You work for a multinational company that is venturing into a country where it has never done business. On one of the preliminary visits to one of the production facilities, you observe poor working conditions in the factory, compared to working conditions back in the home country. Upon inquiring, you are told that these conditions are the norm at all similar facilities. What is the course of action you should pursue? OA You should ignore the working conditions and do nothing O B. You should recommend that the contract be negotiated as it stands. O C. You should recommend to your supervisors that the contract must have language that ensures the same work conditions as prevalent in the home country. O D. You should recommend that all negotiations for the contract be discontinued.

You work for a multinational company that is venturing into a country where it has never done business. On one of the preliminary visits to one of the production facilities, you observe poor working conditions in the factory, compared to working conditions back in the home country. Upon inquiring, you are told that these conditions are the norm at all similar facilities. What is the course of action you should pursue? OA You should ignore the working conditions and do nothing O B. You should recommend that the contract be negotiated as it stands. O C. You should recommend to your supervisors that the contract must have language that ensures the same work conditions as prevalent in the home country. O D. You should recommend that all negotiations for the contract be discontinued.

Principles of Management

OER 2019th Edition

ISBN:9780998625768

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter16: Managerial Communication

Section16.5: The Major Channels Of Management Communication Are Talking, Listening, Reading, And Writing

Problem 1DQ: Is it ethical for U.S. companies to lay off workers and hire foreign workers under the H-IB program?...

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