One of the first works studying foreign exchange exposure in emerging markets. The analysis takes a broad approach and concludes with a tool that multinatonal companies can apply to improve the effectiveness of their risk management activities against variations in the exchange rate as well as other business risks.

GASTÓN FORNÉS received a PhD in Management from the University of Bath, UK, an MBA from Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile, and his first degree in Management from Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Argentina. He was also a MBA Exchange Student at Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA. Before starting his doctoral studies, Dr Fornés worked in industry for around ten years in the USA, Argentina, and Chile. His main research interest is management in emerging markets, especially foreign exchange exposure in these markets, and the internationalization of their companies to other emerging countries. He is currently undertaking research on the internationalization of Chinese companies to Latin America.