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Danielian, N. R. U.S. Multinational Corporations and National Security Policy. 

 Arlington, Va. Stanford Research Institute. (Prepared for Defense Advanced 

 Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Va.) August 1975. 94 p. (Available from 

 NTIS as AD-A014 933/6SL.) 



This report presents a survey of the literature on the security aspects of 



multinational corporations' activities. It identifies those aspects which have 



been previouslj' researched and those requiring further study. 



Eriksson, John E. and Jerry R. Ladman, "The Multinational Corporation and 



Appropriate Technology in Less-Developed Countries." Arizona Business, v. 



23, Nov. 1976: 3-10. 



The authors examine criticisms that multinational corporations use tech- 

 nology in developing countries which is inappropriate to the economic and 

 social circumstances of those countries. 

 Helleiner, G. K., "The Role of Multinational Corporations in the Less Devel- 

 oped Countries' Trade in Technology." World Development, v. 3, Apr. 1975: 

 161-189. 



Considers the general character of the international market in technology 

 and the multinationals' role in it, the transfer of production and consumption 

 technology, and the likely development of more appropriate technologies 

 for the developing coimtries. 

 Holland, Susan S., ed. Codes of Conduct for the Transfer of Technology: A Cri- 

 tique. New York, Council of the Americas and Fund for Multinational Man- 

 agement Education. 1976. 129 p. 



"This monograph, which includes materials that have been developed by 



sev'eral institutions and individuals, has been produced to help increase 



understanding of the issues now being raised in discussions on codes of 



conduct for transfer of technology and of the views concerning these issues 



of the parties involved in the transfers. It also traces the evolution of these 



discussions and attempts to determine the direction in which they may go in 



the future." 



Madden, Carl H., ed. The Case for the Multinational Corporation. New York, 



Praeger [1977] 212 p. (Praeger special studies in international business, finance, 



and trade) 



Contents. — Do multinational corporations have market power to over- 

 price? by J. Weston. — More or less poverty? The economic effects of the 

 multinational corporation at home and in developing countries, bj^ L. Wells, 

 Jr. — Are multinational corporations depriving the United States of its eco- 

 nomic diversity and independence? by R. Hawkins. — Are multinational 

 corporations getting preferential treatment in U.S. tax policy? by T. Horst. — 

 The power of multinational enterprises in developing countries, by R. Ver- 

 non. — Are multinational corporations forcing us into national and interna- 

 tional economic planning? by R. Cooper. 



"Proceedings of a two-day conference held in Washington, D.C. on No- 

 vember 25-26, 1975," sponsored by the National Chamber Foundation. 

 Morley, Samuel A. and Gordon W. Smith. "The Choice of Technology: Multi- 

 national Firms in Brazil." Economic Development and Cultural Change, v. 25, 

 Jan. 1977: 239-264. 



The authors examine whether international corporations adapt their pro- 

 duction technology in Brazil in order to employ more labor and less capital 

 than in an advanced industrial country. Based on information from ques- 

 tionnaires and other sources, they conclude that there is considerable adap- 

 tation but that it stems from scale differentials, not from cheap labor. 

 Perlmutter, Howard V. "Perplexing Routes to M.N.E. Legitimacy: Codes of 

 Conduct for Technology Transfer." Stanford Journal of International Studies, 

 v. 11, spring 1976: 169-199. 



Analyzes the role international codes of conduct for multinational enter- 

 prises (M.N.E.'s) "could play in finding a common area of agreement be- 

 tween M.N.E.'s and less-developed countries in the area of technology 

 transfer and development as well as the process through which such agree- 

 ment could occur." As part of this analysis the author notes in detail the 

 varying interests of the M.N.E., its host country, its home country, and the 

 technology recipient (usually a licensee). 

 Teece, David J. The Multinational Corporation and the Resource Cost of Interna- 

 tional Technology Transfer/David J. Teece. Cambridge, Mass., Ballinger Pub. 

 Co., C1976. XV, 129 p. 



