Unit 4 Ch 4 : Globalization and the Indian Economy — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

Characteristics of a Multinational Corporation:
Not all businesses can be called a multinational corporation. There are certain features that must be met for them to be named as such. The following are the characteristics of multinational corporations:

1. Very high assets and turnover: To become a multinational corporation, the business must be large and must own a huge amount of assets, both physical and financial. The company’s targets are so high that they are also able to make substantial profits.
   
2. Network of branches: Multinational companies keep production and marketing operations in different countries. In each country, the business oversees more than one office that functions through several branches and subsidiaries.
   
3. Control: In relation to the previous point, the management of the offices in other countries is controlled by one head office located in the home country. Therefore, the source of command is found in the home country.
   
4. Continued growth: Multinational corporations keep growing. Even as they operate in other countries, they strive to grow their economic size by constantly upgrading and even doing mergers and acquisitions.
   
5. Sophisticated technology: When a company goes global, they need to make sure that their investment will grow substantially. In order to do achieve substantial growth, they need to make use of capital-intensive technology, especially in their production and marketing.
   
6. Right skills: Multinational companies employ only the best managers who are capable of handling huge funds, using advanced technology, managing workers, and running a huge business entity.
   
7. Forceful marketing and advertising: One of the most effective survival strategies of multinational corporations is spending a huge amount of money on marketing and advertising. It is how they are able to sell every product or brand they make.
   
8. Good quality products: Because they use capital-intensive technology, they are able to produce top-of-the-line products.