multi-national enterprise- DEFINITION and EXAMPLE: A firm that expands internationally; Shell corporation is an MNE because they have offices all over the world. A firm that has shareholders; Shell corporation is an MNE because they have shareholders. A firm that controls assets abroad; Shell corporation is an MNE because they control assets all over the world. A firm that puts its money in banks all over the world; Shell corporation is an MNE because they have offshore accounts in countries all over the world