Once locations have been chosen, firms need to build the requisite competencies at those locations. The more a business depends on a particular location, the greater the need to have world-class competencies in the relevant activities that take place in that location.
Using Microsoft Word, prepare a document in APA format that answers the following questions:
Is it ethical for companies (such as Nike, Reebok, Volkswagen, or Honda) to relocate production from domestic to foreign locations? Why or Why not?
What are the pressures that force MNCs to consider such moves?
In their labor policies and practices in foreign locations, should a MNCs credo be “When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” or should they adopt the standards of their home countries?
What would be the correct ethical behavior in such a context?
How should companies such as Nike resolve the conflict between ethical behavior and winning in the global marketplace? Is there a conflict?