P/B/801. Globalisation, multinational corporations and monopoly

The dissertation investigates the features of multinational companies (MNC) focusing on the degree of monopoly they possess and discussing the case of Microsoft’s power of monopoly. A literature review covers the theories of MNC, economic integration under globalisation, internalisation, privatisation, types of monopolies, etc. A case study of Microsoft is based on the method of secondary data anlaysis including the analysis of the company’s development, financial data, competitors, etc. Conclusions are made about the effects of globalisation on market monopolisation.