What is the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on workplace diversity?

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Possible key points from the text: Foreign direct investments span virtually all countries and economic activities, creating various forms of workplace diversity. Sometimes the diversity impact is restricted to cultural differences in the executive suite, as in the failed merger/acquisition of the U.S. car producer Chrysler and the German producer Daimler-Benz. (After undergoing bankruptcy and a government bailout, Chrysler was subsequently acquired by the Italian automaker Fiat.) At other times, FDI pits managers from one country against workers in another, as exemplified by trade union and gender-based challenges to Japanese car executives in the early days of their investment in U.S. plants. The evolution of the Mitsubishi plant in Normal, Illinois, is a prime example. It was one of the most automated yet least productive plants in the industry. It was also known for the abusive, humiliating—and illegal—way female workers were treated. Remarkably, the plant became a model of workplace reform, thanks to training, a zero-tolerance policy on discrimination and sexual harassment, and a mission statement that puts respect for others ahead of even vehicle quality.