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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In the late 1990s‚ a trade dispute erupted between the United States and several European countries over a popular fruit – bananas. At issue was whether or not‚ under World Trade Organization rules‚ the Europeans had the right to give preference to fruit imported from their former colonies. When the colonial era came to a close in the 1950s and 60s‚ Britain‚ France‚ and Italy signed trade agreements with their former colonies in the Caribbean‚ Africa‚ and the Pacific. Their purpose was to help
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process of observing a banana‚ involuntary recurrent memories and repressed thoughts and emotions were recalled into my consciousness. Banana is an ordinary produce that if one devotes time to observe and analyze‚ he or she might discover that it associates with much more than just monkeys. With that being said‚ my observations of the banana directed my consciousness towards the sensation‚ perception‚ and thoughts of my inner process. The most obvious characteristics of a banana are its color and shape
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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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1. How strong Chiquita Bananas was before the trade war began? Chiquita Bananas (and its predecessor United Fruit Company UFC) was very strong before the trade war began. They have been one of the front bearers of the banana industry and dominated the international banana trade and affected the economic and social conditions of the Caribbean and Latin America. The following points illustrate Chiquita Bananas position before the trade war: • They were the largest supplier of banana in the world with
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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 the banana trade by using
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agricultural products‚ the banana is the fourth most important food product within the least developed countries‚ being the staple food for some 400 million people (1). Of all the fruits‚ it holds first place by production volume and is amongst the five most consumed fruits on the planet (2). Some 1‚000 varieties of banana trees have been identified in more than 150 countries‚ producing around 105 to 120 million tonnes (Mt) of fruit a year. There are two main families: the sweet banana or “fruit”‚ essentially
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Donivino 1/8/13 Can Animals Think? Adorable‚ what comes to mind when you think of this word? Some might think of puppies‚ dogs‚ rabbits‚ cats‚ dolphins‚ or maybe even monkeys. But have you ever considered intelligence as a characteristic of these animals? Few have‚ even though the animal shows evidence of intelligence every day. Of course animals aren’t as intelligent as humans but we both share common
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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 or its managers
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Instructions: Based on the following information‚ assess where and when cryptography is needed within a typical IT infrastructure to be in compliance with policies and laws. Data and information are important assets of Richman Investments. These assets must be protected from loss of integrity‚ confidentiality‚ or availability and must be in compliance with Richman’s policies and state and federal laws. Data classification: Confidential. This refers to highly sensitive data‚ such as client
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