Transnational/Multinational Corporations in the Global Economy
International corporations have several categories depending on the business structure, investment and product/ service offerings. Transnational companies (TNC) and multinational companies (MNC) are two of a these categories. Both MNC and TNC are enterprises that manage production or delivers services in more than one country. They are characterized as business entities that have their management headquarters in one country, known as the home country, and operate in several other countries, known as host countries. Industries like manufacturing, oil mining, agriculture, consulting, accounting, construction, legal, advertising, entertainment, banking, telecommunications and lodging are often run through TNC’s and MNC’s. The said corporations maintain various bases all over the world. Many of them are owned by a mixture of domestic and foreign stock holders. Most TNC’s and MNC’s are massive with budgets that outweigh smaller nations’ GDPs. Thus, TNC and MNC alike are highly influential