Multinational Companies and the Management of Corporate Diplomacy

Ioana Gutu
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Ioana Gutu: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania

Expert Journal of Business and Management, 2019, vol. 7, issue 2, 263-270

Abstract: This article examines the influence of multinational (MNC) and transnational (TNC) activity over the corporate and business diplomacy practice, according to the industry type, the development extent of each corporation, and the degree of corporate power decentralization. The methodology used in the research papers analyzed included literature review, case studies and qualitative data collection based on interviews with managers from the international corporate environment. Research shows that in practice, there is a confusion in regard with significance of business and corporate diplomacy expressions and their activities extent. This view is also shared by literature, since the association of the terms diplomacy and corporate activities would have more meaning into a philanthropic context, compared to international business. By studying the different managerial actions of multinational and transnational corporations, results show that business diplomacy characterizes with a higher degree the TNC activity, while multinational diplomats perform actions specific to corporate diplomacy.

JEL-codes: F23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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