Trans-National Corporations

• Aim #1 of Meta

  'To give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.'
• Aim #2


  Maximise profits and to return dividends to shareholders
• Role #1 of Meta

  Supply goods and services to its global users
• Examples of goods/services that Meta provides

  Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, Workplace, Messenger
• Trans-National Corporations


  Where operations and investments extend beyond the boundaries of the state in which it is registered and can also be referred to as multinational
• Role #2 of Meta

  Provides employments opportunities
• How does Meta provide employment opportunities?

  As of 2023 Meta has reached a peak of 67,317 full-time employees
• How many monthly active users does Facebook have?

  2.9 billion
• Which state uses Facebook the most?

  India, 330 million users
• How many facebook employees?

  75 thousand
• How much have they recently generated in ad revenue?

  32.1 billion
• What is the facebook demographic?

  Largest users are between 25 and 35 years old
• Role #3 Meta

  Actively engage in foreign direct investment (FDI) outside its 'home' state
• META has offices in 80+ cities worldwide 


  True
• 'TNC's are considered by some people as drivers of progress, skills and innovations.' How is this true for Meta?2

  • Employees build up skill-sets from META which can be used in other parts of economy
  • FDI by META has the ability to increase the level of economic development in host states
  • The goods and services that META offers represents advancements in technological progress
• Nov 2022, Meta announced how many jobs?

  11 thousand
• What is Foreign Direct Investments?

  Land purchases (Rent), Infrastructure Development