Managing Foreign Investment

The course begins with a half-day workshop on Foreign Direct Investment. Its definition and importance will be 'unpacked'.

This will be followed by a discussion of current trends before moving into coverage of various theories on FDI. The determinants and impacts of FDI will then be examined. Subsequent sessions will build upon this background knowledge and further examine related areas including Official Development Aid (ODA), National Systems of Innovation, links between universities and innovation.

Who should attend?

This is intended for audiences of policy makers or anyone with an interest in learning more on foreign direct investment, its determinants, current trends and impact. The content of the workshop is grounded in the university's own research as well as recent findings from the wider FDI literature.

Benefits to individual and the organisation

Attendees will gain a greater understanding and appreciation of:

FDI and its importance;
Current FDI trends;
The motives for FDI;
The main theories of FDI;
The country determinants of FDI;
The impact of FDI on source and host countries;
Official Development Aid;
National Systems of Innovation;
Links between universities;
Foreign Aid and Economic Development.

Content

The workshop will start by introducing Foreign Direct Investment and identifying specific aims they have for this workshop.

Areas covered will be:

What is foreign direct investment? Why is it important? And why do companies become MNEs?;
Motivations for foreign direct investment;
Main theories of international production;
Other foreign direct investment determinants;
The impact of foreign direct investment;
A snapshot of foreign direct investment in a particular country;
A historical perspective on national innovation systems;
The role of government in national innovation systems;
Rational for giving foreign aid;
Different forms of foreign aid, including Official Development Aid;
A critical appraisal of foreign aid.

Duration

The length of the workshop can be tailored to suit the organisation's requirements. The minimum duration however, would be two days.

Price

The price for a two-day programme is £7,200; this would be for up to 12 delegates. Additional delegates on the two-day programme are charged at £400 per delegate. Additional days, again for up to 12 delegates, would be charged at £3,600 per day. Delegates over the minimum of 12 are charged at £200 per delegate per additional day.

A certificate of attendance will be presented to the delegates at the end of the course.

For further information on Foreign Direct Investment contact our customer services team on +44 (0) 1865 485797 or email Amber Rose at