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multinational corporation (MNC) is a corporation or enterprise that manages production establishments or delivers services in at least two country. Very large multinationals have budgets that exceed those of many countries. Multinational corporations can have a powerful influence in
international relations and local economies. Multinational corporations play an important role in globalization; some argue that a new form of MNC is evolving in response to globalization: the
Globally Integrated Enterprise.
History
There is a dispute as to which was the first MNC. Some have argued that the
Knights Templar, founded in
1118, became a multinational when it stumbled into banking in 1135. However, others claim that the Dutch East India Company was the first proper multinational.
Multinational corporate structure
Multinational corporations can be divided into three broad groups according to the configuration of their production facilities:
- Horizontally integrated multinational corporations manage production establishments located in different countries to produce the same or similar products. (example: McDonalds)
- Vertically integrated multinational corporations manage production establishment in certain country/countries to produce products that serve as input to its production establishments in other country/countries. (example: Adidas)
- Diversified multinational corporations manage production establishments located in different countries that are neither horizontally nor vertically nor straight, nor non-straight integrated. (example: Microsoft)
Others argue that a key feature of the multinational is the inclusion of
back office functions in each of the countries in which they operate. The
Globally Integrated Enterprise, which some see as the next development in the evolution of the multinational, does away with this requirement.
International power
Large multinational corporations can have a powerful influence in international relations, given their large economic influence in politicians' representative districts, as well as their extensive financial resources available for
public relations and political lobbying.
Multinationals have played an important role in
globalization. Countries and sometimes subnational regions must compete against one another for the establishment of MNC facilities, and the subsequent tax revenue, employment, and economic activity. To compete, countries and regional political districts offer incentive to MNCs such as tax breaks, pledges of governmental assistance or improved infrastructure, or lax environmental law and labor law. This process of becoming more attractive to foreign investment can be characterized as a race to the bottom, a push towards greater freedom for corporate bodies, or both.
An inaccurate claim is that out of the 100 largest economies in the world, 51 are multinational corporations.http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Corporations.asp This claim is based on a miscalculation, where two numbers describing totally different things are compared: the GDP of nations to gross sales of corporations. The problem with the comparison is that GDP takes into account only the final value, whereas gross sales don't measure how much was produced outside the company. According to Swedish economist
Johan Norberg, if one were to compare nations and corporations, then one should be comparing GDP to goods only produced within the particular company (gross sales do not take into account goods purchased from 3rd party vendors and resold, just as GDP does not take into account imported goods). That correction would make only 37 of 100 largest economies corporations and all of them would be in bottom box: only 5 corporations would be in top 50.
Because of their size, multinationals can have a significant impact on government policy, primarily through the threat of market withdrawal.Barnett, Richard, 1974: Global Reach: The Power of the Multinational Corporations. For example, in an effort to reduce health care costs, some countries have tried to force
pharmaceutical companies to license their
patent drugs to local Competition (economics) for a very low fee, thereby artificially lowering the price. When faced with that threat, multinational pharmaceutical firms have simply withdrawn from the market, which often leads to limited availability of advanced drugs. In these cases, governments have been forced to back down from their efforts. Similar corporate and government confrontations have occurred when governments tried to force companies to make their intellectual property public in an effort to gain technology for local entrepreneurs. When companies are faced with the option of losing a core competitive technological advantage and withdrawing from a national market, they may choose the latter. This withdrawal often causes governments to change policy. Countries that have been most successful in this type of confrontation with multinational corporations are large countries such as India and
Brazil, which have viable indigenous market competitors.
Multinational corporate lobbying is directed at a range of business concerns, from tariff structures to
environmental regulations. There is no unified multinational perspective on any of these issues. Companies that have invested heavily in pollution control mechanisms may lobby for very tough environmental standards in an effort to force non-compliant competitors into a weaker position. For every tariff category that one multinational wants to have reduced, there is another multinational that wants the tariff raised. Even within the U.S. auto industry, the fraction of a company's imported components will vary, so some firms favor tighter import restrictions, while others favor looser ones.
In addition to efforts by multinational corporations to affect governments, there is much government action intended to affect corporate behavior. The threat of nationalization (forcing a company to sell its local assets to the government or to other local nationals) or changes in local business laws and regulations can limit a multinational's power.
Micro-Multinationals
Enabled by Internet based communication tools, a new breed of multinational companies is growing in numbers. These multinationals start operating in different countries from the very early stages. These companies are being called micro-multinationals. What differentiates micro-multinationals from the large MNCs is the fact that they are small businesses. Some of these micro-multinationals, particularly software development companies, have been hiring employees in multiple countries from the beginning of the Internet era. But more and more micro-multinationals are actively starting to market their products and services in various countries. Internet tools like Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ebay and Amazon make it easier for the micro-multinationals to reach potential customers in other countries.
Contrary to the traditional powerful image of the large MNCs, the micro-multinationals face the limitations and the typical challenges of a small business. In most cases, the micro-multinational companies are being run by technically savvy people who can use various Internet tools to overcome the challenges of remote collaboration, customer service and sales infrastructures.
Multinationals from Emerging Markets
Large number of multinationals are operating into emerging markets and at the same time a number of multinationals are coming from emerging markets. Professor Rajesh K Pillania is bringing out a special issue on
Multinationals from Emerging Markets in 2008. Call for papers
http://www.mdi.ac.in/themes/main/images/pdf/call_for_papers/multinational.pdf
See also
References
External links
- CorpWatch
- UNCTAD publications on multinational corporations
- http://www.bartleby.com/65/fu/Fugger.html An early multinational business.
