FG teaches several second-year elective courses at the Smeal College of Business. His current courses focus on Global Finance and The Center for Global Business Studies research on understanding trends in global finance.

Global Finance-New Horizons
Professor Fariborz Ghadar
The course deals with the analysis of problems in international business finance and the impact of evolving international payment systems on business. The focus will be on how decisions about financial management are and should be made in the modern multinational enterprise. The impact that these decisions have on the worldwide allocation of economic resources and distribution of wealth will be assessed. Other topics of discussion include: what are the financial risks inherent in these decisions? What role can new financial instruments play in the management of these risks?

Global Perspective
Professor Fariborz Ghadar
This course will provide students with an overview of the factors business leaders should consider in a global business environment. Students will develop appreciation of differences in property rights around the globe, property rights relationships to returns on labor and capital and perform political risk assessment, a key managerial tool. The new millennium is accompanied by accelerated changes in the global business environment. Products which used to take a leisurely 15 years to work their way through the product life cycle, now rush through it in a matter of three or four years. At the same time, the global environment is growing more rigorous. Regional protectionism is on the rise and exchange-rate fluctuations are becoming difficult to project. Successful companies will be streamlined and flexible, with a staff well equipped to anticipate the challenges of the global marketplace. Major political risk factors are influenced by currency competitiveness and convertibility. Students will learn to explore the impact of currency valuation and convertibility on global businesses issues. The focus will be on how decisions about financial management are and should be made on the modern multinational enterprise. These strategies will affect all members of the corporate community including research and development, production, marketing, and general management.

fghadar@psu.edu