A corporation which provides facilities and assets in other
countries in addition to home country is called a multinational
corporation (MNC). Such a corporation has offices and factories in
multiple counties along with a centralized headquarter from where
the operations are controlled and managed.
In order to establish a multinational corporation (MNC) abroad,
many strategies have to be adopted. Some of them could be:
- Licensing - In this strategy, a license holder sells the
license of a service or a product to someone who wishes to enter
the market. This strategy is profitable when the market share of
the new entrant is large, otherwise it will not be beneficial to
enter.
- Buying a company - At certain times this strategy is considered
to be the most suitable and appropriate. For entering the market,
investors buy an existing company.
- Partnering - Many a times, a MNC can be established in
partnership with other corporations.