Instructions This assignment is based on readings from Chapter 7 and deals with CSR issues for global companies. Focus on the materials on pages 249-252 and answer the following questions. 1. There are four short stories on pages 250-251. Using Hofstede's cultural dimensions, summarize the main national cultural characteristics of each of the four companies. 2. Unilever CEO Niall Fitzerald argues that CSR is a good business decision not because it is a nice thing to do or because people are forcing them to do it, but because it is good for business. If CSR is such a good thing, why is it so difficult to convince some American companies, industries, and interest groups to be more socially responsible by not demanding lax environmental or worker safety standards? What would you suggest to change this situation? Explain with examples. 3. Select one of the four company examples (pages 250-251) and conduct a force field analysis (see page 244) of the pressures for and against greater company efforts in CSR? To answer this question, you can also search for information in the public domain. 4. In the United State, the average total pay of CEOs of large companies was 38 times the average for all US workers 30 years ago. Today, it is 224 times. Put another way, the average pay for American workers has grown by three times over the past 30 years, while that of CEOs has grown by 17 times. What cultural factors in the United States let this monument discrepancy to happen and to be accepted by society?