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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terrorist groups doing ruthless acts for their own profits. A company named Chiquita fell victim to a couple of Colombian terrorist groups from 1997 up to 2004. The two groups were oppositions of one another and wanted payment in exchange for not killing employees of the company. Chiquita decided to pay the money payments which totaled about $1.7 million‚ thinking it was the right decision for the company as well as employees. Chiquita choice to pay the terrorist groups is not justified because this act
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Analysis: Litigation & Chiquita This case study deals primarily with the issue of litigation. The case study focuses especially on litigation concerned with U.S. companies being held accountable in U.S. courts for their actions and influences in foreign countries. The main company highlighted within the case study is Chiquita‚ the largest employer of banana workers in Latin America. This analysis will dive deeper into the actual issue of litigation and will focus on the Alien Tort Statute
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BUSA 4980 10/24/12 Case analysis Blood Bananas: Chiquita in Columbia As learned in class‚ the advantages of international business are great‚ but so are the risks. Some of the risks involve ethical issues as the ones Chiquita faced doing business in Columbia. Chiquita was the first to successfully internationalize banana trade; Chiquita did so by paying special attention to retail development and followed industry trends. Their competitive advantage was acquired when the company revolutionalized
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Case Write-up for Blood Bananas What do you think were root causes for Chiquita’s actions in Columbia? 1. First of all‚ they don’t want to do business in unstable environment. The terrorism groups need that money to do violence‚ so Chiquita can do business in peace. It is a business to exchange peace by money. 2. The local government and its army cannot protect the company’s land and employees. These reasons cause Chiquita to pay money to the terrorism groups. Do you think Chiquita
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FULFILLED‚ THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 95 MAY APPLY . THE FUNCTION OF THAT PROVISION IS TO COVER ALL FORMS OF INDIRECT TAX PROTECTION IN THE CASE OF PRODUCTS WHICH‚ WITHOUT BEING SIMILAR WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 95‚ ARE NEVERTHELESS IN COMPETITION‚ EVEN PARTIAL‚ INDIRECT OR POTENTIAL COMPETITION‚ WITH EACH OTHER . Parties IN CASE 184/85 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES‚ REPRESENTED BY ENRICO TRAVERSA‚ A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION’ S LEGAL DEPARTMENT‚ WITH AN ADDRESS
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Adam Cooper Chiquita should not have agreed to make payments to the terrorist group in order to protect its employees. The Colombian group has been responsible for making threats and murdering the local citizens and by Chiquita giving monetary payments the group continues to exist. Chiquita is supporting a group that has violently attacked citizens of Colombia. Not only does the company want to follow the ethical principle of promoting personal morality but also comply with legal requirements. The
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Chiquita in Columbia I. Overview of the Issue In 1997‚ executives at Chiquita Brands Banadex were faced with a very serious ethical dilemma‚ which would severely impact the future of the company. The executives were confronted by the leader of one of the most powerful terrorist groups in the state of Columbia and the company had a significant choice to make; Chiquita could pay the terrorist group a penny for every dollar of bananas exported in return for the safety of their employees or they
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Case Study 5: Chiquita Sticks Its Bananas Out 1. ON ETHICS: Why has Chiquita chosen to be proactive along a number of CSR dimensions? Chiquita was proactive to a number of CSR dimensions in order to build strong relationships with local farmers‚ environmental organizations and communities. The history of Chiquita has involved several negative issues of the company implementing improper behavior toward employees and the farming community. In hopes to correct this bad reputation‚ Chiquita conducted
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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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