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Your response to my post and other responses to other post belies the possibility that YOU have read her speech.

As an American Ms. Nooyi has the right to say whatever she pleases. However, as an American Business leader, her large salary comes with responsibility. Her company is publicly held and dependent on brand recognition.
Thus if stockholders or customers don't like her leadership or judge that her remarks are inappropriate, they are free to act as they deem appropriate; call for her resignation and/or decline to buy the product. She works for Pepsi at the good will of her employer (the stockholders of Pepsi. If Pepsi wishes to support her, even if their stock value goes down and positive recognition of their product evaporates, they are free to do so.

Ms. Nooyi uses a parable about American drunks at a bar in China acting boorishly as her example of why the world looks at Americans with disdain. In case you have not noticed, America is at war for her survival.
No other people from any other country ever act wrongly in a guest country, only Americans? I think not. Flying planes into a building and killing almost 3000 people is pretty rude.

Ms. Nooyi makes no mention of American generosity around the world or support for freedom around the world. That support allows her right to speak until she makes a fool out of herself. She is biting the hand that feeds her. Forgive us Americans if we feel the need to withdraw our hand.

Your response to my post and other responses to other post belies the possibility that YOU have read her speech.

I've read it and reread it. http://pepsico.com/Speech-ColumbiaBusinessSchool.pdf

Ms. Nooyi uses a parable about American drunks at a bar in China acting boorishly as her example of why the world looks at Americans with disdain.

Actually my understanding is it's a true story, an example, not a parable. But go on.

In case you have not noticed, America is at war for her survival.

Which necessitates acting boorishly. Okay, I get it. Wait, no, no I don't ....

No other people from any other country ever act wrongly in a guest country, only Americans? I think not.

Presumably were she addressing a group of French graduates she would tailor her remarks to that nation -- but her remarks were addressed to Americans, or largely American-based businesspeople anyway.

Flying planes into a building and killing almost 3000 people is pretty rude.

You think she should have admonished the graduates not to become terrorists? Okay, but seems a little out of place.

Ms. Nooyi makes no mention of American generosity around the world or support for freedom around the world.

"I'm going to take a look at how The United States is often perceived in global business, what causes this perception, and what we can do about it."

No, I guess she didn't explore the support of American business for freedom, although she did say the US was "most-loving, and ever-giving", a "true force" (if used appropriately) for good in the world.

That support allows her right to speak until she makes a fool out of herself.

Ummm ..... ok.

She is biting the hand that feeds her.

Ummm ..... no, not really.

So the ONLY bad thing you can find her saying about the US is the example of boorish businessmen in China???!?!?

That's pathetic!

What about your comment "No where in her response to American outrage did she say that what she said about the United States was factually incorrect."

You have never shown any evidence of something factually incorrect.

Get outta here.....