Oilers, Inc. refines and markets its energy products in different nations around the world. In addition, Oilers' stockholders and managers come from many different nations. If some of the nations where it operates decided to take over the assets of the company, this act would constitute
A) patent infringement.
B) expropriation.
C) illegal activity.
D) hostile takeover.

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A multinational corporation is an organization that does manufacturing and marketing in many different countries. It also has multinational stock ownership and multinational management. If relationships with host nations should falter, the firm's assets could be expropriated, a term used to describe a foreign government's takeover of a multinational company's assets.