the extent to which multinational corporations can be viewed as a positive source of employment and foreign direct investment for less economically developed countries. Word Count: 2516 Do multinational corporations really have a positive impact on less economically developed countries? I will be investigating this through analysing a range of sources which will enable me to come to a final conclusion on the question above. The key points throughout will be how multinational corporations provide
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How significant a role do multinational corporations (MNCs) play in today’s UK economy in terms of their impact on employment relations (ER) and labour conditions? This is the question the paper attempts to evaluate through drawing on academic literature and empirical evidence from the 2004 Wers survey. The first section profiles MNCs in the UK‚ currently dominated by US and German firms. Following this‚ there is a brief analysis of employment relations in the UK. The third section reviews literature
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Topic n° 2 “Chinese investments and business interests are now to be found all across Africa” (Commission for Africa‚ 2005). Why have Chinese companies found the emerging markets of Africa less risky and a more attractive proposition than western multinationals? ! For more than five years now‚ China has been the most important trade partner of Africa (OECD‚ 2011). Its growing investments in the African continent show the definite long-term interest that the Asian country has in Africa. When comparing
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Title: As the HRM Director in a British multinational company which specific factors would you take into account when recruiting and deploying managers to work in an overseas subsidiary? 1.0 introduction International recruitment is part of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) practices designed to match the new market realities. It requires the ability to match available international employees to existing corporate culture and job requirements (Abel‚ 2013). With development of economy
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Introduction The activities of Multinational Oil Companies in their host countries have receive increasing scholarly and international attention in recent years. These companies have long suffered from public criticisms especially in developing countries and this gives them a rather unpleasant public image. The oil and gas sector is among the leading industries in championing corporate social responsibility. In recent years‚ oil companies attach greater importance to their social and environmental
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To allocate the correct European business strategy; and enterprise‚ be that European or International‚ must first highlight the state of the European Business Environment; this‚ referring to the conditions‚ in which a business within Europe operates in. It is important for EIMTNE’s to understand what a business strategy is; what does the business intend to achieve‚ (that is its objectives) why and how it will achieve this‚ as well as the time frame of completing and implementing the chosen strategy
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Since the beginning of business and organisations‚ there has been massive controversy over which method is more effective in motivating employees‚ making them more productive‚ and in turn making the organisation as a whole more productive and profitable. The early days of organisations brought about the Classical Theorists‚ who believed that management was a rational activity that could be studied‚ also known as scientific management. Along with Fayol‚ the other most well known Classical Theorists
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1. Background A command economy is a type of economic system in which the government centrally plans‚ manages‚ controls and makes all country’s economic decisions. Tom Gorman. (2003). In this economic system‚ the central government ensures that economic decisions benefit the welfare of the society. This is done by deciding on the production of goods and services which they believe should be consumed by the people. The government owns and manages all the public services such as: Schools‚ public
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The idea of the Multinational Enterprise (MNE) has been around since the first industrial revolution‚ firms look to expand overseas in a bid to increase profits‚ improve efficiency and lower costs. If successful‚ an MNE can expect vast returns from its investments. An MNE is a company or enterprise that manages production or delivers a service in multiple countries; when these enterprises decide to invest money abroad‚ it is usually in the form of a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Hu (1992) defined
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• The explosive growth of the e-business/knowledge sectors‚ coupled with rapid developments in communication technology and the evolution of business relationships to include more international joint ventures‚ have both enabled and fuelled a greater need for movement of individuals across the globe. • In the wake of globalisation wherein knowledge of global business markets and processes is now necessary for competitive advantage‚ international assignments continue to be important for employers
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