The multinational firm: a beauty or a beast? -- The dominating multinational: a tale of market power -- The coordinating multinational: a tale of cost efficiency -- The knowing multinational: a tale of value creation -- The designing multinational: a tale of strategic fit -- The networking multinational: a tale of business relationships -- The politicizing multinational: a tale of legitimacy and power -- The multidimensional multinational: comparing the six perspectives -- The governing multinational: an epilogue.