Bananas‚ Chiquita and Globalization While globalization is a relatively new phenomenon in theory‚ but not necessarily in history‚ as of 2009 it has created transnational corporations linked to government‚ international economic institutions‚ and non-government organizations. (Steger 67). With this definition bananas are a textbook example of the globalization of tropical fruit commodities. The transnational corporations of the United States‚ most notably Chiquita‚ Dole and Del Monte‚ have been
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It is apparent that Chiquita has made efforts to be socially responsible. Visible through their homepage which highlights social responsibility‚ sustainability‚ innovation‚ and community involvement as it key public strategies. However‚ cooperating with eco-warriors‚ social activists and unions has come to little avail for the international Banana supplier. While trying to improve their social reputation‚ Chiquita’s competition has been outselling their product to retailers; retailers are not recognizing
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analyze the Chiquita Banana terrorism case and apply legal‚ ethical‚ and international perspectives‚ as well as analyze the managerial and public policy implications of Chiquita’s actions. Contents •Background - Chiquita Banana Terrorism Case •Legal Perspectives •Ethical Perspectives •International Perspectives •Managerial and Public Policy Implications •Conclusion •References Background - Chiquita Banana Terrorism Case Chiquita Brands International‚ the well-known banana supplier to
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Final Case Brief Problem/Challenge Statement Chiquita is blamed for the actions of two terrorist organizations that extorted money from the company. Victims and their families of the attacks performed by these two terrorist organizations are looking for compensation from Chiquita‚ claiming that the company is responsible for making those attacks happen. Chiquita has to make a decision whether or not to take the responsibility for the actions performed by the two organizations. Key Facts/Background
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Contents Chiquita Banana Overview 2 PESTEL analysis for the European Union 2 Political: 2 Economic: 3 Sociocultural Factors: 3 Technological: 4 Legal: 4 Environmental: 5 Marketing Mix 6 Product: 6 Price: 6 Place: 7 Promotion: 7 SWOT Analysis 8 Strengths: 8 Weaknesses: 8 Opportunities: 9 Threats: 9 Internationalization Strategy and Viability 10 Chance: 11 Incoterm 12 Possible incoterms for the company 12 Solution 12 Appendix A 14 Works Cited 15 Chiquita Banana Overview
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Market Organization for Bananas (“CMOB”) affect Chiquita? Six firms dominated the banana industry in the early 1990’s‚ three from Europe and three from the United States. In 1994‚ the three United States producers‚ Chiquita‚ Dole‚ and Del Monte‚ accounted for approximately 72.4% of world banana sales. Chiquita accounted for 48% of worldwide banana sales and 66.4% of banana sales of the three U.S. producers. Prior to 1994‚ Europe accounted for nearly 40% of world banana imports by volume‚ of which
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Midterm Terrorist Payments Alex McAdams was offered to join the Board of directors of Consolidated Mines International Inc. CMI’s revenue for 2004 was approximateley $4.5 billion dollars and it employs about 25‚000 people worldwide. It operates mines located in Central America and northern South America. In deciding whether to accept the board seat Alex needs to consider allegations of questionable business practices. Also‚ political unrest in several of the Latin American countries has pushed
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Peeling Away The Problem Chiquita dramatically lost profits in the early 1990’s and while the EU’s new policies played a role in contributing to those losses they were not ultimately the cause. After eight years of solid performance Chiquita faltered in 1992‚ reporting a $284 million net loss. This loss was due to many factors‚ including but not limited to‚ the EU’s new policies. In the new regime the European Union enacted quotas on bananas that favored the former island colonies of European
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Summer 2013 Case Report: Blood Bananas: Chiquita in Colombia BUSA 4980 Chiquita Brands international was founded in 1899 after the merger of United Fruit Company and the Boston Fruit Company. As bananas be came more of a staple in every home so do Chiquita Bananas. Bananas are know to mainly grown in tropical places like Central America‚ Africa and Southeast Asia. Chiquita decided to have operations out of Colombia. During this time there was turmoil in Colombia and different terror groups
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1. The Banana Chain: The macro economics of the Banana Trade Adelien van de Kasteele on behalf of IUF Amsterdam‚ February 1998 1. BANANAS: THE PRODUCTION CHAIN In 1996 world production of the most important fruits was around 400 million tons. Bananas compete with grapes for second place behind citrus‚ both accounting for 13-14% of total world fresh fruit production. Banana production has been increasing by around 3% per year over the last decade. Bananas are grown in all tropical regions
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