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Multinational Financial Management: An Overview
J. Gaspar: Adapted from Jeff Madura, International Financial Management
1. 1
Global Geopolitical Environment & Information
Technology
International Monetary System
International Financial
Management
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Chapter Objectives
To identify the main goal of the multinational corporation (MNC) and potential conflicts with that goal;
To describe the key theories that justify international business; and
To explain the common methods used to conduct international business.
1. 3
Goal of the MNC
The commonly accepted goal of an MNC is to maximize shareholder wealth.
We will focus on MNCs that wholly own their foreign subsidiaries.
Financial managers throughout the MNC: have a single goal of maximizing the value of the entire MNC.
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Conflicts with the MNC Goal
When a corporation's shareholders differ from its managers, a conflict of goals can exist--the agency problem.
Agency costs are normally larger for MNCs than for purely domestic firms, due to:
the difficulty in monitoring distant managers, the different cultures of foreign managers, the sheer size of the larger MNCs, and the tendency to downplay short-term effects.
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Conflicts with the MNC Goal
Subsidiary managers may be tempted to make decisions that maximize the values of their respective subsidiaries.
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Impact of Management Control
The magnitude of agency costs can vary with the management style of the MNC.
A centralized management style reduces agency costs. However, a decentralized style gives more control to those managers who are closer to the subsidiary's operations and environment.
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Centralized Multinational Financial Management
for an MNC with two subsidiaries, A and B
Cash Management
at A
Inventory and Accounts Receivable
Management at A
Financing at A
Capital Expenditures at A
Financial Managers of Parent
Cash Management
at B
Inventory and Accounts Receivable
Management at B
Financing at B
Capital Expenditures at B
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