Multinational Corporations Social Responsibility Research

As the economic globalization keeps developing, multi-companies bring more and more social problems to many countries in their pursuit of profits. The issue of social responsibility is drawing much attention all over the world. It's important to push a multi-company to take its social responsibility seriously, which affects a host country's whole interest and the multi-company's own development. Through the thesis, I want to show the reasons why a multi-company has to fulfill its social responsibilities to host countries, to show what are the special social responsibilities a multi-company should take, to show the problems in the process of multi-companies' fulfilling social responsibilities, and to show some proper suggestions which may settle the problems.The thesis analyses the issue of multi-companies' responsibilities systematically on the basis of some experts' works and theories.First, the thesis introduces the process of the development of social responsibility, and shows the importance of the social responsibilities a multi-company should take. Second, the thesis analyses the reasons why a multi-company has to fulfill its social responsibilities to host countries. From the aspect of theory, global contract theory and stakeholder theory are main theoretical basis. From the aspect of reality, the reasons include multi-companies' consideration of making their global reputation and a long-term development, include multi-companies' special economic status, and include the regulation of some international organizations. Third, the thesis shows the special social responsibilities a multi-company should take in host countries. They are the social responsibilities to host countries' economic security, to host countries' management of human resource, to host countries' improvement of environment, and to host countries' social service. And then, the thesis analyses the concrete problems about pushing multi-companies to fulfill their responsibilities. For example, some host countries, especially developing countries, lack perfect legislation and superintendence; some officers of developing countries have misunderstandings when controlling multi-companies; some multi-companies try to evade their social responsibilities. Finally, the thesis puts forward some suggestions. The multi-companies should govern themselves to fulfill their social responsibilities consciously; international organizations' regulations to multi-companies' behaviors are also necessary; host countries have to strive to perfect their legislation and superintendence and to effectively cooperate with international organizations, multi-companies and multi-companies' home countries.As the economic globalization keeps developing, the issue of social responsibility will get much more attention. The international organizations will work out more standards to guide multi-companies to fulfill social responsibilities properly; multi-companies will behave more actively when providing social service to host countries; and host countries, especially developing countries, will take more effective measures to push multi-companies to take their social responsibilities seriously, which will be helpful to protect host countries' interests.