Nature and role of transnational corporations (TNCs): spatial organisation, production, linkages, trading and marketing patterns, with detailed reference to a specified TNC
Transnational corporations (TNCs) are companies that operate across many countries. They spread their headquarters, factories, and sales networks around the world to cut costs and reach more customers.
Real World
Apple designs its iPhones in California, manufactures components across South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan, assembles them in Foxconn factories in China, and sells them in over 100 countries — capturing the vast majority of profit at the design and retail ends.
Exam Focus
Always name your specified TNC and locate its HQ, production sites, and markets separately; spatial detail is what lifts answers into Level 3.
Essay Framework
Use PEEL to structure every paragraph. Tap each step for guidance and an example.
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