1. The local employees in Asia seem to spend considerable time chatting with each other instead of getting right to work in the morning. Not only that, but when meetings are scheduled it seems that everyone is late, sometimes significantly late.

2. In filling a recent vacancy in the new Asian facility, the local who headed the hiring committee insisted on hiring his uncle. The uncle appears to be qualified, but the CEO is worried about nepotism and whether that creates ethical issues for the company.

3. The various suppliers in Asia with whom NBD has supply contracts for the components that NBD uses in its manufacturing do not always honor the specific terms of the contracts that NBD has entered into with them. Particularly where market prices have shifted significantly, they insist that the contracts represent a partnership and that each partner should help protect the other from losing money on the deal. They say that the relationship is more important than the contract terms.

4. Four weeks ago, NBD's Asian facility introduced an employee incentive plan with annual awards for outstanding individual performance by employees. Employees were encouraged to nominate a deserving colleague, or they could nominate themselves. So far there have been no nominations. The CEO, Janet Yoon, wants to know what's wrong and whether the incentive plan should be scrapped.

6/19/22, 9:31 PM Dualplex 360 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GLOBAL CAMPUS Course Resource Dualplex 360 COLOSSAL corporation Notice: Contains confidential information. Colossal Corporation maintains a subsidiary in Serafini, a small country in Eastern Europe. This subsidiary is incorporated in the state of Delaware as New Brand Design, Inc. (NBD), a company that designs, brands, and manufactures innovative electronic products, and markets and distributes them for resale across the globe. NBD has been admitted to conduct business in Serafini. NBD has been manufacturing and distributing a laptop computer with 360-degree technology. The thin tablet can easily convert into a laptop by flipping the screen over and locking it in place against the back of the keyboard. The laptop, marketed under the name Dualplex 360 is very popular and is distributed primarily in Western Europe, North America, and South Africa. The Dualplex 360 went on the market six months ago, and the product is selling out in the United States and Europe. Unfortunately, consumers have reported that some laptops that were shipped to the United States have overheated and ignited when they have remained plugged into a power source for too long. In a few cases, the laptops have burned users and damaged property. NBD's research and development team was fully aware of the overheating problem when putting the Dualplex 360 on the market but performed a cost-benefit analysis and determined that the payouts from lawsuits would be less than the cost of redesigning and manufacturing a new laptop. The research and development team covered up the defect but included the following disclaimer in the instruction manual: https: Meocontent umgc.edu/content/umucitgsimba/mba630/2222/course-resource-list/dualplex-360.html?ou=6325596l1 9/22, 9:31 PM Dualplex 360 DO NOT LEAVE THE DUALPLEX 360 PLUGGED IN TO A POWER SOURCE AFTER THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED. SELLER EXPLICITLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES. SELLER MAKES NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE. NOR IS THERE ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY. The instruction manual contained no other warnings regarding the possibility of overheating or danger. To date, all instances of overheating have resulted from consumers ignoring the warning and leaving their computers plugged in after the battery is fully charged, although some claim they never read the instruction manual so did not see the warning. The executive board of NBD has reached out to the CEO of Colossal to discuss these issues and the potential that NBD will be held liable for the overheating laptops and resulting injuries and damage to property. The CEO informed the board that the company's international task force will research and address these concerns. 2022 University of Maryland Global Campus All links to external sites were verified at the time of publication. UMGC is not responsible for the validity or integrity of information located at external sites. httpsleocontentumgcedulcontentlumuc119sfmbalmba630/2222fcourseresourcelistfdu alplex360.html?ou=632559 GHQ/22, 9:30 PM Employment IssuesHiring and Firing in management. NBD has applied for visas and work permits for Michael and Beth, as required under Serafini law. Elena and Viktor are very upset, but they are continuing to do their work as usual. Max has explained to them that their salaries are reflective of their more limited experience and qualifications relative to the other members of the executive team. Despite this explanation, Elena and Viktor continue to complain and threaten lawsuits, saying they have equal experience and qualifications to at least three other US board members (which happens to be true). Serafini is not a democracy and it has no equal-pay laws. Moreover, everyone in Serafini is required to retire at 65. The stated reason for this law is that the country must force older workers to retire so younger workers can find jobs. For this reason, the labor office of Serafini is refusing to grant Michael 3 work permit. Although there is no local law prohibiting women from taking management positions in Serafini, the labor office of Serafini is known for fabricating reasons to deny women's requests for work permits. It now is refusing to grant a work permit for Beth. The labor office claims her paperwork was incomplete, but Max has confirmed it was complete when it was initially sent. He recalls that he even re-sent her paperwork to ensure processing. To date, the labor office has not responded to Max's many requests to confirm receipt of Beth's paperwork. Because of the hold-up with the permits, no action has yet been taken to terminate Elena or Viktor, and Max is consulting with US operations about what he can do legally and ethically to resolve these issues. 2022 University of Maryland Global Campus All links to external sites were verified at the time of publication. UMGC is not responsible for the validity or integrity of information located at external sites. httpsleocontentumgcedulcontentlumuc119sfmbalmba630/2222fcourseresourcelistfemploymentissueshiringandring.html?ou=632559 2/2