...Sweatshirts from Sweatshop Part 1-Intellectual Standards 1. “According to Cromwell’s director of auxiliary services more that 90% of the logo merchandise is produced by Transterra Textiles…” -This example violates the Universal standards of Relevance and Significance. Why is the director of auxiliary services considered credible when speaking on the production of the school’s merchandise? Why is their opinion relevant? What significance does this fact have in the ultimate goal of changing the factory? To correct the problem the speaker should have gotten information from an administrator who purchases the merchandise from the textile factory, or omitted this entire statement. 2. “There are two things we can do to put an end to this exploitation. We can demand that Cromwell obtain its logo merchandise only from garment companies with socially responsible labor practices, and we can refuse to wear or purchase and Cromwell clothing until the college switches to an acceptable apparel supplier.” -This example violates the standards of Breadth and Logic. Being that all colleges are obtaining their logos from the same textile company, are the students even sure that another company could manufacture the logos? What other option could the school have? What will the workers do if they lose business and are forced to close? A more logical thing to do if they are going to protest would be to fight for the reform of the factory. This option, rather than shutting down, would keep...
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...many minors and females for the company’s total workers is not validated through a non-biased party. UNICEF is a good source to get demographic data in industrial settings and they are more reliable than a union’s statistics. Fairness: Speaker talks about the “little girl…working hour after hour…trying not to collapse from the heat…” and that violates the fairness of the argument. He is trying to manipulate the audience by appealing to their emotional side. This argument is not based in factual evidence, and therefore, could be dismissed by the audience. There may not be a little girl in this exact situation described, and therefore, this statement is irrelevant. This could be corrected by leaving the entire story of the “little girl” out, or an interview of a child that works in the factory could be conducted giving a first-hand look into the conditions of the workplace. Breadth: The next violation is the breadth. The essay did not mention any interviews of the workers, nor opposing/alternate viewpoints of the supervisors. The problem is that Honduras is a third world country. They are “forced” to work ten hours a day, when the regular sweatshops force their workers to work at least twelve hours; workers might be willing and eagerly working for this company. We will never truly understand how they feel or what they think because no communication was made with the workers. And the only way to understand the situation is listening to the both sides. Depth Another...
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...BA 3300 – BUSINESS CORNERSTONE Assessing Sweatshirts from Sweatshop You will use the critical thinking skills you have been developing to identify violations of the Universal Intellectual Standards and Logical Fallacies in the essay, “Sweatshirts from Sweatshops” on pages 406-408 of your textbook. On pages 387-402 of your textbook, you will meet Tanya, Kevin, Elise and Dalton, Tanya encounters a series of discussions—the first with Kevin and the second with Elise and Dalton. The textbook describes how to critically assess the arguments in these discussions (Kevin and Elise and Dalton). Use these ONLY as examples for how to use critical thinking skills. In addition, you will want to review the Universal Intellectual Standards on pages 335-346 and the Logical Fallacies on pages 396-399 in the textbook. Individual Exercise 1: You are to assess the arguments made in the essay, “Sweatshirts from Sweatshops,” found on pages 406-408. Instructions: Read “Sweatshirts from Sweatshops” on pages 406-408 and complete the following: • Part 1 – Applying the Universal Intellectual Standards o Provide specific examples from the essay that violate one or more of the Universal Intellectual Standards on pp. 335-346 o Specify what is needed to correct the error. o Minimum of TWO errors must be correctly identified to earn a passing grade (35 points) on this part. To earn an excellent grade (50 points), you must correctly identify FOUR...
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...BA 3300 – BUSINESS CORNERSTONE Assessing Sweatshirts from Sweatshop You will use the critical thinking skills you have been developing to identify violations of the Universal Intellectual Standards and Logical Fallacies in the essay, “Sweatshirts from Sweatshops” on pages 406-408 of your textbook. On pages 387-402 of your textbook, you will meet Tanya, Kevin, Elise and Dalton, Tanya encounters a series of discussions—the first with Kevin and the second with Elise and Dalton. The textbook describes how to critically assess the arguments in these discussions (Kevin and Elise and Dalton). Use these ONLY as examples for how to use critical thinking skills. In addition, you will want to review the Universal Intellectual Standards on pages 335-346 and the Logical Fallacies on pages 396-399 in the textbook. Individual Exercise 1: You are to assess the arguments made in the essay, “Sweatshirts from Sweatshops,” found on pages 406-408. Instructions: Read “Sweatshirts from Sweatshops” on pages 406-408 and complete the following: • Part 1 – Applying the Universal Intellectual Standards o Provide specific examples from the essay that violate one or more of the Universal Intellectual Standards on pp. 335-346 o Specify what is needed to correct the error. o Minimum of TWO errors must be correctly identified to earn a passing grade (35 points) on this part. To earn an excellent grade (50 points), you must correctly identify FOUR...
