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INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT:
Its principles and application to New Zealand companies investing in
Thailand
LESLEY J. OAKES
A research report presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Business Administration
Department of Marketing Faculty of Business Studies
Massey University New Zealand December 1985
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The author wishes to thank Dr.A.C.Lewis, Head, Department of Marketing and Dr.W.R.Schroder, Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, for their advice and guidance in the writing of this report.
My appreciation is also extended to Mr. Murray White, Systems Administrator, MBA computer lab, whose
considerable patience and expertise has made this report look the way it should.
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Introduction
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1- International Trade Analysis
Section 2- International Investment
Section 3- The Country: Thailand
Section 4- Corporate Organisational Strategies for International Investment
Section 5- Case Study
Section 6- Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendices
Bibliography
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