| The paper introduce the definition, development layers, basic nature, and international status of transnational corporations(TNCs). The paper analyzes TNCs' nature: investing abroad directly, acting in worldwide areas, taking global strategy, integrating the management of all the branches of TNCs. Besides, the paper analyzes TNCs' nature in the globalization times: the transition from "resources competition" , "market competition" to "S&T(science and technology) competition", and that from "product competition" to "organization competition", the idea " priority of knowledge", and cooperation and "win-win" strategy. The paper describes TNCs' development history, research their influence, and the probable venture they may encounter. At the basis, the paper look into TNCs' development trend. The investment of TNCs and their international production will become deeper. The mutual investment of developed countries will last as main way. TNCs will attach importance to developing countries and invest more to them. TNCs will invest to the third industry. TNCs' research and development capability will go internationalization. Transnational purchase will be confined. New market economy and transforming economy need more capital from TNCs, open more areas to them. TNCs will provides them with konwledge and take their home country as the source of profit. |
