Global Organization and Cultural Perspective (Nike) Once an organization, like Nike, becomes a global organization, and the business goes to other countries to gain more profits, it will encounter challenges and ethical issues. Some of the challenges for a global organization are child labor laws, wages, and outsourcing. An example is a Nike sweatshop labor case that stirred up a big controversy over ethical business practices. Because of this issue the organization has to deal with the negative
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THE LAKE UNIVERSITY David R Hurtado | NIKE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | | Nike in Southeast Asia Is it ethical for a company to move its manufacturing jobs from country to country looking for the best price to pay for its product? Can Nike afford to ignore the five forces outlined by Harvard University professor Michael Porter? No they can’t! If they do, they will end up like all those before them that have, closed! Before we take a look at why Nike is such a “Bad Guy,” let’s take a look at the
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OUTLINE WORKSHEET INTRODUCTION ATTENTION GETTER: Somewhere, someone in this room is more than likely wearing a piece of 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
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Home Page » Business and Management Nike: the Sweatshop Debate In: Business and Management Nike: the Sweatshop Debate Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Summary: Nike is one of the foremost marketers of athletic shoes and apparel on the world. It established in 1972 with a handshake between two visionary Oregonians-Bowerman and his university runner Phil knight. It has annual revenue of $10 billion and it sells in total 140 countries. Nike does not do any manufacturing process only it designs
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exploitation uncovered in factories supplying Nike. The actions, taking place outside Nike stores in London and Glasgow, will see campaigners “cheat” their way through a series of races and hold a medal ceremony where Nike will be awarded the title of “biggest cheat”. The demonstrations are a response to new reasearch(pdf) published by War on Want which has uncovered the systematic violations of workers’ rights in Bangladeshi factories supplying garments for Nike, Puma and Adidas. Their findings, while
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Identify a global organization with a multinational presence. *Nike Identify and research a cultural issue that affects this organization's interactions outside the United States. Define the issue and provide an overview of how became an issue in the organization. Prepare an analysis of the ethical and social responsibility issues your organization must deal with as a result of being global. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper summarizing the results of the analysis. Include the following:
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whole while maximizing the creation of shared value for the owners of the business, its employees, shareholders and stakeholders. As many industries have become more and more automated, the apparel industry still requires an incredible amount of human capital to produce its products. Because of this, the industry has traditionally outsourced its production facilities to nations with low minimum wages and even lower working standards. In this particular case, some of the challenges regarding corporate
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occasioned by the growth and expansion of multinational corporations. It is incumbent upon these businesses to ensure that they operate ethically and by so doing avoid these dilemmas. Businesses are also expected to actively participate in upholding human rights. The Global Compact proposes presents the framework and guiding principles that can help these MNC’s navigate past these dilemmas as they enter new growth environments. This paper will report on the issues raised on the Bloomberg Interview and
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cheaper than what the company normally gives. 4) What do you think should be the role of MNCs toward human rights issues in other countries? What are the major human rights concerns at this time? What ideas do you have for dealing with these problems? What is the role of corporate codes of conduct in dealing with these concerns? I believe that MNCs have a major role in regards to human rights. 6) As a manager in a foreign subsidiary, how can you reconcile local expectations of questionable payments
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Tugas Personal ke-3 Minggu 6 Nike: Hiring Gets Off on the Right Foot (Book 1, page 253-254) Technology is changing how companies recruit and select in ways that couldn’t have been anticipated a few years ago. While automated hiring technologies are still in their infancy, recruiters envision a world in which they can reduce the hiring cycle time by 90 percent, anticipate what skills will be in demand before they can be articulated, and call up information about a potential hire on their computer
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