You are a business consultant to the National Minority Supplier Development
Council. An international petroleum products distribution company, based in the
U.S., consults with you on cultural diversity matters. It faces some complex
choices at its overseas locations. While equal opportunity, affirmative
action, and individual civil rights are the law of the land in the U.S., this
frequently is not the case in other countries. Therefore when moral and legal
issues run counter to host-country customs, problems are bound to arise.
Prepare an executive summary, briefly discussing the following specific
topics:
o
Should U.S. civil rights laws
apply to U.S. companies’ foreign operations? Express your opinion on this
issue.
o
Describe a cultural diversity
policy for the firm expanding overseas operations. Highlight any differences
that might arise in some Middle Eastern countries where a distribution center
is currently being built.
o
Explain the value of
understanding the importance of, and complying with, the other country’s legal
system while operating in a foreign country.
o
Americans tend to believe that
the U.S. legal system is better than that of most other countries. Discuss the
ramifications of this belief in an overseas, culturally diverse operation.
Create a two-page executive summary in Word. Use at least three resources
to justify your responses. Apply current APA standards for writing style to
your work. Include a title page and reference page(s) in addition to the
summary. Use the following file naming convention:
LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.
