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While there are many multinationals operating both in advanced and developing economies, not all are truly world-class.
Let's take a look at some of the best multinational companies.
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Employees: 40,178
Industry: Information technology/Internet service provider
Headquarters: Mountain View, California, United States
Listed in: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, India, Japan, Mexico, United States
Employee growth: 17 per cent
Global revenues: $50.2 billion
Overall rank: 1
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SAS Institute
Employees: 13,732
Industry: Information technology/software
Headquarters: Cary, North Carolina, United States
Listed in: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, United States
Employee growth: 4 per cent
Global revenues: $2.9 billion
Overall rank: 2
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NetApp
Employees: 12,604
Industry: Information technology/storage/data management
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Listed in: Australia, Canada, Switzerland, France, Germany, Greater China, India, Japan, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
Employee growth: 26 per cent
Global revenues: $6.3 billion
Overall rank: 3
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Microsoft
Employees: 100,517
Industry: Information technology/software
Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, United States
Listed in: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
Employee growth: 4 per cent
Global revenues: $77.8 billion
Overall rank: 4
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WL Gore & Associates
Employees: 10,197
Industry: Manufacturing & production/chemicals
Headquarters: Newark, Delaware, United States
Listed in: France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, United States
Employee growth: 2 per cent
Global revenues: $3.2 billion
Overall rank: 5
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Kimberly-Clark
Employees: 58,000
Industry: Manufacturing & production/personal and household goods
Headquarters: Irving, Texas, United States
Listed in: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, South Korea, Peru, Venezuela
Employee growth: 2 per cent
Global revenues: $21.1 billion
Overall rank: 6
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Marriott
Employees: 328,790
Industry: Hospitality/hotel/resort
Headquarters: Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Listed in: Brazil, India, Japan, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, United States
Employee growth: 5 per cent
Global revenues: $11.8 billion
Overall rank: 7
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Diageo
Employees: 28,000
Industry: Manufacturing & production/food products/beverages
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Listed in: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, Venezuela
Employee growth: N/A
Global revenues: $18 billion
Overall rank: 8
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National Instruments
Employees: 7,132
Industry: Manufacturing & production/electronics
Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States
Listed in: Central America, France, Germany, China, Italy, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States
Employee growth: 7 per cent
Global revenues: $1.1 billion
Overall rank: 9
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Cisco
Employees: 72,360
Industry: Information technology
Headquarters: San Jose, California, United States
Listed in: Brazil, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Spain, United States
Employee growth: 11 per cent
Global revenues: $46.6 billion
Overall rank: 10
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Autodesk
Employees: 7,307
Industry: Information technology/software
Headquarters: San Rafael, California, United States
Listed in: Australia, Canada, Switzerland, China, United Kingdom, United States
Employee growth: 1 per cent
Global revenues: $2.3 billion
Overall rank: 11
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Monsanto
Employees: 22,000
Industry: Biotechnology & pharmaceuticals/biotechnology
Headquarters: Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States
Listed in: Argentina, Brazil, Central America, India, Mexico
Employee growth: 4 per cent
Global revenues: $13.5 billion
Overall rank: 12
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BBVA
Employees: 113,310
Industry: Financial services & insurance/banking/credit services
Headquarters: Bilbao, Spain
Listed in: Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
Employee growth: 8 per cent
Global revenues: $30 billion
Overall rank: 13
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American Express
Employees: 62,501
Industry: Financial services & insurance/banking/credit services
Headquarters: New York City, New York, United States
Listed in: Argentina, France, India, Japan, Mexico, Sweden, United States
Employee growth: 2 per cent
Global revenues: $31.6 billion
Overall rank: 14
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Hilti
Employees: 20,500
Industry: Retail/specialty
Headquarters: Schaan, Lichtenstein
Listed in: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Turkey
Employee growth: Zero per cent
Global revenues: $4.5 billion
Overall rank: 15
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Telefonica
Employees: 130,709
Industry: Telecommunciations
Headquarters: Madrid, Spain
Listed in: Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela
Employee growth: Minus 4 per cent
Global revenues: $82.3 billion
Overall rank: 16
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Accor
Employees: 133,886
Industry: Hospitality/hotel/resort
Headquarters: Paris, France
Listed in: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, India, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, United Kingdom
Employee growth: Minus 8 per cent
Global revenues: $7.3 billion
Overall rank: 17
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Quintiles
Employees: 28,400
Industry: Biotechnology & pharmaceuticals
Headquarters: Durham, North Carolina, United States
Listed in: Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, the Netherlands, United Kingdom
Employee growth: 6 per cent
Global revenues: $3.7 billion
Overall rank: 18
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SC Johnson
Employees: 12,893
Industry: Manufacturing & production/personal and household goods
Headquarters: Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Listed in: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Spain, United Kingdom, Venezuela
Employee growth: Zero per cent
Global revenues: $9 billion
Overall rank: 19
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FedEx Express
Employees: 160,647
Industry: Transportation/package transport
Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Listed in: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Chile, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Central America, Spain, the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United States
Employee growth: 6 per cent
Global revenues: $26.5 billion
Overall rank: 20
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