- Transnational Coporations Online
- ILO - Multinational Corporations
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multinational corporation (MNC) is a corporation or enterprise that manages production establishments or delivers services in at least two
country. Very large multinationals have budgets that exceed those of many countries. Multinational corporations can have a powerful influence in international relations and local economies. Multinational corporations play an important role in globalization; some argue that a new form of MNC is evolving in response to globalization: the
Globally Integrated Enterprise.
History
There is a dispute as to which was the first MNC. Some have argued that the
Knights Templar, founded in 1118, became a multinational when it stumbled into banking in
1135. However, others claim that the
Dutch East India Company was the first proper multinational.
Multinational corporate structure
Multinational corporations can be divided into three broad groups according to the configuration of their production facilities:
- Horizontally integrated multinational corporations manage production establishments located in different countries to produce the same or similar products. (example: McDonalds)
- Vertically integrated multinational corporations manage production establishment in certain country/countries to produce products that serve as input to its production establishments in other country/countries. (example: Adidas)
- Diversified multinational corporations manage production establishments located in different countries that are neither horizontally nor vertically nor straight, nor non-straight integrated. (example: Microsoft)
Others argue that a key feature of the multinational is the inclusion of
back office functions in each of the countries in which they operate. The
Globally Integrated Enterprise, which some see as the next development in the evolution of the multinational, does away with this requirement.
International power
Large multinational corporations can have a powerful influence in international relations, given their large economic influence in politicians' representative districts, as well as their extensive financial resources available for
public relations and political lobbying.
Multinationals have played an important role in
globalization. Countries and sometimes subnational regions must compete against one another for the establishment of MNC facilities, and the subsequent tax revenue, employment, and economic activity. To compete, countries and regional political districts offer incentive to MNCs such as tax breaks, pledges of governmental assistance or improved infrastructure, or lax environmental law and
labor law. This process of becoming more attractive to
foreign investment can be characterized as a race to the bottom, a push towards greater freedom for corporate bodies, or both.
An inaccurate claim is that out of the 100 largest economies in the world, 51 are multinational corporations.http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Corporations.asp This claim is based on a miscalculation, where two numbers describing totally different things are compared: the
GDP of nations to gross sales of corporations. The problem with the comparison is that GDP takes into account only the final value, whereas gross sales don't measure how much was produced outside the company. According to Swedish economist Johan Norberg, if one were to compare nations and corporations, then one should be comparing GDP to goods only produced within the particular company (gross sales do not take into account goods purchased from 3rd party vendors and resold, just as GDP does not take into account imported goods). That correction would make only 37 of 100 largest economies corporations and all of them would be in bottom box: only 5 corporations would be in top 50.
Because of their size, multinationals can have a significant impact on government policy, primarily through the threat of market withdrawal.Barnett, Richard, 1974: Global Reach: The Power of the Multinational Corporations. For example, in an effort to reduce health care costs, some countries have tried to force
pharmaceutical companies to license their
patent drugs to local Competition (economics) for a very low fee, thereby artificially lowering the price. When faced with that threat, multinational pharmaceutical firms have simply withdrawn from the market, which often leads to limited availability of advanced drugs. In these cases, governments have been forced to back down from their efforts. Similar corporate and government confrontations have occurred when governments tried to force companies to make their intellectual property public in an effort to gain technology for local entrepreneurs. When companies are faced with the option of losing a core competitive technological advantage and withdrawing from a national market, they may choose the latter. This withdrawal often causes governments to change policy. Countries that have been most successful in this type of confrontation with multinational corporations are large countries such as India and
Brazil, which have viable indigenous market competitors.
Multinational corporate lobbying is directed at a range of business concerns, from tariff structures to environmental regulations. There is no unified multinational perspective on any of these issues. Companies that have invested heavily in pollution control mechanisms may lobby for very tough environmental standards in an effort to force non-compliant competitors into a weaker position. For every tariff category that one multinational wants to have reduced, there is another multinational that wants the tariff raised. Even within the U.S. auto industry, the fraction of a company's imported components will vary, so some firms favor tighter import restrictions, while others favor looser ones.
In addition to efforts by multinational corporations to affect governments, there is much government action intended to affect corporate behavior. The threat of
nationalization (forcing a company to sell its local assets to the government or to other local nationals) or changes in local business laws and regulations can limit a multinational's power.
Micro-Multinationals
Enabled by Internet based communication tools, a new breed of multinational companies is growing in numbers. These multinationals start operating in different countries from the very early stages. These companies are being called micro-multinationals. What differentiates micro-multinationals from the large MNCs is the fact that they are small businesses. Some of these micro-multinationals, particularly software development companies, have been hiring employees in multiple countries from the beginning of the Internet era. But more and more micro-multinationals are actively starting to market their products and services in various countries. Internet tools like Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ebay and Amazon make it easier for the micro-multinationals to reach potential customers in other countries.
Contrary to the traditional powerful image of the large MNCs, the micro-multinationals face the limitations and the typical challenges of a small business. In most cases, the micro-multinational companies are being run by technically savvy people who can use various Internet tools to overcome the challenges of remote collaboration, customer service and sales infrastructures.
Multinationals from Emerging Markets
Large number of multinationals are operating into emerging markets and at the same time a number of multinationals are coming from emerging markets. Professor Rajesh K Pillania is bringing out a special issue on
Multinationals from Emerging Markets in 2008. Call for papershttp://www.mdi.ac.in/themes/main/images/pdf/call_for_papers/multinational.pdf
See also
References
External links
- CorpWatch
- UNCTAD publications on multinational corporations
- http://www.bartleby.com/65/fu/Fugger.html An early multinational business.
- Transnational Coporations Online
- ILO - Multinational Corporations
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