International investment

International investment

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: International Business (MGT 251)

Unit 8: Strategies for IB

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

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

Curriculum Scope

• Benefits and drawbacks of foreign direct investment and portfolio investment

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Investment foundations

   1. Distinguish foreign direct investment from portfolio investment.
   2. Explain influence, ownership and investment-purpose differences.
   3. Identify investor and host-country perspectives.

2. Benefits and drawbacks

   1. Assess capital, technology, market access and diversification benefits.
   2. Discuss control, volatility, dependency and operational risks.
   3. Compare short-term and longer-term effects.

3. Evaluation

   1. Analyze a stated investment proposal.
   2. Use dated official evidence for policy and flows.
   3. Document assumptions and stakeholder tradeoffs.

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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.