discussion

It can be both exciting and challenging when a company decides to expand offshore. Many times, companies experience challenges relating to culture, labor, or diversity. In this discussion, you will choose a company and look into the challenges it faced when it expanded offshore. You can find information about offshore companies using Shapiro Library resources. For this discussion, find a recent article or resource published within the last five years that describes a challenge a company has faced when it expanded offshore. Possible companies to research may include:

• Amazon
• Apple Inc.
• Netflix
• Starbucks
• Walt Disney
• A company of your choice

To search for resources using databases on the Shapiro Library website, use the following steps:

1. Select the Nexis Uni database or NewsBank database.
2. Search for resources using key terms such as “Company” AND “Name of country outside of the United States” AND “Labor” OR “Diversity” OR “Culture.”
3. Select a date range to limit the search to resources within the past five years.
4. Review the search results to find a resource that piques your interest.

In your initial post, address the following:

1. Summarize an article about the challenges relating to culture, labor, or diversity when a company expanded offshore. Include the citation.
2. Explain what you found most interesting about the article and why.
3. Explain ways the company could have mitigated the challenges it faced when it expanded offshore.