Multinational Corporations - Class 309 by Julie Muhlberger https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv Exploring advantages and disadvantages en-us 2017-05-02 02:50:47 UTC 2026-01-28 01:39:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Instructions jamuhlberger1 https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169326699 In a small group, find an example of a multinational corporation. Identify its name, some of the countries it works in, its wealth and advantages and disadvantages it brings to the host country.  Include a suitable visual. Don't forget to add your names.]]> 2017-05-02 03:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169326699 Layla and Jessica -Tim Hortons https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169447502 The headquarters of Tim Hortons is in Oakville Ontario. Tim Hortons is in Canada, United States, Ireland, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Philippines, Qatar. A disadvantage may be many country's letting Tim Hortons expand into their country may experience less sales in their own coffee shops that they have themselves. When Tim Hortons expands their shops they bring Canadian coffee and life to other places making the world more culturally diverse.

]]> 2017-05-02 15:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169447502 McDonald's.̷̵̩̱̰̝͍̝̼̥̠̠̣̲͍̰̳͈̭͈̅̐̌̃ͩ̌̓ https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169447727 This MNC is the largest chain of fast food restaurants in the world. McDonald's operates in over a hundred countries, the main ones being the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Poorer countries have many people resorting to eating at McDonald's instead of sticking to their regular meal routine. This leads to a higher revenue for the MNC, but also leads to higher chances of sickness. 

Foreign fast food brands have long received a horrible reputation for cleanliness, which in fact many allegations against the companies were mostly concerning rotten expired foods. Leading to sickness, and in some cases deaths, hundreds of court orders were issued against McDonald's. Many protests were against terrible working conditions including: minimum wage standards, filth, and unsustainable life conditions due to additives and chemicals in food. All of this leads to higher income for McDonald's, which encourages them to spread to new countries to lead to a higher benefit to the host country.

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]]> 2017-05-02 15:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169447727 Apple https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169447968 Apple has nets around their factories in china to catch workers trying to jump to their deaths]]> 2017-05-02 15:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169447968 Coca cola https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169448132 Coca cola has been accused of dehydrating nearby communities, using their water supply. In result farms and wells dry up. The company has also violated workers right for example; Columbia, Turkey, Guatemala, and Russia . Coca cola has also been planting their bottle industry in a village called Kaladera in Rajasthan, here farmers rely on ground water for their crops, but unfortunately coca cola had arrived and taken their water resources resulting in them having little water for their families and farms. In Plachimada coca cola had to be shut down after the village council declined in giving the company a new licence (March 2004).  Another example of coca cola being unfair with the workers would be guatemalan workers being assassinated and members of their families, friends, and legal advisers were threatened, arrested, kidnapped, shot, tortured, and forced into exile in 1976-1985. 
- Kareena. G ]]> 2017-05-02 15:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169448132 Mercedes-Benz https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169448147 Mercedes-Benz has factories in Asia, South America, Australia, North America, Europe, Africa, Eurasia, Germany and Taiwan. Mercedes is currently worth $75.4 Billion with Daimler investing. They have the highest per-hour labor costs in U.S. . They are swapping people for robots on assembly line and giving up jobs. Daimler is the biggest investment company investing in Mercedes-Benz. ]]> 2017-05-02 15:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169448147 Samsung https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169448250 Samsung is upon the top electronic distributors in the world. Samsung has already been grilled in the past for illegal practices in its Chinese factories. In the factories located in China, a worker-safety group has documented more than 200 cases of serious illness, including leukemia, lupus, lymphoma, and such among former semiconductor and LCD workers. Samsung's main manufacturer, is located in China, because of the low cost and bad working conditions, although, with more factories, allows for more jobs increasing the economy. ]]> 2017-05-02 15:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169448250 Ford https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169448309 Vehicle’s being recalled in the past year, for safety reasons. It is one of the top dealer ship around the world. Many people drive them. Many people get into accident in a recall vehicle]]> 2017-05-02 15:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169448309 Microsoft https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169448500 Founders of Microsoft are Paul Allen and Bill Gates in April 4, 1975
The headquarters are in Seattle.
Doesn’t do business with Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan or Syria. Sells in 193 countries
Role | Location
Licensing, Manufacturing, Operations and Logistics | Dublin, Ireland
Manufacturing | Humacao, Puerto Rico, USA
Licensing and Operations | Reno, Nevada, USA
Operations and Logistics | Singapore
Read more at https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/#KHHhdtRObE9g7ji8.99
Gates is estimated to be worth $86 billion making him the richest billionaire in the world, according to the Forbes 2017 ranking. 
(Home country) Advantages: cheaper work, 
(Home country) Disadvantages: the citizens are not having jobs that they could.
(Host country) Advantages: People are getting jobs, learning 
(Host country) Disadvantages: Pollution (gas emission),  westernization
Good thing co does: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bad thing co does: 
Workers are hired as "work study students" as young as 16 years of age.  Work from 7:45 a.m. to 10:55 p.m for $0.65/hr, less food deductions. (Actual wage: $0.52/hr.) 
Abigail & Darae
]]> 2017-05-02 15:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169448500 Walmart https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169448595 Headquarters: Bentonville, Arkansas
CEO: Doug McMillon
Negative:
In Bangladesh on November 24th 2012 the Tazreen factory fire happened, killing 112 workers and permanently injuring many. The cause of so many injuries and deaths was the locked doors to the factory, forcing them to be working, those who survived jumped out of the windows permanently injuring themselves. Many companies were based in the factory, but the primary was Walmart, and Walmart has still not provided any funds to compensate the families of the deceased and injured workers.
Positive:
- Brings great economy
- Huge, varied selection of products
- Low prices
- Provides tons of jobs
- Attracts other business's to areas
]]> 2017-05-02 15:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169448595 Adidas https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169449690 Adidas is a german multinational shoe and clothing corporation that produces around 360 million shoes world wide. Most of the factories used are in eastern countries i.e. china, india, and taiwan.  They bring to their home country 25.5 billion in wealth and yet they're in #577th place in the largest public company list. 

