International Banking and Finance (Cba 4107)
International Banking and Finance (Cba 4107)
International Banking and Finance (Cba 4107)
London
Unilever is a dual-listed company consisting of Unilever NV in Rotterdam and
Unilever PLC in London.
It has research and development facilities in China, India, the Netherlands, the
United Kingdom, and the United States.
What impact does it have on the host country?
It creates jobs in the country hence the economic growth of the host country is increased.
Unilever helps by providing sanitation and hygiene products. health and hygiene brands like
Lifebuoy, Domestos, Signal, Pureit and Vaseline which aim to improve health through better
hygiene. These everyday products like soaps, toilet cleaners and toothpastes as well as our
innovative water purifiers, can help prevent disease and improve people’s health and well-being.
And ultimately, help to save lives
Improved educational and skills
Helps to exploit natural resources
Investment in infrastructure eg new roads
What impact has it had on the origin
country?
It inspire innovations. About 6% of the average budget for a transnational corporation is
dedicated to research and development. Some companies contribute a little more , while others
designate a little less.
It develop ethnic and cultural awareness. It does not have a centralised management system that
allows it to gain more interest in a local market because they are able to maintain their own
systems
It can be a job killer. It is because the structure of ,the standard cost of living requirements are
much lower elsewhere for example when you pay someone $3 per hour to complete a job that
offer a good quality of life instead of paying them $23 per hour ,there is a strong chance that
outsourcing will happen
2) Microsoft in South Africa(Multinational Company)
History of the multinational corporation
Both the corporations have their headquarters in one country and they do
1. OPERATIONS business and operate in many other countries. The headquarter nation is
known as the home country and other affiliates are known as host countries
MNC and TNC are massive in terms of budget as well as highly influential
2. BUDGET
to globalization ,economic and environmental lobbying in most countries.