Postavení amerických nadnárodních společností ve světové ekonomice

This thesis deals with U.S. multinational companies and their current position in the global economy. The first part describes characteristics and general functioning of multinational companies, their origin, development and their influence in the world economy. The second part introduces the largest U.S. financial and non-financial companies and classifies them according to their industrial specialization. The subject of the third part is an analysis of the status of U.S. multinationals. Using the available statistical data and information, companies are evaluated by several criteria. I focused on their number, total sales, value added, number of employees, investment activities and transnationality index. Furthermore, I considered their potential competitors. Relying on the results of the analysis, I concluded if the U.S. multinationals are still the leading players in the global economy.