Multinational corporation

A multinational corporation is one that spans multiple nations; these corporations are often very large. Such companies have offices and/or factories in different countries. They usually have a centralised head office where they coordinate global management.

Very large multinationals have a budget that exceeds that of many countries, making these multinationals very powerful indeed.

Multinationals often make use of subcontractors to produce certain goods for them. This is almost always the case when using sweatshops.

The category includes:

• AOL
• AT&T
• BP
• Enron
• IBM
• McDonalds
• Microsoft
• Nestlé
• Nike, Inc.

See also

• Globalization