Multinational corporations have existed since the beginning of overseas trade. They have remained a part of the business scene throughout history‚ entering their modern form in the 17th and 18th centuries with the creation of large‚ European-based monopolistic concerns such as the British East India Company during the age of colonization. Multinational concerns were viewed at that time as agents of civilization and played a pivotal role in the commercial and industrial development of Asia‚ South
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Modern day corporations display every one of the previously listed characteristics. Is it right that an institution‚ whose power now rivals that of the State that once created it to seek the better welfare of its citizens‚ display the psychological traits of a dangerous personality disorder? Many say no: there is a rising discomfort with the corporation and its pervasion into every sphere of human life and it is this uneasiness that has prompted many academics to further study the corporation and its
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The Corporation: A Book Review Joel Bakan’s book‚ The Corporation: the Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power‚ is a decisive look into the mind of the corporation‚ or big business. It outlines the importance of profit in business and how ruthless corporations are willing to be in order to bring in substantial revenue. The book uses a historical timeframe to portray the ruthlessness of business ever since the idea of the corporation arose in the 17th century. It provides an insight into a world
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many companies are increasingly willing to increase their profits and to gain competitive advantages through indulgence in bribery‚ corruption‚ money laundering and other anti-social practices that shows little regard for social obligations and even laws. Companies cemented their social relations by claims of socially responsible and of ethical conduct‚ but the evidence in practice proves otherwise. The bourgeoning corporate social responsibility literature rarely examines predatory practices of MNCs
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International Drilling Corporation Case Write-up In the case study ”International Drilling Corporation”‚ Taylor described that the problem as many people either “didn’t know about what was going on” or “knew and just didn’t care.” Upon further inspection on the case‚ it was evident that many IDC executives were aware of company’s wrongdoings‚ but simply decided not to take any action. However‚ if I were Don Taylor‚ I would choose to report SEC. I believe this is the most ethical and logical decision
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AC208 Company Law Assignment Name : Wong Kai Jun Tutorial Group : T14 Tutor : Assoc/P Gan Lay Hong‚ Pauline Company Law Assignment The law requires that directors not take corporate opportunities without the permission of the company. The first part of the essay will touch on the ambit of this duty‚ and then I will go on to discuss whether the law imposes too harsh a burden on directors in this regard. First of all‚ "corporate opportunity" refers to a business opportunity
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12-14-cent-an-hour for your hard work‚ imagine you work with toxic chemical glues‚ paints and solvents everyday. Multinational Corporation is a company that make and sells a product in more than one country. Sometime we called a ¡°transnational corporation ¡±. Multinational Corporation are harmful because of bad working condition‚ low wage and long hours‚ bad future and life. Multinational corporations are harmful because they have bad working conditions. According to Sweatshop Fact sheet‚ workers who work for
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Case Circuit Board Corporation Background/Introduction Circuit Board Corporation creates and manufactures printed circuit boards. The founder‚ the late Dieter Adams had started Circuit Board Corporation in 1961‚ were the computer industry was in its introductory stages. The company started by designing and manufacturing PCB’s for minicomputer companies. Maggie Adams which was Dieter Adams beloved wife was employed as a part time employee and secretary of the board to CEO after her husband died
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Multinational Corporation A multinational corporation (MNC) is a corporation or an enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country. It can also be referred as an international corporation The first modern multinational corporation is generally thought to be the Dutch East India Company. Nowadays many corporations have offices‚ branches or manufacturing plants in different countries from where their original and main headquarters is located. Multinational Corporations (MNC)
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LAMOIYAN CORPORATION THE COMPANY Lamoiyan Corporation is the first Filipino company to succeed in penetrating the local toothpaste industry‚ long dominated by multinationals‚ with their own brand of toothpaste‚ Hapee. Since their formal inauguration in March‚ 1988‚ they were able to maintain a consistent quality standard on their toothpaste. Because of this‚ they have become patronized and loved by the Filipino nationwide. THE PRODUCTS They provide a variety of quality products for oral
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