Title: The universe of the largest transnational corporations /
Authors: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Publisher: United Nations,
Year: 2007
Subjects: International business enterprises.; International business enterprises Developing countries
Abstract: The publication analyzes the universe of the largest transnational corporations (TNCs) globally and those from developing countries, the market concentration of these firms and the internationalization of their activities. It also addresses the questions of how transnational are TNCs and proposes a new graphical approach to transnationality. Furthermore, it analyzes the most-preferred locations by the largest TNCs.--Publisher's description.
Contents: Introduction -- The universe of the largest TNCs : 2004 snapshot -- The growing importance of TNCs over the period 1993-2003 -- Measures pf size and concentration -- The transnationality index over the period 1993-2003 -- How transnational are TNCs? -- Most favoured locations by TNCs -- Conclusions.