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<journal-id>0124-8693</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Tendencias]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Tend.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0124-8693</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Nariño, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0124-86932014000200058</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22267/rtend.141502.43</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[LAS EMPRESAS TRANSNACIONALES Y LOS PAÍSES EN DESARROLLO]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Romero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vera Colina]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mary Analí]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Grupo de Estudios Interdisciplinarios sobre Gestión y Contabilidad (INTERGES)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Colombia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2014</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2014</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>15</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>58</fpage>
<lpage>89</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0124-86932014000200058&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0124-86932014000200058&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0124-86932014000200058&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN En el presente artículo se plantea como objetivo la caracterización de las empresas transnacionales (ETN), su importancia a escala global y su impacto en los países en desarrollo. Para ello se sistematiza la información relacionada con el tema, teniendo en cuenta su actualidad y pertinencia. Se concluye que el impacto de las ETNs en los países en desarrollo tiende a ser negativa, debido a las condiciones en que estas desarrollan su actividad. Clasificación JEL: F23, F21, F20, F60]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT This article seeks characterization of transnational corporations (TNCs), their importance on a global scale and its impact on developing countries. This information related to the subject is systematized, given its timeliness and relevance. We conclude that the impact of TNCs in developing countries tends to be negative, due to the conditions under which these are active. Classification JEL: F23, F21, F20, F60.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Empresas transnacionales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Inversión extranjera]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Países en desarrollo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[División internacional del trabajo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Globalización.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Transnational corporations]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[foreign investment]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[developing countries]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[international division of labor]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[globalization.]]></kwd>
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