Transcript SCOPE competence center for International Business

Competence Centre for
International Business-Society Management
Research
RSM Erasmus University
Prof.dr. Rob van Tulder
Fabienne Fortanier, MSc
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Multinationals, SCOPE, & the Wage
Indicator Questionnaire
 Presentation of SCOPE Competence Centre
 Why include a ‘multinational chooser’ in the
Wage Indicator Questionnaire
 Implementation:
 What can you expect from SCOPE?
 How is it implemented in the Wage
Indicator Questionnaire?
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The SCOPE Competence Centre for
International Business Research
 Established in 1997
 Part of RSM Erasmus University; dept. of
International Business-Society Management
 Mission:
To conduct high-level academic research…
…by analyzing the international strategies and
practices of the largest firms world-wide…
…in order to assist policy makers, managers, and
NGOs in enhancing the economic and societal
contribution of these firms.
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Why the largest firms world-wide?
 Top 500 firms account for 90% of global FDI
 The sales of Top 10 largest firms > GDP of
Africa; Top 25 > GDP Asia (ex China)
 Multinational affiliates employ 53 million workers
world-wide
 1/3 of world trade is intra-MNE trade, another
1/3 has at least 1 MNE as partner
 The top 10 (50) largest corporate R&D spenders
account for 10% (40%) of global R&D
expenditure.
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 Etc…, see www.ib-sm.org [click international
business]
The core of our studies: the SCOPE
Database
 Firms followed from 1990 onwards:
 Global Top 300 non-financial firms; and
 Top 50 non-financial firms from the US, Japan,
Germany, UK, France, and Netherlands
 Base years 1995 and 2000
 Total: app. 500 firms (n changes due to M&As)
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The SCOPE Database: data
 Main variables:
 Degree and spread of internationalization
 International location of subsidiaries
 Research & Development
 Vertical integration (value added)
 Performance (profitability)
 Data sources:
 Annual Reports, SEC filings, other corporate
information, news paper clippings, secondary
databases (sparsely), UNCTAD (collaboration).
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SCOPE results and contributions
ACADEMIC
Books, e.g.:
Van Tulder,with Van der Zwart
International BusinessSociety Management.
Routledge.2006.
Fortanier & Van Tulder
Networking for Development.
Routledge. 2006.
Articles, in e.g.:
Journal of International
Business Studies; World
Development; International
Business Review; Journal of
World Business; European
Management Review;…
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SCOPE results and contributions
ACADEMIC
ADVISORY WORK
Books, e.g.:
For UNCTAD (since 1997):
Van Tulder,with Van der Zwart
International BusinessSociety Management.
Routledge.2006.
Fortanier & Van Tulder
Networking for Development.
Routledge. 2006.
Articles, in e.g.:
Journal of International
Business Studies; World
Development; International
Business Review; Journal of
World Business; European
Management Review;…
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Lists of largest transnational firms
from developed and developing
countries in the World Investment
Report
For others like:
Governments including Dutch
ministries and the Treasury,
OECD, and EC;
Firms including Rabobank and
Ballast-Nedam; and
Non-Profit Organizations such as
ICCO (development finance),
Dutch Consumers Organization,
International Metalworkers Fed.
SCOPE & The WageIndicator: why
a multinational chooser
 Multinationals play a large and increasing role in
the participating countries…
FDI/GDP 2004
Argentina
25,2%
Brazil
35,3%
India
5,9%
Mexico
27,0%
South Africa
21,7%
South Korea
8,1%
UNCTAD WIR 2005
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 …but concerns continue to be expressed regarding
the effect of these multinationals on wages and
working conditions
SCOPE & The WageIndicator: why
a multinational chooser
 Differentiate between foreign and domestic firms
regarding wages, terms of employment, working
conditions.
 Compare wages, terms of employment and
working conditions in individual multinationals
across countries.
 Collects previously unavailable information that
can strengthen the bargaining position of
employees and trade unions towards
multinationals, local firms, and policy makers
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SCOPE & The WageIndicator
 SCOPE provides detailed lists of subsidiaries of:
 of the largest 500 multinationals firms
worldwide, and
 the 50 largest foreign subsidiaries in your
country
 Partners in the participating countries:
 Brief check of the lists
 Potentially translate (South Korea)
 Update after 1 year:
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 based on Wage Indicator Questionnaire
answers and updated lists
SCOPE & The WageIndicator:
Example of the list of subsidiaries
Country
Argentina
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Argentina
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Argentina
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MNE
Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Renault
Renault
GM
GM
GM
Fiat
Fiat
Fiat
Fiat
Fiat
Fiat
Fiat
Fiat
Fiat
Fiat
Code
0850ARG01
0850ARG02
0770ARG01
0770ARG01
0629ARG01
0629ARG02
0629ARG03
0616ARG01
0616ARG02
0616ARG04
0616ARG05
0616ARG06
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Subsidiary
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Volkswagen de argentina S.A., Pacheco/Buenos Aires
34.1 34.2
Volkswagen de argentina S.A., Cordoba
34.1 34.2
Renault argentina S.a., (RASA) Buenos Aires / Cordoba
34.1 34.2
Rombo compania Financiera S.A.
65.1 65.2
Chevrolet S.A.
34.1 34.2
General Motors de Argentina S.r.L
34.1 34.2
GMAC Compania Financiera S.A.
65.1 65.2
Fiat Auto Argentina
34.1 34.2
Iveco S.A.
34.1 34.2
CNH Argentina S.A.
29.3
Fiat Credito Compania Financiera S.A.
65.1 65.2
New Holland Holdings Argentina S.A.
29.3
Magnetti Marelli
34.3 34.1
Magnetti Marelli Conjuctos de Escape
34.3 34.1
Comau Argentina S.A.
34.2 34.3
Business Solutions Argentina S.A.
74.1
Fiat Concord S.A.
74.1 34.1
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The Internet Questionnaire (1)
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The Internet questionnaire (2)
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The Internet Questionnaire (3)
Anterior
Para moverte por el cuestionario:
Utiliza los botones de anterior y siguiente
Siguiente
Tu lugar de trabajo
La organización / empresa para la que trabajas, ¿cuál es su
nombre?
Chevrolet
General Motors de Argentina
Fiat Auto Argentina
Renault Argentina / RASA
VW de Argentina, Pacheco
VW de Argentina, Cordoba
Iveco S.A.
Magnetti Marelli
Magnetti Marelli Conjudos de Escape
Fiat Concord
[…]
Otro:
Anterior
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Para moverte por el cuestionario:
Utiliza los botones de anterior y siguiente
Siguiente
The Internet Questionnaire (4)
 NB: the questions ‘are you foreign owned’
and if so, ‘from which country is the
investor’, will remain in the questionnaire
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We look forward to
working with you!
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RSM Erasmus University
Burg. Oudlaan 50
PO BOX 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Tel. +31 10 408 1923
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