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Multinational: a
company that operates in different countries, where it manages production or
delivers services, has offices, branches or manufacturing plants.
Examples: Pepsi, Coca-cola, P&G, Sony, IBM, Toyota,
Nike, Apple, Microsoft, Citigroup, Intel
Who owns a
corporation?
The shareholders own a corporation. This can range from a
single shareholder in a closely held corporation to thousands of shareholders
in a publicly traded company. Stockholders may be individuals or what are
called "institutitional investors," such as mutual funds, retirement
plans and insurance companies. There is a variety of types of shares that can
be issued by a corporation: they can be different classes or have voting or
non-voting privileges. But all shareholders have one thing in common - they
represent an ownership interest in the corporation. The daily operations of a
corporation are overseen by the board of directors but there must be an annual
meeting of the shareholders to elect the board members and ratify actions taken
by the board.
Who owns Microsoft
Corporation?
The public owns Microsoft since it is a publicly traded
company.
Merger: see
glossary
Acquisition: A corporate action in which
a company buys most, if not all, of the target company in order to assume control
of the target firm. Acquisitions are often made as part of a company's growth strategy.
Entrepreneur: see glossary
Dotcom: a company that conducts
most or all of its business on the internet. Examples
- Amazon, Yahoo, Google, eBay
