With the increase in globalization, more expatriate managers confront on-the-job problems for which their U.S. training and experience have not prepared them. This case study addresses issues of affirmative action and fairness while helping students and managers in international organizational behavior and global management evaluate whether they could make the compromises necessary to manage in some non-U.S. environments.
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