Europe-based multinational companies are exploring business deals.
Ms. McDonald, who is 40, spent months exploring business options, including franchising.
To pay for it, he's exploring business models beyond the small payment Tykoon gets as an Amazon affiliate.
In April, Wal-Mart appointed an executive to head its efforts to explore business opportunities in Russia and neighboring markets.
Years of famine forced the North Korean regime to explore business ideas that could help ease the food shortages.
In addition to numerous cultural programs, the two nations have exchanged high-level delegations to explore business opportunities and strengthen diplomatic ties.
In recent years there has been a shift towards being more understanding of and exploring business needs rather than us prescribing solutions," says Fidment, business engagement manager and principal lecturer in organisational development with Business Advantage.
Jon Hickman, a Birmingham lecturer, defended the program's rigor in an e-mail message: "This semester, we have been exploring business models, and considering social media as a cultural activity".
Still, it was a step forward for Chrysler's new chief executive, Robert L. Nardelli, who has named two top executives to explore business ventures since he joined the company on Aug. 6.
