Multinational Firms and Global Assets/Income. The differences among MNEs is striking. Using a sample of firms such as the following, pull from their individual Web pages the proportions of their incomes that are earned outside their countries of incorporation. (Note how Nestlé calls itself a “transnational company.”)

Walt Disney disney.go.com Nestlé S.A. www.nestle.com Intel www.intel.com Mitsubishi www.mitsubishi.com Nokia www.nokia.com Royal Dutch/Shell www.shell.com Also note the way in which international business is now conducted via the Internet. Several of the home pages listed allow the user to choose the language of the presentation viewed.