Analysis of Frankfurt city: Covering firm structure and geography, ownership, corporate governance, organization, position in regional and global frameworks
Project Questions (Analysis of Frankfurt)
(Covering firm structure and geography, ownership, corporate governance, organization, position in regional and global frameworks)
(Focus on Frankfurt city not nation state)

? apply the theoretical content of the course
? globalization,
? multinational corporations,
? strategy,
? Regional regulation/frameworks
? Global regulation/frameworks
? These should be combined with the virtual fieldtrip introductions AND your own research.

Please cover all the requirements below for your report:
• Background on Frankfurt-size, population, brief history.
? Frankfurt has a long history as a trading city. What impact does that have today?
? How has Frankfurt’s destruction in the Second World War shaped the contemporary city?
? Reconstruction
? Modernity
? Attitude to immigration?
? Does history matter when we examine ‘global cities’?
? What impressions do you have of Frankfurt?
? Who (what countries/cities/firms) does Frankfurt hope to attract?
? FDI statistics to find:
? Who invests in Frankfurt?
? What do they invest in?
? What competitive advantages/locational benefits does Frankfurt offer?
? Why was Frankfurt chosen as the location for the ECB headquarters? Why not London?
? How and why does Frankfurt compete with London?
? How does the presence of a large financial services sector impact on the economy of the city as a whole?
? Why are protestors demonstrating in Frankfurt?
? How important is geography to ‘global cities’?
? Why is connectivity important?
? What benefits does Frankfurt derive from its geographical position?
? How might trade shows contribute to the local Frankfurt economy?

? How important has Frankfurt’s geographical location in the EU been to its development?
? Transport hub
? Manufacturing
? Trade shows
? How important is the history of the city (and that of Germany)?
What might the future hold for Frankfurt in the context of the Eurozone crisis?

• Conclusion
• References ( Academic journals, government websites) Harvard referencing system
(Important note: cite all information, theories, concepts, facts, figures, and numbers in the body of your report and list them in the reference list)

NP. Please note that you should provide a table of content in your report
NP. The virtual fieldtrip files are attached
NP. (Focus on Frankfurt city not nation state)

Project Questions (Analysis of Frankfurt)(Covering firm structure and geography, ownership, corporate governance, organization, position in regional and global frameworks)
(Focus on Frankfurt city not nation state)

? apply the theoretical content of the course
? globalization,
? multinational corporations,
? strategy,
? Regional regulation/frameworks
? Global regulation/frameworks
? These should be combined with the virtual fieldtrip introductions AND your own research.

Please cover all the requirements below for your report:
• Background on Frankfurt-size, population, brief history.
? Frankfurt has a long history as a trading city. What impact does that have today?
? How has Frankfurt’s destruction in the Second World War shaped the contemporary city?
? Reconstruction
? Modernity
? Attitude to immigration?
? Does history matter when we examine ‘global cities’?
? What impressions do you have of Frankfurt?
? Who (what countries/cities/firms) does Frankfurt hope to attract?
? FDI statistics to find:
? Who invests in Frankfurt?
? What do they invest in?
? What competitive advantages/locational benefits does Frankfurt offer?
? Why was Frankfurt chosen as the location for the ECB headquarters? Why not London?
? How and why does Frankfurt compete with London?
? How does the presence of a large financial services sector impact on the economy of the city as a whole?
? Why are protestors demonstrating in Frankfurt?
? How important is geography to ‘global cities’?
? Why is connectivity important?
? What benefits does Frankfurt derive from its geographical position?
? How might trade shows contribute to the local Frankfurt economy?

? How important has Frankfurt’s geographical location in the EU been to its development?
? Transport hub
? Manufacturing
? Trade shows
? How important is the history of the city (and that of Germany)?
What might the future hold for Frankfurt in the context of the Eurozone crisis?

• Conclusion
• References ( Academic journals, government websites) Harvard referencing system
(Important note: cite all information, theories, concepts, facts, figures, and numbers in the body of your report and list them in the reference list)

NP. Please note that you should provide a table of content in your report
NP. The virtual fieldtrip files are attached
NP. (Focus on Frankfurt city not nation state)