Multinational corporations

Multinational corporations

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: International Business (MGT 251)

Unit 2: Global Economy and Regional Economy

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of multinational corporations.
• Apply the relevant concepts to a defined organizational or venture situation using evidence and stated assumptions.

Curriculum Scope

• Concept, types, structures, strategies and problems of MNCs

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. MNC foundations

   1. Explain multinational corporations and relevant types.
   2. Distinguish parent operations from foreign affiliates.
   3. Identify reasons for operating across countries.

2. Structures and strategies

   1. Compare organizational structures for international coordination.
   2. Assess integration and local responsiveness choices.
   3. Relate strategy to resources and market conditions.

3. Problems and evaluation

   1. Examine control, transfer, culture and regulatory challenges.
   2. Evaluate stakeholder and host-country concerns.
   3. Analyze an MNC case with stated evidence.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 115–117.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.