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...Sweatshop labor to manufacture clothing products has become an increasing issue among companies in today’s manufacturing market place. The problems are greater in developing countries where an estimated 250 million children ages 5 to 14 are forced to work ("11 Facts About Sweatshops", 2013) in sweatshop conditions. Some of the most common products that come from sweatshops are shoes, clothing, rugs, coffee, chocolate, toys, and even food such as bananas. Sweatshops are defined by the US Department of Labor as a factory that violates two or more labor laws. They often have poor working conditions, unfair wages, unreasonable hours, child labor, and a lack of benefits for workers. ("11 Facts About Sweatshops", 2013) In America, there are tougher labor laws than in developing countries, but the US still has its own share of sweatshops that make it beneath the radar of the US Department of Labor. According to "11 Facts About Sweatshops" (2013) “In 2000, more than 11,000 sweatshops in the US violated the minimum wage and overtime laws, while over 16,000 had broken health and safety laws.” Consumer demands affect a company’s business decisions on using sweatshops in order to receive an increased profit for products that are produced. A study showed that doubling the salary of sweatshop workers would increase the consumer cost of an item by 1.8%. ("11 Facts About Sweatshops", 2013) Although there would be such a minimal increase in price the manufacturing company is not willing...
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...his 2006 essay, “Sweatshop Oppression”, published in Ohio State University’s student newspaper, the Lantern, Ravinsankar (as cited in Kirszner & Mandell, 2017, p.117-118) not only names his audience as “’poor’ college students” (Ravinsankar, 2006), he uses pathos with the words “we” and “us”, thereby identifying himself and his audience as the same, one group always in search of a good deal. The problem is that consumer’s demands for low prices results in corporations locating their factories in third world countries, paying workers “pennies per hour” for working long hours nonstop in unsanitary conditions (2006). Ravinsankar has a B.A. in International Studies and Political Science from Ohio State University, and has done much...
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...clothing or accessory that has been produced in a human sweatshop. A Sweatshop is an unfit working environment considered to be too dangerous and difficult to work in. Their widespread outbreak happened in the mid 1800’s where clothing could be produced faster and inexpensive without regulations from overseers’. PURPOSE: (relate topic to this audience and establish credibility): The purpose of this topic is to inform the audience about the history of the sweatshops, companies impacted because of allegations, and what improvements and changes have been made to end sweatshops in the U.S. and especially in 3rd world countries. THESIS STATEMENT: (Same sentence from above): Human sweatshops once housed some of the top U.S. clothing manufactures from the around the country; today were going to dive deep in understanding the birth of sweatshops, which companies were impacted because of the crisis, and the changes are being implemented to assist the situation. BODY (USE ONLY COMPLETE SENTENCES I. MAIN POINT (state as a single declarative sentence): The history of Human Sweatshops dates back into the mid 1800’s incorporating the introduction & criticism to follow in the later years (1900s) because of rising issues. A. SUBPOINT: The definition of a human sweatshop is mixed all around, but all together have similar connections. 1. According to Webster’s Dictionary (2012), a sweatshop is a shop or factory in which employees work for long hours...
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...Name: Anon Professor: E. K. Sweatshop Exercise Assignment Part 1: By applying the Universal Intellectual Standards, four errors or violations have been identified in the essay “Sweatshirts from Sweatshops”. The information contained in this essay was apparently gathered from an investigation report conducted by the WorldWeave Foundation, of course mentioned only by the writer, more on this later. One of the first thing I noticed as a violation is the use of emotional manipulation. Countless times, the author would tried to appeals to the reader’s emotional side by putting focuses mainly on the story of the little girl and not providing any supports for the argument with any sort of statistics, interviews, or documents. For instance, the writer will mention how the little girl would “working hour after hour” while “trying not to collapse from the heat”. First of all the writer is just working under the assumption that the girl do work a lot of hours (we won’t even go into how much hour is too much) and that the heat is unbearable. Unless there are any actually interviews or documentations stating that the author had witnessed the condition of the workplace, these statements are all irrelevant. Coming back to how the information was used from a report done by the “WorldWeave Foundation”, that will us to the second violation. This is more of an accuracy error as the many facts stated in this essay are untraceable. There no citations of online articles or report websites to...
