Study On Transnational Corporation Regional Headquarters'location Factor

Multinational corporation is the leading actor in international economic activities today. Also it is the main propellant in economic globalization, especially multinational corporation headquarter and regional headquarters, which take on the function of decision organization management or cooperation in global or regional economic activities. The quantity of multinational corporation headquarter or regional headquarters in a country have become a important factor if the country is able to become a international economy center in a area. Multinational corporation set up regional headquarter based on their strategic consideration, in some extend, which is consisted with the aim and strategy of the host country's economy develop objectively and produces promotive effect. Multinational corporation's entrance not only bring profound influence to economy structure, employment structure, city develop of the center city, but also put forward new request to the space layout\ policy system\ related servings and environment building. In Asia area, multinational corporation clustering in Hongkong and Sigapore have reached quite number: in Singapore, 3600 of 6000 multinational corporations develop business in the form of regional headquarter;in Hongkong the quantity of regional headquarter have extended 966. There are 2241 foreign company that found area office. Along with china's economy develop and opening, more and more multinational corporation set up Asia or China headquarter in Chinese Mainland. Beijing, the capital of China, is provided with important extraversive economy function. So it has been a hotpot to attract multinational corporation, to accelerate industrial upgrading, to push development of our country referring to international successful experience and combining Beijing' specialty itself.There are four parts in this dissertation. The thesis starts from the conception, background, function, related theories, meaning of multinational corporation and then analyse the develop course, existing problems of multinational corporation in china. The second part is the analysis of location factors that multinational corporation regional headquarter requires through two successful cases in Sigapore and Hongkong. Finally, it studies Beijing' conditions from four points: strength\ weakness\opportunity\threaten, in order to give some advice on how to make Beijing more attractive to multinational corporations' regional headquarters for relatedgovernment section.