of international business Porters National competitive advantage

Problems of international business Pros and cons of outsourcing innovation Pros and cons of strategic trade policy Pros and cons of trade sanctions Public attitudes to globalization Qualitative factors that impact location decisions Reasons for Deficit Balance of India Recent trade wars and retaliation Regeocentric approach of IB Regional integration Agreement & Trade (RIAs) Relationship between interventionist and free trade theories Relationship between trade and factor mobility Relative factor endowments theory Resources offered by the government to international traders Risks associated with International business Role of MNCs (multinational company) in India Salient features of UR agreement Should Africa Develop a common Currency? Should smaller firms use third world methods to enter third world markets South cooperation

Stages of Internationalization Strategy of Japanese car makers in Europe Structural & organizational changes in global firms The competitive advantage of nations The demise of the product life cycle in International business today The effect of foreign trade on the distribution of income The future of global governance The global logic of strategic alliances The Globalization of Professional Sports The newly Industrialized countries in the world economy Theory of Absolute cost advantage TNCs :- The Ever Grasping Drive Towards a Globe airline industry prospects and impediments Trade balances and deficits Trade related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) Trade related Investment measures (TRIMs) Trends in global income distribution Trunkey project Understanding strategic intent in the Global market place United nations conference on trade and development (UNCTAD)

What will happen to national culture in the era of globalization? Why are Globalization and International Business Important? Why companies become multinational companies ? Why companies engage in International business? Why FDI when other means are available ? Why international Business differs from Domestic Business? Workplace trends and organizational forms WTO & developing countries WTO & Global liberalization