Transnational Corporations- Toyota

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Define Transnational Corporation.

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Companies that have operations in 2 or more countries.

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In which country was Toyota founded?

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Japan

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How many cars does Toyota produce each year?

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10 million

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How many employees work for Toyota worldwide?

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364,000

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Where do research and development arms of a TNC prefer to locate?

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Close to high ranking university campuses

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Where are company headquarters usually located?

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In the country that the company was founded.

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What is a sweatshop factory?

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Manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions.

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Many TNC operations can be considered to be 'footloose'. What does this mean?

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Not fixed to one location and can leave at any time.

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The first TNCs were linked to...

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Empire and colonialisation

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Which factor is a NEGATIVE impact of TNCs on Low Income Countries?

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Top managerial roles go to employees from overseas.