Canadian multinationals: identification, performance and strategic management

Canadian multinationals are different from those of other countries. They are resource based corporations using their particular expertise to open and export other markets. According to Fortune magazine, there are 34 manufacturing Canadian multinationals; those involved in the pulp business are the largest. A study of the four largest pulp and paper Canadian companies reinforces the idea that resource based expertise and comparative advantage can be the ground for a successful multinational business. The twenty largest Canadian multinational corporations are identified, as are the eighteen largest international business enterprises of the U.S., Europe and Japan. The four Canadian conglomerates discussed in detail are: MacMillan Bloedel, Abitibi-Price, Domtar, and Consolidated-Bathurst.