Essays about: "transnational corporations"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 38 essays containing the words transnational corporations.

  1. 31. Transnational Corporations and the Development of Labour Movements: The case of the salmon industry workers in Puerto Montt and Chiloé

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Leonardo Salinas; [2011]
    Keywords : Labour Flexibility; Labour Movement; Transnationalisation; Chile; Salmon Industry; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The purpose of my thesis is to understand in what ways economic and productive transnationalisation affects political and social participation in the local level. Particularly, what I wish to explore are the effects of integration into the global economy over labour movements in peripheral regions. READ MORE

  3. 32. IR Trade-off Management - Simultaneous management of international integration and local responsiveness in a consumer-oriented MNC

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Sebastian Persson; Carl-Eric Toresson; [2011]
    Keywords : IR Trade-off; New Product Development; Knowledge Transfer; Transnational;

    Abstract : Multinational corporations (MNCs) face a trade-off between international integration and local responsiveness, named the IR trade-off. International integration refers to an organizational focus on economies of scale while local responsiveness refers to an emphasis on adaptation to differing consumer needs. READ MORE

  4. 33. The Accountability of Multinational Corporations for Human Rights Violations: A comparative analysis of legal redress under the US Alien Tort Claims Act

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Natalia Dimitrieva; [2010-03-04T13:48:10Z]
    Keywords : International Commercial Law;

    Abstract : The US Alien Tort Claims Act renders vindication to foreign claimants of gross human rights violations committed by multinational corporations. The Act was first employed on State defendants yet US courts now permit claims against private corporations. READ MORE

  5. 34. Compensating for the Government’s Failures? NGOs and the Civil Regulation of Shell in Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Niklas Stappenbeck; [2010]
    Keywords : corporate social responsibility; civil regulation; NGOs; Shell; Nigeria; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper aims to enhance the understanding of the extent to which non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are able to shape the civil regulation of transnational corporations (TNCs), in addition to civil regulations’ potential to compensate for failed state-regulations. For this purpose, the paper examines the case of Shell’s civil regulation in Nigeria, where the oil-industry is effectively left unregulated by the state. READ MORE

  6. 35. Does Culture matter?- A Study of how two Swedish transnational corporations use their cultural heritage when setting up reward systems for a global environment

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lisa Granath; Christian Hansson; [2009-08-13T12:12:08Z]
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