Download or read book The Maturing of Multinational Enterprise written by Mira Wilkins and published by Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today the multinational corporation is an important economic institution. Most of the major American corporations do not confine themselves to domestic operations but participate widely in business beyond the national frontiers, having direct investments beyond the national frontiers, having direct investments in many countries. Through the multinational corporation, men, capital, goods, management methods, technology, marketing techniques, and general skills crossover national boundaries. The American multinational corporation has influence on the United States and on foreign economies.