Assignment Questions:

1. Identify a multinational company (MNC) which operates in Australia. Provide a brief description of the company including the following:
    The industry the company operates in
    Number of staff in Australia
    Number of staff globally
    Location of global headquarters (150 words, minimum 3 references)
2. Identify any legislative regulatory framework/s affecting the MNC you have identified which operates in Australia and discuss why and how it affects the company. For example, multinational corporations, like local companies, are subject to 30 per cent corporate tax. (925 words, minimum 3 references)
3. Identify any treaties, conventions or agreements that have impacted on the products or services that your chosen MNC provides in Australia. How does it impact the provision of these products and services? (925 words, minimum 3 references)

Assignment structure is to be written as a report format. It must include:

•   Cover page
•   Executive summary
•   Table of contents
•   Section headings
•   Paragraphing
•   Page numbers
•   Reference list at the end of the report

Citation and referencing:

1. a)  Each answer must have a minimum of 3 scholarly, academic references (minimum of 9 in total for the entire assignment) which are appropriate for a Masters Level assignment.
2. b)  Assignments are expected to observe proper referencing in accordance with a generally accepted system of citation (ex, Harvard referencing). A properly referenced assignment showing in-text citation is critical to passing the group assignment.

LIST OF MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES

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Company name

Nationality

1. Apple Inc

United States

2. Alphabet Inc-Cl A

United States

3. Microsoft Corp

United States

4. Amazon.Com Inc

United States

5. Berkshire Hathaway Inc-Cl A

United States

6. Facebook Inc-A

United States

7. Exxon Mobil Corp

United States

8. Johnson & Johnson

United States

9. Jpmorgan Chase & Co

United States

10. Wells Fargo & Co

United States

11. Tencent Holdings Ltd

China

12. Alibaba Group Holding-Sp Adr

China

13. General Electric Co

United States

14. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

South Korea

15. AT&T Inc

United States

16. Ind & Comm Bk Of China-A

China

17. Nestle

Switzerland

18. Bank Of America Corp

United States

19. Procter & Gamble

United States

20. China Mobile Ltd

Hong Kong

21. Anheuser-Busch InbevSA

Belgium

22. Roche Holding

Switzerland

23. Royal Dutch Shell

United Kingdom

24. Wal-Mart Stores Inc

United States

25. Visa Inc-Class A Shares

United States

Industry Technology Technology Technology Consumer Services Financials Technology

Oil & Gas
Health Care Financials
Financials Technology Consumer Services Industrials Consumer Goods Telecommunications Financials

Consumer Goods Financials
Consumer Goods Telecommunications Consumer Goods Health Care

Oil & Gas Consumer Services Financials

26. Pfizer Inc

United States

27. Chevron Corp

United States

28. China Construction Bank

China

29. Petrochina Co Ltd

China

30. Verizon Communications Inc

United States

31. Novartis

Switzerland

32. Oracle Corp

United States

33. Coca-Cola Co

United States

34. Walt Disney Co

United States

35. Comcast Corp

United States

36. Toyota Motor Corp

Japan

37. Home Depot Inc

United States

38. Philip Morris International

United States

39. Merck & Co. Inc.

United States

40. Intel Corp

United States

41. Cisco Systems Inc

United States

42. Citigroup Inc

United States

43. IBM Corp

United States

44. HSBC Holdings Plc

United Kingdom

45. TSMC

Taiwan

46. Pepsico Inc

United States

47. Unitedhealth Group Inc

United States

48. Agricultural Bank Of China

China

49. Bank Of China

China

50. Unilever

Netherlands

51. Altria Group Inc

United States

52. Total Sa

France

53. British American Tobacco Plc

United Kingdom
Health Care Technology Health Care Industrials Industrials Financials
Oil & Gas Consumer Goods

Consumer Goods Health Care Consumer Services Oil & Gas Consumer Goods Industrials Financials Consumer Services Health Care Health Care

Technology Oil & Gas Financials Financials Health Care Financials Basic Materials Industrials Industrials

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54. MastercardInc

United States

55. Amgen Inc

United States

56. Sap

Germany

57. Sanofi

France

58. Siemens

Germany

59. 3M Co

United States

60. Commonwealth Bank Of Australia

Australia

61. Bp Plc

United Kingdom

62. LVMHSA

France

63. Kraft Heinz

United States

64. Medtronic Plc

Ireland

65. InditexSA

Spain

66. Schlumberger Ltd

United States

67. L’Oreal

France

68. Boeing

United States

69. Royal Bank Of Canada

Canada

70. Mcdonald’S Corp

United States

71. Abbvie Inc

United States

72. Glaxosmithkline Plc

United Kingdom

73. Charter Communications

United States

74. China Petroleum & Chemical

China

75. Ping An Insurance Group

China

76. China Life Insurance

China

77. Celgene Corp

United States

78. Goldman Sachs Group Inc

United States

79. Bayer

Germany

80. Honeywell International Inc

United States

81. United Parcel Service-

United States

HI5015 Legal Aspects of International Trade and Enterprise

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82. Toronto-Dominion Bank

Canada

Financials

83. Eli Lilly & Co

United States

Health Care

84. Nike

United States

Consumer Goods

85. BHP Billiton

Australia

Basic Materials

86. Ambev

Brazil

Consumer Goods

87. BASF

Germany

Basic Materials

88. Ntt Docomo Inc

Japan

Telecommunications

89. Westpac Banking Corp

Australia

Financials

90. United Technologies Corp

United States

Industrials

91. Reynolds American Inc

United States

Consumer Goods

92. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc

United States

Consumer Services

93. Banco Santander

Spain

Financials

94. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

United States

Health Care

95. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone

Japan

Telecommunications

96. Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Gro

Japan

Financials

97. Gilead Sciences Inc

United States

Health Care

98. Broadcom Ltd

United States

Technology

99. Novo Nordisk

Denmark

Health Care

100. Priceline Group Inc

United States

Consumer Services