Transnational Corporations as Drivers and Targets of Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23755773 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Duncan Green (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Pages | 151-171 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | How Change Happens (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198785392.003.0010 |
| OpenAlex | W2537148343 |
| ISBN | 9780198785392 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
This chapter focuses on transnational corporations (TNCs), not only as economic heavyweights, but also as influential players in political and social change. It traces the origins of the modern TNC to the East India Company, which was established in 1600 and grew to become a trading empire that encircled the globe. The chapter next looks at the ways in which TNCs drive change, arguing that they do so both through their normal business operations, and through their behaviour as political players. The world of TNCs is seething with expressions of power, hidden in their political connections, and invisible in the extraordinary influence on consumers exerted by brands and the values they claim to embody, as well as the apparently mesmerizing authority of giant corporations in the eyes of policy makers. With this in mind, the chapter also discusses the ways in which activists can in turn influence TNCs.
Economics · Economy · Empire · Globe · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Sociology · Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism · International Business and FDI · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |