经济社会正在从工业经济向知识经济转型。知识经济时代的到来，对跨国公司的竞争和发展战略产生了重要的影响。随着知识成为经济发展的首要因素，跨国公司的原有竞争优势发生了变化。一个值得注意的事实是，八十年代中期以来，跨国公司开始围绕知识要素，对其竞争发展战略进行? Economic and social transformation from industrial economy to knowledge economy. The advent of the era of knowledge economy has had a significant impact on the competition and development strategy of transnational corporations. As knowledge has become the primary factor in economic development, the original competitive advantages of multinational corporations have changed. A noteworthy fact is that since the mid-1980s, multinational corporations have started to focus their knowledge development strategies on their competitive development.