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Advantages and disadvantages of multinational corporations to the host country
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In recent economic climate the link between technology transfers and Foreign Direct Investment seems to be essential for the Multinational Corporations. The main objective of MNCs is to maximize its profits. This requires them to produce the goods and services at the lowest possible cost (fixed and variable) by exploiting the resources of the developing countries apart from their home country (Pool and Stamos 1990). The channels of international technology transfer and their importance of growth have been studies extensively in 1990s. The study identifies three principal channels of international technology spillovers. The first is the direct transfer of technology via international licensing agreement (Eaton and Kortum 1996) on the contrary this source is considered less prominent as most valuable technologies are not available on license (World Investment Report 2000). The second is FDI from developed countries to developing countries as it is considered the cheapest and most reliable technique as a spillover (Blomström and Kokko 1997). The third is technology transfer through international trade where import and export of intermediate goods and capital products are exchanged (Markusen 1989, Clerides, Lach and Tybout 1997). On the other hand, it is seen that MNCs do not encourage spillovers due to (a) transmission of technology to their subsidiaries abroad. (b) Technologies that does not support the host country’s environment. (c) Maintain a control over the technology by reducing the spillovers and encouraging import. (d) Maintaining advanced technology than developing countries through Intellectual Property Rights (Aitken and Harrison et al. 1999). As an emerging economy, India has a huge presence of multinational corporations...
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The progression and evolution of international business has played an integral role in the overall development and progress of the world economy, culture, and politics. The multinational corporation was an essential part of this process and has roots as far back as the 15th and 16th centuries in Western Europe, specifically in the nations of England and Holland, during a period known as mercantilism. This was a time of unprecedented global exploration, colonization, and other imperialist ventures. Organizations such as the British East India Trading Company, promoted both global trade and the acquisition of natural resources, primarily for their home countries in areas including Africa, East Asia, and the Americas. Global trade was the primary factor in the growth of the world economy during this time. However the modern MNC, as it is known today, did not appear until the 19th century. These new entities provided a new level of inter-firm connectedness, a wider division of labor, and a higher level of product integration across countries in which MNCs are growing. Studies have shown that modern MNCs are characterized by a high degree of complexity, and have not followed a linear pattern in their development. In addition, it is crucial to understand the geographical context in which these MNCs were founded. This paper will analyze the development of the multinational corporation (MNC) from the 1870s to the modern day and examine it what ways, and to what degree it has changed over time.
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