Knowra Multinational corporation Multinational corporation A corporation that owns or controls business operations in more than one country. It coordinates activities across national borders while remaining subject to the laws of each country where it operates.
Foreign direct investment : An investment that gives a firm lasting ownership or control of business operations in another country. It is the main route through which corporations establish or acquire overseas operations.
Dutch East India Company : A chartered Dutch trading company founded in 1602 with a monopoly on Dutch trade east of the Cape of Good Hope. Its overseas forts, trade, and territorial power foreshadowed some functions of later multinational firms.
International business : Commercial activity involving transactions, investment, or operations across national borders. Multinational corporations are one organizational form within this wider field of cross-border business.
Corporate tax avoidance : The use of legal arrangements to reduce a corporation’s tax liabilities. Cross-border subsidiaries and internal transactions can create opportunities to shift taxable profits.
Transnational corporation : A corporation whose operations and decision-making are organized across national borders rather than centered solely in one home country. The term emphasizes integrated cross-border organization, though usage often overlaps with multinational corporation.
Global value chain : The cross-border sequence of activities through which a product or service is designed, produced, and delivered. Multinational corporations often divide production stages among countries and coordinate the resulting chain.
British East India Company : An English joint-stock company founded in 1600 that developed into a trading and governing power in South Asia. It shows how early overseas corporations combined commerce with political authority.
Internationalization : The process by which a firm expands its activities beyond its home country. It describes the expansion path through which a domestic company can become multinational.
Tax haven : A jurisdiction that offers low taxes and financial secrecy or other features attractive to nonresident businesses. Some multinational groups use entities in these jurisdictions to organize financing and reported profits.
Globalization : The intensification of connections and interdependence among countries, economies, and societies. Multinational corporations are major participants in globalization, not the process itself.
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