Multinational Corporations Summary Presentation
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MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Table of contents
Introduction and backgroundShunsukeTakayasu
Existing ProblemsEllen Zhang
Broader view in tackling problemsHitomi Minami
What can we do?Arnel Pallo
What is a multinational corporation?
A corporation or enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country.
MNCs
Food and drinks
clothes and other daily commodities
computer
communication homeapplications
car
others
How much is the MNCs effect on world trade??
What is CSR?
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Expectations to the company differ from country to country
Existing problemsEnvironment
e.g. Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Existing problemsLabor issues
e.g. Soccer ball factory in Pakistan
Why it happened?
Companies
Pursuit of profit
Lack of skills
Government
Lack of regulation
Economical concerns
Broader view in tackling problems Global standards
Labor issues
Environmental problems
Cooperation between MNC’s and governments
e.g. environmental business
A challenging task
Kyoto Protocol and USA
Cultural differences
Differences in economic development
Technological differences
Companies have to make profit
What can we do?
Cultural understanding
Suggest policies
Government regulation
Dev. Aid requirements
Cooperation with NGO’s
NGO’s can help enforce CSR
Gather information about companies
Suggest global standards
What can the companies do?
Cultural understanding
Get to know them
Recognize problems that can be fixed
Applying CSR
CSR as a marketing technique
CSR as an investment
CSR as an insurance policy
Conclusion
Good bye