3.3 Various Types of Global Organizations


What are the different types of global organizations?
Multinational Corporation (MNC)
A multinational corporation (MNC) is a company that maintains significant operations in multiple countries simultaneously, but manages them all from one base in a home country.
It reflects the ethnocentric attitude.
Transnational Corporation (TNC)
A transnational corporation (TNC) is a company that maintains significant operations in more than one country simultaneously, but decentralizes management to the local country.
It reflects the polycentric attitude.
Borderless Organization
A borderless organization is a global type of organization in which artificial geographical barriers are eliminated so that the management structure can be more effectively globalized.
It reflects the geocentric attitude.