Non-U.S. companies get the message: tell investors your story

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European and Japanese firms are beginning to emphasize investor relations according a survey conducted by International Management magazine. Companies such as Siemens and Daimler-Benz of West Germany, Rhone-Poulenc of France, ASEA of Sweden, and Matsushita and Hitachi of Japan are listing their securities on foreign exchanges more frequently, translating their quarterly and annual reports into several languages for publication, establishing investor relations departments and using the services of outside public relations firms to attract investors around the world. This phenomenon is partly attributable to companies' greater need for capital to operate, but is also a by-product of the merger mania in international business. During a takeover threat, a company needs all the friendly investors it can find.

Analysis, Usage, Japan, Marketing, Investments, Investor relations, Corporation reports, Company reports, Corporations, Japanese, Corporations, European

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The new collaboration between business and academia

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A trend is starting in Europe of corporate giving to higher education, with money being directed mainly to projects that are of interest to the donor. There are various reasons for the increase in corporate grants such as receiving tax write-offs, improving one's public image, and having assured access to qualified graduates. Corporate grants are now given to universities in France, Scotland, West Germany, and Britain. Receptiveness to corporate giving has been enhanced by decreased demand for autonomy by French universities and joint funding by government and industry.

Education, Education, Higher, Higher education, Corporate finance

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