these are two different assignments please. combined them in one post because the first one is really short just 3 to 4 lines.

Main Topic: Giving Local Culture its Due

As part of your Discussions participation, post one news source as a response to this Main Topic. Explainbriefly(3-4 sentences will do) how the news story bears on the topics for this week. Avoid posting news that are older than 2 months.? (Please just make sure the news article relates to culture)

example someone in my class wrote about the united airline case that happened just few days ago.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multinational_corporations

2.Select two multinational corporationswhere the MNCs are different industries(e.g., manufacturing/Ford and pharmaceutical/Merck). The choice of MNCs is yours.It is first-come, first-served.Reserve your two MNCs quickly. Post a response in Discussions toTopic 2.In the Subject box/line state the MNCs you selected. You must pick different MNCs.

3. Go to the two MNCs websites and locate their most recent CSR reports, also often called corporate citizenship, sustainability, or corporate responsibility reports. To locate the reports: Go tothe Global Reporting Initiative's superb databasehttp://database.globalreporting.org/(38,761 reports from 10,334 organizations), enter organizations name in search box. You may also tryhttp://www.csrwire.com/reportsorhttp://globaledge.msu.edu/industries/.

4. Compare and contrast the information provided by the two companies' reports.

• Are there differences between the two reports in terms of the range of issues dealt with and the depth of coverage on specific issues, risk areas (labor, environment, human rights, supplier relationships, bribery, corruption, health, animal testing, etc.)? Do you think these differences can be explained by industry differences or the national origins of the MNCs or by the location of their foreign operations?
• Emerging markets present both opportunities (generate profits, create societal value) and risks (pose challenging operating environments) for MNCs. Are there examples in the two reports you chose of the companies going beyond their legal responsibilities to creating shared value, of how they are achieving the perception of being socially responsible by the local communities in the foreign countries where they operate? Be sure to apply Porters framework in your analysis.