The major determinants of Australia's geographical allocation of portfolio investment indicate a broad correspondence between stock market capitalisation of destination countries and the allocation of Australian financial investments but with some deviations from that baseline, where the deviations are correlated with Australian trade patterns. Research provides answers to some of the following questions; i. why does the pattern of Australia's capital flows not match that of its trade flows; ii. which bilateral factors are responsible for explaining Australia's portfolio equity investment holdings; iii. are cultural, informational factors important in explaining Australia's portfolio allocations; iv. how do regulatory and legal variables affect equity portfolio holdings.

Based on the hit movie that inspired the television series, the Outsourced Business Studies Curriculum Student Case Questions are designed for use with the Outsourced Educational Edition DVD and the Outsourced Business Studies Curriculum Teacher's Guide. Told through the story of a customer service manager sent to India to train his own replacement in a call center, Outsourced highlights critical issues pertaining to the global economy, and a workplace that functions across both geographical and cultural lines. Focusing on leadership, change management, cross-cultural communication and sales and marketing - the curriculum covers real-world management challenges: training new employees, developing leadership skills for new managers, motivating staff, learning the customs of a new country and finding ways to bring out the best in the overall organization.

Based on the hit movie that inspired the television series, the Outsourced Business Studies Curriculum Teacher's Guide is designed for use with the Outsourced Educational Edition DVD and the The Outsourced Business Studies Curriculum Student Case Questions. Told through the story of a customer service manager sent to India to train his own replacement in a call center, Outsourced highlights critical issues pertaining to the global economy, and a workplace that functions across both geographical and cultural lines. Focusing on leadership, change management, cross-cultural communication and sales and marketing - the curriculum covers real-world management challenges: training new employees, developing leadership skills for new managers, motivating staff, learning the customs of a new country and finding ways to bring out the best in the overall organization.

Based on the hit movie that inspired the television series, the Outsourced High School Curriculum Student Handouts are designed for use with the Outsourced Educational Edition DVD and the Outsourced High School Curriculum Teacher's Guide. Outsourced is a story of discovery. An American businessman, Todd, travels to India and unexpectedly finds himself. He trains his replacement, Puro, who finds his future not in India as he anticipated, but in China. And a young woman, Asha, who works for both of them, finds herself as her future. Each of these people cross cultural barriers, changing their assumptions about others, the world and themselves. Todd learns to let go of his corporate role as a middle manager; Puro learns that Indian women are as capable as men; Asha learns to believe in herself. How do adolescents learn about other people, places, and cultures? How do they perceive and make sense of others, their cultures and relationships to them? What impact does the current flood of business globalization practices have on what they eat, wear, view, and play? Why isn't the work that is outsourced being done in America? How does globalization help us empathize or care about those who are doing most of the work? These and other essential questions ground this high school curriculum for Outsourced.