DISCUSSION BOARD IS DUE ON WEDNESDAY............................................. Global Forces and Diversity In this week’s reading, you have read about some aspects of business in the global environment and about the rewards and challenges that come with a more diverse environment. You have also encountered the idea of "global outsourcing" and "global supply chain management." The readings explored how new technology developed in a distant land, and changes of political alignments , can impact global business operations and ripple across the world to affect all types and sizes of businesses. Post  by  WEDNESDAY:  a 150- to 200-word statement in the Discussion thread that  responds to all of the following: What are some of the global forces that affect businesses today? Give an example of how a specific business, company or industry has been, or could be, affected by global forces ? How might a company's diversity of employees, customers, and suppliers affect its success in today's global business environment? Support  your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards. You are encouraged to  enrich  your posting with your personal examples, experience, or insights. Edit  your postings carefully for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE BY FRIDAY.................................................................................. Application: Ethics in Diverse Hiring Practices This week’s readings have dealt with the important issues of ethics, diversity, and social responsibility. Many people consider these issues to be inter-related or overlapping aspects of doing business in the 21st century. An organization’s diverse stakeholders can, and generally do, have diverse opinions and varied expectations concerning what constitutes ethical behavior and socially responsible management. Consider  the case "Men Enlist in Fight for Gender Equality", (pp. 115-116). Submit  by  FRIDAY:  a 300- to 500- word paper which answers all of the following questions: What impact, if any, has the practice of hiring and training employees with disabilities had on operations and management decision making? What motivated the managers of these two companies to begin this hiring practice? Which of following is more compatible with the policy of hiring employees with disabilities: 1) a short-term focus on profit, or 2) a long-term focus on profit? Should these companies rethink this hiring policy? Why or why not? Has the hiring practice positively impacted the shareholders of these companies and society in general? Please support your opinion. RESOURCES.................................... Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2017).  Essentials of contemporary management  (7th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Chapter 3, "Managing Ethics and Diversity".

1. DISCUSSION BOARD IS DUE ON
WEDNESDAY.............................................
Global Forces and Diversity
In this week’s reading, you have read about some aspects of
business in the global environment and about the rewards and
challenges that come with a more diverse environment. You
have also encountered the idea of "global outsourcing" and
"global supply chain management." The readings explored how
new technology developed in a distant land, and changes of
political alignments , can impact global business operations and
ripple across the world to affect all types and sizes of
businesses.
Post
by
WEDNESDAY:
a 150- to 200-word statement in the Discussion thread that
responds to all of the following:
What are some of the global forces that affect businesses today?
Give an example of how a specific business, company or
industry has been, or could be, affected by global forces ?
How might a company's diversity of employees, customers, and
suppliers affect its success in today's global business
environment?
Support
your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources.
You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support
your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All
quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per
APA standards.
You are encouraged to
enrich
your posting with your personal examples, experience, or
insights.
Edit

2. your postings carefully for spelling, grammar, and punctuation
errors.
ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE BY
FRIDAY.................................................................................
.
Application: Ethics in Diverse Hiring Practices
This week’s readings have dealt with the important issues of
ethics, diversity, and social responsibility. Many people
consider these issues to be inter-related or overlapping aspects
of doing business in the 21st century. An organization’s diverse
stakeholders can, and generally do, have diverse opinions and
varied expectations concerning what constitutes ethical
behavior and socially responsible management.
Consider
the case "Men Enlist in Fight for Gender Equality", (pp. 115-
116).
Submit
by
FRIDAY:
a 300- to 500- word paper which answers all of the following
questions:
What impact, if any, has the practice of hiring and training
employees with disabilities had on operations and management
decision making?
What motivated the managers of these two companies to begin
this hiring practice?
Which of following is more compatible with the policy of hiring
employees with disabilities: 1) a short-term focus on profit, or
2) a long-term focus on profit?
Should these companies rethink this hiring policy? Why or why
not?
Has the hiring practice positively impacted the shareholders of
these companies and society in general? Please support your
opinion.
RESOURCES....................................

3. Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2017).
Essentials of contemporary management
(7th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 3, "Managing Ethics and Diversity" (pp. 78–116)
Chapter 4, "Managing in the Global Environment" (pp. 124-157)