Discussion 1

International Opportunities" Please respond to the following:

•Determine why, given the advantages of international diversification, some firms choose not to expand internationally. Provide specific examples to support your response.

•As firms attempt to internationalize, they may be tempted to locate their facilities where business regulation laws are lax. Discuss the advantages and potential risks of such an approach, using specific examples to support your response.

Discussion 2

Cooperative Strategy" Please respond to the following:

•From an ethical perspective, determine how much information a firm is obliged to tell a potential strategic alliance partner about what it expects to learn from the cooperative arrangement. Explain your rationale.

•From the e-Activity, determine which type of cooperative strategy would most benefit the two companies you researched. Provide specific examples to support your response.

Discussion 3 eActivity .

•Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research basic approaches to corporate governance outside of the U.S. (excluding Germany, Japan, and China). Be prepared to discuss.

Discussion 4

Corporate Governance" Please respond to the following:

•Analyze the three internal governance mechanisms (ownership concentration, boards of directors, and executive compensation) and recommend a possible fourth mechanism that would help align the interests of managerial agents with those of the firm's owners. Provide specific examples to support your response.

•From the e-Activity, determine how U.S.-based corporations could incorporate elements of the corporate governance practices you researched to help top-level managers make better ethical decisions. Provide specific examples to support your response.