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...BA 3300 Business Cornerstone Summer I 2015 CRN 30146, 30144 BA 3300 Business Cornerstone Summer I 2015 CRN 30146, 30144 Please note: By taking this Summer course, it implies you fully understand you have to take the initiative to study, keep up with material/assignments, and check Gatormail/Blackboard EACH day. You do not have a day “off” and this includes weekends. There is also a SERVICE LEARNING (volunteering) component to this course that you are required to volunteer in person. (details explained in syllabus 8.1.5). In addition, a policy adopted by the Faculty of the College of Business on November 22, 2013 states, "Every fully online COB course will require live proctoring through UHD Testing Services or other location approved by UHD Testing Services for the required course final exam during the assigned university exam period." What this policy means is you will have to take the final exam IN PERSON (Proctor U also an option) and will need to plan accordingly. (note: please contact instructor immediately in the first week of class if taking the exam in person will be an issue). 1. COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE BA 3300 Business Cornerstone This course is in support of a degree program at the UHD College of Business that has earned professional accreditation by AACSB International. AACSB International is an association of more than 11,100 business educational institutions, and other organizations in 70 countries that are dedicated to the advancement...
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...Apparel places a premium on differentiating itself from the competition by creating a unique brand image based on a hip, comfortable line of clothing, and a “Made in the USA” slogan. Founded in California, American Apparel is a company that wants its customers to be comfortable in its merchandise, as well as in their own skin above all else. American Apparel offers clothing and accessories for men, women, children, and even pets. The vertically-integrated company prides itself on providing value to its customers, making them loyal shoppers of their brand. With over 150 retail store locations nationwide and over a dozen more in countries across the globe, American Apparel has earned its reputation by offering fashionable products of high quality at affordable prices. SEGMENTATION The fashion apparel retail market can be segmented using the following factors: geographic, demographic, and psychographic. Before entering the market, American Apparel studied these factors to create segments. In terms of geographic factors, American Apparel could have alternatively chosen to target include those living in rural small towns, far away from a major metropolis, or in the middle of a farming community. While American Apparel operates over 150 stores in the United States alone, there are less than 24 retail outlets located in the Midwest[1]. As far as demographic factors are concerned, American Apparel mainly steers away from tweens and the under-18 age bracket. American...
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...This page intentionally left blank Lut12575_fm_i-xxvi.indd Page i 2/10/11 2:28 PM user-f494 /203/MHBR222/Lut12575_disk1of1/0078112575/Lut12575_pagefiles International Management Culture, Strategy, and Behavior Eighth Edition Fred Luthans University of Nebraska–Lincoln Jonathan P. Doh Villanova University Lut12575_fm_i-xxvi.indd Page ii 2/11/11 2:35 PM user-f494 /203/MHBR222/Lut12575_disk1of1/0078112575/Lut12575_pagefiles INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT: CULTURE, STRATEGY, AND BEHAVIOR, EIGHTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Previous editions © 2009, 2006, and 2003. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. This book is printed on recycled, acid-free paper containing 10% postconsumer waste. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 QDB/QDB 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 978-0-07-811257-7 MHID 0-07-811257-5 Vice President & Editor-in-Chief: Brent Gordon Vice President, EDP/Central Publishing...
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...American Apparel is a vertically integrated business located in Los Angeles, California. They are a retail company targeting individuals of all ages. They perform all aspects of the business from raw materials all the way to the customer’s shopping bag. ------------------------------------------------- Marketing Strategy and Supply Chain Product In 1989 when American Apparel was founded they began as a wholesale brand selling t-shirts to screen printers and boutiques. Since then it has grown to become a clothing manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer. As the company grew American Apparel became a duel gender company selling products for men, woman, children, babies and even household pets. CEO Dov Charney uses his creative and almost sometimes wacky mindset to create fashion styles that are very unique that don’t follow the usual fashion trends for customers between the ages of 20-32. Since their wholesale days of selling T-shirts and underwear expressed has branched out by selling products for women including, leggings, leotards, tank tops, denim jeans and vintage clothing. For men products vary from denim jeans, belts, t-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and even shoes. Accessories include nail polish, sunglasses, and even bedding. With a plethora of clothing options and styles, APP always comes to the minds of the more young and free spirited people who are looking for something new and unique to wear. Place Contents * 1 Marketing Strategy and Supply Chain * 1.1 Product...
