You work as a part of a team that is tasked with advising Belinda Lee, the CEO of Phone and Build. Phone and Build is a global telecommunications services provider in equipment manufacturing company incorporated in Delaware. Belinda Lee, an American citizen, has only been at Phone and Build for six months.

She was hired in part because of her experience working in the United Kingdom and Australia. She has little background in Asia or Africa and needs the team's advice concerning issues related to international law, ethics, and culture. Belinda frequently faces legal, ethical, political, and cultural dilemmas arising from the firm's complex global business operations.

At your weekly meeting with Belinda, she outlines the issues she's currently facing. Phone and Build is experiencing four problems, Belinda says. In one Central Asian country, we're faced with a pay-to-play scenario. We've submitted a bid for a contract, but we are beginning to doubt we will win it without giving cash or expensive gifts to the deputy minister of communications.

Belinda continues: In the Middle East, the local nationals that are a subsidiary of Shinecall found out that they are paid less than the foreign employees. We've tried to bring in some new ex-pat staff to help, but we're having trouble getting their work permits approved.

Meanwhile, some of our phones that were manufactured in South Africa and sold in US markets have overheated. Some have even burned users and damaged property. We ordered faux leather phone cases for distribution in several countries, where consumers don't like to use products made of pig leather. But the Chinese manufacturer delivered genuine leather cases instead.

This could have a major impact on sales. I need your advice about how to think about these issues. I'll send you more information about each case over the next few weeks. I need specific recommendations on what actions to take in each case.

Prepare Your Memo
Using your outline and research notes, write a memo for the Belinda, the CEO. Be sure to meet the following requirements:
• Format your memo following the example linked above, including APA-formatted in text citations and an APA-formatted reference list (do not format the body of the memo using APA style, just the reference list). See references and citations for details.
• Include a specific recommendation on what action, if any, the CEO should take based on your analysis and conclusions.
• Support your conclusion with references to legal principles and laws.
• The memo should be no more than five pages (double spaced, 12-point font; the reference list does not count towards page limit).

You work as a part of a team that is tasked with advising Belinda L...