At the beginning of the second half of the XX century, the famous futurist John. K. Galbraith dedicated to analyzing the role of the corporation work "The New Industrial State", which noted that formed two types - the corporate world, and the world of small property owners, which strongly differ from each other.Tu, which is represented by large corporations, scientist called "industrial system", it is usually the index of industrial production is optimal.Major corporations form the core of the industrial system, which acts as the defining characteristic of an industrial society.
Although at the beginning of the XXI century speak of a "post-industrial society", "information", "knowledge", etc.industrial base has kept its value in full.In recent decades, the media corporations and especially TNCs are criticized, and rightly so in many cases.Proof of this can be a report on the World Economic Forum (Davos), initiated by 40 leading corporate executives from 16 countries and operating in 18 industries.The report noted that it is necessary to take urgent measures to restore confidence in corporations.Of all the problems of competitiveness, such as the index of industrial production, handling and trust on the part of society, the latter becomes the central problem - trust.
around the end of the last century in the business, political and academic circles, there is a clear trend to rethink the role of corporate social capital.But this does not mean, however, a direct return to the principles and standards of corporate social responsibility at the beginning of the second half of the XX century.
Still, we must not forget the contribution of TNCs in NTP, an increase in employment, investment activity and development of the nation-state as a whole.So, in 2004, of the 100 largest TNCs 85 were based in the EU, Japan and the United States.TNK today provide the most optimum index of industrial production - the main parameter of the dynamics of the total value of industrial production, which reflects the ratio of GDP in current value terms to the GDP in a different period.
most important feature of modern corporations is their integration, which is understood as a system of spatial interactions on the free movement of capital.Today, the GDP produced by corporations, accounting for about 60% of world GDP.A number of employees - nearly 57 million people.TNCs account for nearly half the cost of R & D and 2/3 on research and development.Corporations and demonstrate a steady production volume index, although this figure and the relative, but it is quite objectively reflects the dynamics of change in the volume of material goods, excluding price changes.
also hard to overestimate the importance of domestic markets by TNCs.The general index of the cost of production, depending on the parameters of the cost of production and amount of these types of products, greatly contributes to the maintenance of a stable purchasing power.
Economic activity of corporations is mainly regional in nature, so a high index of industrial production is the province of a small group of countries.Today, about 72% of the turnover of five hundred largest corporations owned markets of the region they belong.Such a strategy of corporations is understandable from the point of view of the theory of transnational costs.
In addition, the Corporation manifests itself not only as an economic institution, but also as a significant social, because the economic performance of corporations lead to the conclusion of their massive impact on social development, provided, of course, that this influence is positive.