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...Business Environmental Audit Critically assess the strategic Direction of the Nike brand William Hanrahan (060953199) ACE1004 Introduction to Management Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 2.0 Introduction 3.0 Nike 3.1 History 3.2 The Market 3.3 Industry Analysis 3.4 Trouble Ahead for Nike? 3.5 Nike Advertising 3.6 Brands of Choice 3.7 Nikes other Brands 3.8 Targeting New Markets 3.9 Financial Performance 4.0 External Market Drivers 4.1 Political Drivers 4.2 Economic Drivers 4.3 Socio-Cultural Drivers 4.4 Technological Drivers 4.5 Environmental Drivers 4.6 Legal Drivers 4.7 Charity Work 5.0 Competitive Environment 5.1 Porter’s Five Forces 5.2 Competitor Analysis 5.3 Nike vs. Fake Goods 5.4 Stakeholders 5.5 Stakeholder Mapping 6.0 The Brand 6.1 Competitive Advantage 6.2 The Swoosh 6.3 Routes to Competitive Advantage 6.4 Ansoff Matrix 7.0 Conclusions 7.1 Swot Analysis 8.0 Recommendations 8.1 Reflection 9.0 Portfolio of Information Sources 9.1 Primary Sources 9.2 Secondary Sources 1.0 Executive Summary Nike was founded in 1972 by Philip Knight and Bill Bowerman. Bowerman is well known in America as the University of Oregon coach. He brought jogging to America, built an unrivalled track and field program at that university, and taught his athletes to seek the competitive advantage everywhere - in their bodies, their gear and their passion. The Marketing men at Nike would like us believe that the brand is more than a product, it is an experience that we are buying into. Wherever...
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...Contents Preface Prologue: We have it Made Part I: The Mission Chapter 1: A Consumer Goes Global Chapter 2: Tattoo’s Tropical Paradise Chapter 3: Fake Blood, Sweat, and Tears Part II: My Underwear: Made in Bangladesh Chapter 4: Jingle these Chapter 5: Undercover in the Underwear Biz Chapter 6: Bangladesh Amusement Park Chapter 7: Inside My First Sweatshop Chapter 8: Child Labor in Action Chapter 9: Arifa, the Garment Worker Chapter 10: Hope Chapter 11: No Black and White, Only Green Update for Revised Edition: Hungry for Choices Part III: My Pants: Made in Cambodia Chapter 12: Labor Day Chapter 13: Year Zero Chapter 14: Those Who Wear Levi’s Chapter 15: Those Who Make Levi’s Chapter 16: Blue Jean Machine Chapter 17: Progress Chapter 18: Treasure and Trash Update for Revised Edition: The Faces of Crisis Part IV: My Flip-Flops: Made in China Chapter 19: PO’ed VP Chapter 20: Life at the Bottom Chapter 21: Growing Pains Chapter 22: The Real China Chapter 23: On a Budget Chapter 24: An All-American Chinese Walmart Chapter 25: The Chinese Fantasy Update for Revised Edition: Migration Part V: Made in America Chapter 26: For Richer, for Poorer Update for Revised Edition: Restarting, Again Chapter 27: Return to Fantasy Island Chapter 28: Amilcar’s Journey Chapter 29: An American Dream Chapter 30: Touron Goes Glocal Appendix A: Discussion Questions Appendix B: Note to Freshman Me Appendix C: Where Are You Teaching? Acknowledgments Copyright © 2012 by Kelsey Timmerman...
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...Innovation in the Fashion Industry: A Study of Four Cases 1 Table of Content Introduction Page 3 Page 3 Page 3 Page 5 Page 6 Page 6 Page 8 Page 10 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 The history of fashion Major trends and developments in fashion Company Selection Analysis of the Companies House of Einstein Zara Fragile TOMS Conclusion Teamwork References Appendix 2 Introduction The history of fashion In order to fully understand where the fashion industry stands today in terms of organizational forms and strategies, we first look at the transformation this industry has gone through. This paragraph will analyze the changes that have occurred in the fashion apparel industry in the past century. We will also discuss some of the major trends that are visible in the fashion industry today. Up until the 1960s, the fashion industry was roughly divided into two groups. First there were firms which were based on mass production, with low costs and standardized styles that did not change frequently (Bhardwaj & Fairhust, 2010). During this time, a large group of consumers was less sensitive to fashion and had a preference for practical, basic apparel. Secondly there was the luxury fashion industry, which originated in France. A small group of French traditional players set up a special ...
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