This document provides information about several major multinational corporations operating in India. It discusses Wipro, Aditya Birla Group, Reliance Group, Tata, and Infosys. For each company, it gives a brief overview of their founding date, headquarters, industries involved in, revenues, employees and websites. The document aims to provide key details about some of the largest and most prominent multinational corporations based in or operating within India.

1. MULTINATIONALCORPORATIONS

2. GROUP IITEAM MEMBERSVINEETHACINDHYADEEPARENJUSUJINTHOMSON

3. CONTENTSmultinational corporation-(definition)multinational corporate structureprocess of evolutionmultinational corporationshierarchy of MNCs activitiesfactors leading to growth in IBbenefits of MNCscode of conductwhat MNCs have to do ?conclusion list of MNCs in India

4. MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONMultinational corporation (or Transnational corporation) (MNC/TNC) : It manages production establishments or delivers services in at least two countries Definition: It engages in foreign direct investment (FDI) and that owns and controls value added activities in more than one country.

5. Large multinationals have budgets that exceed those of entire countries. They have a powerful influence in international relations and local economies.They have play an important role in globalization ; some argue that a new form of MNC is evolving in response to globalization: the 'globally integrated enterprise'. MNCs have existed since1602, in which year the first MNC, the Dutch East India Company, was established.

6. According to MNCs,it represents a cluster of affiliated firms located in different countries that: Are linked through common ownership

7. Draw upon a common pool of resources

8. Respond to a common strategy All this shows high degree of integration among different units of the firm.

9. MULTINATIONAL CORPORATE STRUCTURE Multinational corporations can be divided into three broad groups according to the configuration of their production facilities:1.Horizontally integrated multinational corporations ;manage production establishments located in different countries to produce the same or similar products.(example: McDonald's)

10. 2.Vertically integrated multinational corporations: It manages production establishment in certain country/countries to produce products that serve as input to its production establishments in other country/countries. (example: Adidas)3.Diversified multinational corporations: It manages production establishments located in different countries that are neither horizontally nor vertically nor straight, nor non-straight integrated. (example: Microsoft or Siemens A.G.)

11. PROCESS OF EVOLUTION MNCs did not merge overnight. Domestic firms after going through various stages of the evolution process, qualify for being called as an MNC. The process of evolution can broadly be grouped in three successive stages. They are:Trade

12. Assembly or production

13. IntegrationMULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONSThe Multinationality of MNCs increase withNumber of countries in which it has subsidiaries or affiliate firms

14. Number of countries in which the firm has operations of various sorts

15. Foreign assets, revenues, employees over total

16. Proportion of foreign employees, managers, stockholders

17. HIERARCHY OF MNC ACTIVITIESSales or marketing Office

18. Simple assembly plants

19. Full-Scale manufacturing (final products and components manufacturing abroad)

20. R & D operationsFACTORS LEADING TO GROWTH IN IB The factors leading to the growth in IB are:Rapid technological advancement

21. Emergence of supportive institutions

22. Openness of economic policies among large number of countries

23. Increase in competitionBENEFITS OF MNCBenefits from MNCs can be studied under two broad heads:-Benefits to the host

24. Benefits to the home countries

25. Benefits to the host countries :

26. Transfer of technology, capital and entrepreneurship to the host country.

27. Improvement of the host country’s balance of payment .Creation of local job and career opportunities .

28. Improved competition in the local economy and better utilisation of available resources .

29. Greater availability of products for local consumers .