Advantages: 
- Well known name, meaning more money coming back in the country
- Factory locations bring in more money for lower wages.
-Large amount of consumer demand from sports industry.
Disadvantages:
 -Most jobs are outsourced to other countries meaning less jobs for home country.
- They often take advantage of sweatshops.]]> 2017-05-02 15:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169449690 Red Bull https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169450305 The headquarters of Red Bull is in Thailand. Red Bull is in Western Europe and the USA, while also focusing on the worldwide.]]> 2017-05-02 15:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169450305 Victoria's Secret https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169450538 Victoria has a dirty secret! Victoria's Secrets designer of lingerie, bras, and underwear proudly bare certified organic labels, however it seems that those labels are not telling us the harsh reality. Victoria's Secret claims that its bras, underwear, and lingerie are certified organic labels when in reality children are being forced to pick cotton and work long tough hours with no pay many of these children are under the age of 10.]]> 2017-05-02 15:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169450538 General Electric https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169452009 Headquaters: Boston Massachusetts, United States
Some of the countries General Electric works in are,  India, USA, China, and Brazil. 

Positives: 
- Provides an good invest opportunity for income investors
- Strong Customer demand, always growing

Negatives:
- Relies on the cost of oil prices. If the oil prices drop or rise drastically, if affects trade and deals with the products of GE.


Sarah Westlund


]]> 2017-05-02 15:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169452009 Hyundai https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169453018 Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
CEO: Chung Mong-Koo

Hyundai is a South Korean Chaebol, or conglomerate that makes many different types of products from cars to steel manufacturing and even in finance and stocks. They are one of the largest companies in Korea and because of this, they have been caught in many corruption scandals with Korean politicians, especially with their former president Park Geun Hye, who was impeached in 2017 due to her corruption scandals pilling up]]> 2017-05-02 15:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169453018 Toyota - Jordan & Spencer https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169457631 Toyota factories are located in:  San Antonio, Texas, Baja California, Mexico Woodstock, Canada, Cambridge, Ontario, Blue Springs, Mississippi, Lafayette, Indiana, Princeton, Kentucky.

In 2008, the Pittsburg, Pennsylvania-based National Labor Committee slammed working conditions at the company’s Prius factory in the city of Toyota, alleging that it relied heavily on sweatshop labor from China and Vietnam. In a 65-page report titled “The Toyota You Don’t Know,” the committee said workers are “stripped of their passports and often forced to work 16 hours a day, seven days a week, while being paid less than half the legal minimum wage.” The report said a third of Toyota’s assembly-line workers in Japan were temporary staff. As well as their low pay, many had few rights and were forced to live in company dormitories. Any who complained were deported, said the authors.


]]> 2017-05-02 15:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169457631 Calvin Klein https://padlet.com/jamuhlberger1/d263nnaetxhv/wish/169463128 Madi and Anja 

Countries They Work In:
Calvin Klein products have been sold in over 110 countries and they have employed over 10,000 associates globally. Calvin Klein was acquired by PVH Corporation which is one of the largest global apparel companies. They have over 30,000 associates working in over 40 countries. Their headquarters are located in Manhattan, New York City. 

Wealth:
Global retail sales of products sold under the Calvin Klein brands were approximately $8.4 billion in 2016. Over $330 million was spent globally in connection with the advertisement, marketing and promotion of the Calvin Klein brands.

Advantages For Host Country:
Calvin Klein is determined to promote gender equality globally, so they have partnered up with UN Women’s HeforShe program. Calvin Klein signed the Women’s Empowerment Principles, which is a joint program between UN Women and the UN Global Compact. These groups are trying to establish high level corporate leadership for gender equality, supporting human rights, eliminating discrimination, promoting education, training women, and professional development for women. 

Disadvantages for Host Country:
Numerous Human Rights Issues have taken place throughout the years in factories such as Taipei, Bangladesh and China. This includes working overtime with no accountable pay in place, hazardous metals and chemicals present in factories, infringement upon passport access of the employees, and pays not meeting minimum wage.
http://diversitylinks.blogspot.ca/2012/04/questioning-ethics-of-calvin-klein.html. 









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