multinational corporation
Cross-border business entity
A multinational corporation is a company that operates in multiple countries, typically with headquarters in one nation and subsidiaries, factories, or offices abroad.
The term often carries connotations of vast scale and influence: Multinational corporations can have revenues larger than some countries' GDPs.
Sometimes shortened to multinational as a noun.
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- holding companyBusiness owning other businesses
- shell companyInactive firm for transactions
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- G20Top economies' coordination body
globalization · parent company · enterprise · capitalism · headquarters · corner office · suit · developed country · G7 · shareholder value · bottom line · economic growth · board of directors · free trade zone · contract · meeting · tax optimization · boardroom
multinational corporationlocal shop
Nearby retail establishment
corner store · family business · local enterprise · village shop
multinational corporationsole proprietorship
Unincorporated individual-owned business
small business · cottage industry · freelancer · independent contractor · artisan workshop
multinational corporationworker cooperative
Firm owned by its labor force
nonprofit organization · collective · public utility · social enterprise · commune
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