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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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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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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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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(2003): MNC knowledge transfer‚ subsidiary absorptive capacity‚ and HRM (article 2) 5 Mudambi (2002): Knowledge management in multinational firms (article 3) 6 Foss & Pedersen (2002): Transferring knowledge in MNC’s: The role of sources of subsidiary knowledge and organizational context (article 4) 7 Gupta & Govindarajan (2000): Knowledge flows within multinational corporations (article 5) 7 Knowledge sharing within MNCs’ 8 Articles 2 & 3 – analysis and comparison 8 Article 5 – analysis & comparison
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on the moon was one of the greatest accomplishments for America. This event is right at the top of the list with events such as The Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ Obama becoming presedent in 2009‚ and the Emancipation proclamation of 1863. On July 16 of 1969 three men‚ commander Neil Armstrong‚ Command module pilot Michael Collins and lunar module pilot Edwin ”Buzz” Aldrin launched inside of a rocket‚ with 7.5 million pounds of thrusting upward into space to make as Buzz Aldrin once said “One
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International Financial Management‚ 2e (Bekaert / Hodrick) Chapter 1 Globalization and the Multinational Corporation 1.1 Multiple Choice Easy 1) Which of the following was created in an effort to promote free trade? A) World Trade Organization B) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act C) multilateral development banks D) the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Answer: A 2) Which one of the following is an investment from which the payoff over time is derived from the performance
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1969 Apollo 11 moon landing 1. The purpose of the article Man Takes Fist Steps on the Moon by The Times is to announce to the audience the greatest moment of time‚ which is the moment when Neil Armstrong became the first man to take a walk on the moon’s surface. The interaction that the speaker‚ audience‚ and subject develop affects the text in a way that it accomplishes the purpose The Times had‚ and it also makes the text more interesting. The purpose of the following speech
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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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The African Economic and Business Review‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 1‚ Spring 2002 1 Challenges in International Benefits and Compensation Systems of Multinational Corporation Semere Haile Grambling State University Abstract The aim of this paper is to examine developments on the type and amount of compensation necessary to attract technically and culturally qualified international managers and technical professionals to the three nationals or country categories involved international human resource
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