跨国公司的教育功能浅析——以壳牌公司为例

跨国公司作为从事全球化经营的巨型企业,不仅是一个巨大的资源与业务的集合,而且伴随着其生存和发展环境的变迁,其教育功能越来越突出。跨国公司的教育功能一般反映在人们广泛关注的一些社会问题,主要包括企业教育自我、教育公众、教育政府等方面。石油巨头——壳牌公司在应对全球气候变暖这一广泛关注的社会问题中所采取的教育行动,表现了跨国公司在资源、动机和责任方面发挥教育功能的独特优势,显示了其教育活动的多层面的社会影响力,具有典型意义。

A Brief Analysis of the Educational function of Multinational Corporations:a Case Study of Shell Company

Multinational corporations are not only a combination of resources and business affairs. With their changed environment and development, the educational function of these corporations is becoming more and more eminent. Shell Company, a ＇giant＇ in oil industry, highlights its educational function in dealing with global warming, a widely concerned social issue. It displays the uniqueness of multinationals in their resources, motivations and responsibility in exercising their educational functions. This case expresses the influence of multinationals in different levels of the society and has very typical significance.