this module‚ we will 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
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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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1. Do you agree with the 11thUS Court of Appeals ruling that cleared Chiquita of any liability for the victims killed by the paramilitary group that Chiquita funded? Construct an ethical argument that supports your view. I disagree with the Court’s decision to clear Chiquita of any responsibility for killings committed by the militant groups in Columbia that were supported financially by the U.S. based company. The application of the 1789 Alien Tort Statute is questionable because the judge found
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Extorting Chiquita Chiquita Brands International Inc. headquartered in Cincinnati‚ Ohio‚ was a leading international marketer and distributor of high-quality fresh produce that was sold under the Chiquita premium brand and related trademarks. Banadex‚ a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands‚ was responsible for managing Chiquita’s extensive plantation holdings in Columbia and its most profitable international operation. Chiquita had been operating fruit plantations in Columbia for nearly 100 years
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Executive Summary This report details several international management problems that Chiquita has been faced with over the past two decades. Many of these problems are to do with the company’s previously poor image when it came to Corporate and Social responsibility. Over the years Chiquita faced many accusations about the conditions workers were faced with at many of their facilities in Latin America and have also had their environmental policies questioned many times in the press. The company
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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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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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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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MEMO To: Chiquita Brands International Introduction: For the subject choosing a strategy to overcome effects of EU’s banana policy‚ I have gone through the whole issue of EU’s banana policy and its effects on the banana business of Latin America in general and Chiquita Brands International in particular. I have also analyzed the way the whole issue has been approached by the company and tried to formulate a plan that may prove successful for the company. Since the present problem is a serious
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1. What is? Chiquita is a banana production company established in United States‚ grows their Banana in Colombia. The main ethical issue is that‚ Chiquita involvement in payment to terrorist organization in Colombia. Stakeholder analysis Top level management – that is CEO of the company who owns the power‚ Pays money to the terrorist organization for the protection of company’s employees working in outsource country. Employees / families of employees –due to urgency‚ employees are working in those
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