TNC case studies

You have studied an example of a Transnational Corporation - either McDonalds or Tesco. Make sure you know detailed information about that TNC in the following areas:

• History - what is the history of the company; how has it grown?
• Locations - where is it / is it not located; how has this changed over time?
• Income - how does it compare with other TNCs / the GDP of countries?
• Impacts - what positive / negative impacts does it have?

McDonalds - look at the distribution of McDonalds stores and how they have expanded over time

Useful links
McDonalds corporate website
Wikipedia entry
McDonalds Workers Resistance
Telegraph news article