Discussion:
While the two extreme characterizations of the MNE-stakeholder relationship (exploitive and transformative) tend to garner the most media attention, it is the more moderate perspectives of the MNE-stakeholder relationship (transactional and responsive) that tend to predominate in the context of FDI in emerging markets. However, given that these two perspectives represent the middle ground along the spectrum between exploitive and transformative, the distinctions between transactional and responsive characterizations of the MNE-stakeholder relationship in emerging markets are occasionally blurred. Clarify the differences between the transactional and responsive perspectives by comparing and contrasting the two characterizations, using examples that will help you illustrate your position.