transnationals
Borderless business entities
Transnationals are corporations or organizations that operate across multiple countries, often with subsidiaries, production facilities, or significant business activities in several nations: The transnationals have more economic power than some governments.
The term emphasizes operations that transcend national boundaries rather than merely international trade.
Sometimes used critically to suggest entities that evade national regulation or accountability.
Spanning national boundaries
- globalRelating to entire world
- worldwideExtending across Earth
- intercontinentalSpanning multiple continents
- transcontinentalSpanning an entire continent
operations · presence · footprint · territories · expansion · penetration · networks · jurisdiction
Corporation spanning many industries
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- headquartersCentral command location
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
- parentMother or father
incorporated · boardroom · executive · merger · acquisition · enterprise · stakeholders · shareholders
Exchange of commodities
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- marketsTrade gathering places
- financeProvide money for
- commerceExchange of goods, services
outsourcing · offshoring · supply-chain · arbitrage · tariffs · deregulation · privatization
Advocating to decision-makers
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
- cloutInformal power or punch
leverage · power · authority · manipulation · think-tanks · agenda-setting · public-relations · astroturfing
cross-border
Spanning national boundaries
- globalRelating to entire world
- worldwideExtending across Earth
- intercontinentalSpanning multiple continents
transcontinental · operations · presence · footprint · territories · expansion · penetration · networks · jurisdiction · sovereignty
conglomerate
Corporation spanning many industries
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- headquartersCentral command location
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
parent · incorporated · boardroom · executive · merger · acquisition · enterprise · stakeholders · shareholders · CEO
trade
Exchange of commodities
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- marketsTrade gathering places
- financeProvide money for
commerce · outsourcing · offshoring · supply-chain · arbitrage · tariffs · deregulation · privatization
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
clout · leverage · power · authority · manipulation · think-tanks · agenda-setting · public-relations · astroturfing
transnationalssmall businesses
Independently owned, limited-scale companies
local shops · sole proprietorships · family businesses · cottage industries · independent shops