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