Posted: April 28th, 2016

Discuss the reasons why expatriates and repatriates undergo such phenomena and compose a comprehensive IHRM strategy that need to be developed in order to minimize the shocks that are known for negatively affecting the outgoing and incoming IHR

A) Culture shock and reverse culture shock are challenges that need to be dealt by many multinational IHR strategists.
Discuss the reasons why expatriates and repatriates undergo such phenomena and compose a comprehensive IHRM strategy that need to be developed in order to minimize the shocks that are known for negatively affecting the outgoing and incoming IHR. (20 pts) (2 pages) (at least 2 references)
B) You are a marketing director for an American construction company in Middle East. Your company has bid on a substantial project that it wants very much to win. The total value of the bid is estimated to be 2 billion worth of crude oil from Saudi Arabia. Yesterday, the cousin of the minister of oil and energy in Saudi Arabia who would award the contract suggested that he would help if you were willing to pay a “fee” of $20,000. If you don’t do so, your competitors might be interested in the deal and have a different perspective on the question of gift or bribery.
Based on the case, please answer the following questions separately:
1) Please justify whether or not paying a “fee” in this case is ethical. Why?
(10 Pts) (1 ½ pages)(2 references)
2) What kind of negotiation strategy would you use in order to avoid legal repercussion or losing the business deal? (10 pts)(1 ½ pages) (2 references)

Instruction:
1. Please use at least two supporting references for each of your essays (a total of 6 different references: you may include, your textbook and the reading articles assigned in class)
2. Use formal citation for all resources listed in your reference page.