Why do firms become multinational enterprises? There are multiple ways to define what is meant by the term “multinational enterprise” (MNE)‚ most of which can be reduced to a short list of criteria summarised effectively by Franklin Root (1994). He defined an MNE as a parent company that i) engages in foreign production through its affiliates located in more than one country; ii) exercises direct control over the policies of its affiliates; and iii) implements transnational business strategies in
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Ljubljana – Faculty of Economics Graduate Programme Course: Globalization and Multinational Firms Mentor: Črt Kostevc Ph.D. Academic year: 2012/2013 Globalization and Multinational Firms Seminar paper MNCs and the role of the state Author: Aljaž Bešter Cerar – 19489662 Ljubljana‚ 10.6. 2013 Summary The seminar paper is logically divided into two related parts. The first part of the paper looks at a multinational corporation (MNC) as a principally passive object‚ more often than not simply
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Why do firms become multinational enterprises? Identify and discuss four reasons‚ making sure to incorporate examples into your answer. Name Institutional Affiliation Why do firms become multinational enterprises? Identify and discuss four reasons‚ making sure to incorporate examples into your answer. Multinationals are corporations which operate in at least two countries but whose management is established in one specific country. They have their operations in at least one other country different
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The traditional profit maximizing theories of the firm have been criticised for being unrealistic. As a result‚ alternative theories of the firm were introduced (Sloman & Sutcliffe‚ 2001). One of the alternative theories of the firm is Growth maximization. Following are the main motives for the firms to grow: The cost motive: A growth maximising firm can lower its long run average costs by exploiting economies of scale and economies of scope. Economies of scale come into effect when increasing
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The Cost of Capital in Multinational Firms Monique N. Mixon University of Maryland University College FIN 630‚ 04 November 2012 Turnitin.com=_________ ABSTRACT This paper examines the cost of capital for multinational firms and determines that the multinational firm should use the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to evaluate international and domestic investment decisions and to magistrate the enactment of subsidiaries domestically and internationally. This paper also discusses
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Why Do Some Firms Become Global? 1. Introduction More and more companies all over the world have joined the army of firms that are running globally. Reasons of companies becoming increasingly international can vary‚while the ultimate goal of going global turns out to be growth and expansion of the company. No matter whether a firm employs staff from international labour market or looks for exploration of new markets overseas‚ corresponding strategies can contribute a great deal to diversification
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WHY DO FIRMS GO PUBLIC? Forthcoming in the Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurial Finance James C. Brau‚ PhD‚ CFA Professor of Finance Editor‚ Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance July 1‚ 2010 Department of Finance Marriott School Brigham Young University 640 Tanner Building Provo‚ Utah 84602 Phone: 801.318.7919 Fax: 801.422.0741 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1649008 WHY DO FIRMS GO PUBLIC? Six months after he founded Netscape‚ Clark agitated for the company
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Library Briefing Library of the European Parliament 23/09/2013 Corporate tax avoidance by multinational firms In this briefing: The scale of Member States’ (MS) losses through the increasingly aggressive use of tax-avoidance schemes by multinational companies (MNCs) is difficult to estimate‚ but is considered serious. Press reports have highlighted the low tax paid by well-known‚ very successful companies. The tax reduction methods used by MNCs have been well known for decades. They include transfer
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for the MNE. International production must therefore be a response to some market imperfections in the goods or factor markets. Trade‚ the result of country-specific advantages‚ is replaced by firm-specific advantages‚ which lead to FDI. When transportation costs are added to production costs‚ it becomes unprofitable to ship some products over a large distance. This is particularly true of products that have a low value-to-weight ratio and can be produced in almost any location (e.g.‚ cement‚ soft
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M1 ASSIGNMENT WHY PEOPLE BECOME HOMELESS AND WHY IT DOESN’T STOP LAVERNA MOORER ARGOSY UNIVERSITY Abstract This paper is going to present to you why people become homeless and why it does not stop Homelessness is a problem that have getting out of hands because of not addressing the situation on time. The focus is not so much the why but‚ if it will ever stop. Homelessness is a phenomenon that has so much to address research has been done; it was discover that for our government to concentrate
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