Visual aid 52 – Investments and market structures
Investments and market structures
- Theories based on market structures: theory of product cycle, Hymer’s theory of
imperfect markets, eclectic theory - Advantages and disadvantages of international license agreements
- Technical and commercial side of international franchise agreements
- Turnkey projects; specific contracts, direct investments
- Evaluation of cash flows
- Access to foreign financial markets
Faculty will need to refer extensively to the reading material provided for this learning
unit
Group Activities
After making a comprehensive presentation based on the above points, faculty should
divide participants into four groups for group activities described in the handout on
Group Activities for Learning Unit 7.
The Group Activities include discussion and solutions to 15 specific problems, which the
groups are required to address in the following groups:
Group A: Problems 1- 4
Group B: Problems 5- 8
Group C: Problems 9- 12
Group D: Problems 13- 15After the presentations on the problems mentioned above, all participants will be required
to study the issues raised in two case studies on ‘ Guns’ and ‘ Helicopters’, which are also
given in the handout on Group Activities for Learning Unit 7.