Sustainable Development: The Role of Multinational Corporations Gary Quinlivan‚ PhD Saint Vincent College The economic role of multinational corporations (MNCs) is simply to channel physical and financial capital to countries with capital shortages. As a consequence‚ wealth is created‚ which yields new jobs directly and through “crowding-in” effects. In addition‚ new tax revenues arise from MNC generated income‚ allowing developing countries to improve their infrastructures and to strengthen
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presentation and the topic was Multinational Corporation vs. Host Country. The three groups that are presenting are Perseverance‚ Esprit de Corps‚ and Royal. . The consortium name is Galaxy Consortium. The presentation started with the opening ceremony when they invited Mr.Said switch on the light. The first group present was Perseverance and the two presenters were Lee Seng Kiat and Yap Kian Hong. They start the presentation on what are Multinational Corporation and the reason to become it. The
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few tools for currency risk identification and for choosing a proper hedging instrument. This Thesis seeks to help firms manage risks better by defining the currency risk exposures of a multinational corporation‚ by describing their effects on the cash flows‚ profit and loss and balance sheet of the corporation as well as by comparing the applicability of currency forwards and currency options in hedging these exposures. The exposure framework is constructed based on an extensive literature review
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Theory‚ Multinational Corporation‚ and Religiosity Over time‚ the raising issue on agency theory where conflict of interest between shareholders who act as the principal and managers who act as the agent has become a big research topic in corporate governance. Fama and Jensen (1983) argue within large and small organizations there is control instrument that deals with the agency problem caused by the separation of ownership and control. The same issue intensifies within multinational corporations (MNCs)
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Ethical Issues Associated with Multinational Corporations Navigating the boundaries between right and wrong can prove tricky for companies that operate in several nations and across cultures. Business ethics is the study and evaluation of decision-making by businesses according to moral concepts and judgments. Ethical questions range from practical‚ narrowly defined issues‚ such as a company ’s obligation to be honest with its customers‚ to broader social and philosophical questions‚ such as a
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existence of Multinational Companies keep whereby the companies who engage in global business are known as Multinational Companies which in this case global interdependence also happened whereby countries depend on each other through exporting and importing. Due to this also there are several issues that urges the Multinational Companies to focused like ethical behaviour‚ economic development in host countries‚ environmental and social responsibility but despite of that there are some Multinational Companies
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MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS’ ACTIVITY IN RUSSIA: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS Aliyev E. V.‚ 3rd year‚ Institute of Economics‚ Management and Environmental Studies‚ Siberian Federal University Supervisor- Berezova K. G. One of the most actual tendencies associated with globalization is a growing influence of multinational corporations (MNCs) on local economical environments. During recent decades‚ Russia turned from an isolated economic unit to a host country for foreign capital flows. Multinational
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of Multinational Companies in a Globalized World Multinational companies are the biggest players in economy today‚ replacing the role states used to play in the past. Through globalization‚ the multinational companies become increasingly important in our world economy. Nowadays‚ more than half of the top economies in the world are led by multinational private companies and the international investment comes increasingly from private sources. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and globalization is
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BUS378: Knowledge and Organisational Learning Risks and benefits of social media on a Multinational Corporation Student Name: Tan Pei Si Jalyn Student Number: 31726715 Date Due: 9th July 2012 Lecturer Name: Mr Gerard Chan Word Count: 2366 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 SOCIAL MEDIA 3 USAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS 4 CREATE KNOWLEDGE SHARING 4 BUILD SOCIAL CAPITAL 5 SUPPORT INNOVATIONS 5 AID PROBLEM SOLVING 5 APPLYING THE THEORY 6 RECOMMENDATIONS 7 RISK
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Configurations of Strategy and Structure in Subsidiaries of Multinational Corporations Author(s): Julian M. Birkinshaw and Allen J. Morrison Source: Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 26‚ No. 4 (4th Qtr.‚ 1995)‚ pp. 729-753 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/155297 . Accessed: 06/04/2013 06:34 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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