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Assignment:
1) As the course material has shown, multinational corporations adapt their practices in response to the cultural environment of the countries in which they operate. Use the example of McDonald's and its menu to illustrate this point.
2) How did Apple's economic interest in the Chinese market influence its strategic decision to comply with the demands of the Chinese government?
3) How does the legal environment in China play a role in Apple's operations? Refer to specific Chinese regulations and laws when answering the question. Also, U.S. laws prohibit American companies from handing over data to Chinese law enforcement. How does Apple get around these laws in order to continue to do business in China?
4) Recently, workers in an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island voted to form a union, the first one of its kind in the country. Why did it take so long for workers at Amazon to unionize? Why are American unions so weak when compared to unions in European countries like Germany? How does the political, legal, social and cultural environment in the US make it difficult for workers to form unions?
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer questions above in at least two hundred words each.
Use at least 2 references for each response (for a total of 8 references).