surrounding the workplace environment at Apple ’s Chinese suppliers. An article in The New York Times publicized unsatisfactory worker conditions‚ which included grueling 24-hour shifts‚ overcrowded dorms‚ exposure to toxic chemicals‚ and horrific explosions. Foxconn Technology Group operates many of the plants in question in Chengdu‚ China. When it comes to customers‚ Apple is said to be a bold innovator that leads the industry into new directions and forces others to follow. However‚ when it comes to the
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why her friend didn’t quit she said nowhere else could she (her friend) make more money and most other jobs do not offer vacation.(Yunyun 11). A Foxconn CEO “compares workers to animals”‚ not meaning to say it in a negative way but it still portrays the inhumanity of these companies. No person should be referenced to an animal. The comment made by the Foxconn CEO stated that “to manage one million animals gives me a headache.”(Murphy). If Apple Inc. is going to preserve its name it is going to have
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and firms across the globe enforce unfair wages so companies can keep the workers from cutting into their earnings. It is also cheaper for companies to dismiss safety protocols in the workplace‚ which eventually leads to workers dying in fires‚ explosions‚ and building collapses. The 2013 Rana Plaza factory disaster killed 1‚139 workers in a building collapse due to the employer’s neglect of safety protocols (Sweatshops). Less money spent on wages‚ factories‚ and general safety regulations equals
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the way we use technology today. The success of Apple has created some challenges that has shed both good and bad light on this billion dollar company. In China we will review some negativity surfacing in the country due to working conditions at Foxconn one of the largest electronic manufacturing companies in the world. In South Korea Apple faces off against Samsung in a major court case concerning patents in which both companies accuse eachother of infringing upon eachothers technology patents
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The iSlavery We iGnore We are very familiar with all of the iProducts such as iPods‚ iPads‚ and iPhones‚ but are you aware of what iSlave means? Probably not. The term iSlave is used by human rights activists to describe the labor conditions at the Apple ’s manufacturing plants in China. Sadly‚ most of us do not even care where and how these products are made as long as we can enjoy the wonders of technology that Apple can provide us. But there is something more behind these dazzled wonders‚ something
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References: Bradsher‚ Keith and Duhigg‚ Charles (2012‚ Jan). How the U.S. Lost Out On iPhone Work. The New York Times Smith‚ Jake (2012‚ August). Apple Intelligence. 9to5mac.com/2012/08/21/fla-apple-and-foxconn Warren‚ Christina (2012‚ Jan). Petitions Demand Apple Improve Foxconn Conditions. news.yahoo.com/petitions-demand-apple-improvements www.fairlabor.org/blog/entry/apple-joins-fla
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19-3Field Incident in Bohai Bay. Ecological Economy. 2013(1). pp155-159. Wartrick‚ L S. Cochran‚ L P. 1985. The Evolution of the Corporate Social Performance Model. Academy of Management Review. 1985‚ Vol‚ 10‚ No. 4‚ pp. 758-769. ‘Steve Jobs says Foxconn in China “not a sweatshop” after worker deaths’‚ The Guardian‚ 2 June 2010‚
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STRAYER UNIVERSITY Arlington Campus Contemporary Business - BUS 508 Assignment # 5 Financial Management Outline: Tech stock companies Apple vs. Samsung March 14‚ 2013 By Natcha R. To Professor. Magies Sizer Select two (2) tech stock companies that attempted to make profits from rising consumer demand after the crash. Analyze how they attempted to make a profit after the crash and discuss any unethical practices. Evaluate the change in consumer demand trends after the crash
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Social Performance of Organizations Bus 475 Social Performances Strayer University 1. Specify the nature‚ structure‚ and types of products or services of Apple‚ and identify two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale. Apple Inc. is a well-known computer manufacturer‚ smartphone and digital devices device maker. Company
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the interest of this appalling revelation of Apple and partners‚ Foxconn and in addition to the explosion of a factory on January 25‚ 2012 that manufactures iPads in Chengdu‚ China‚ which killed four and injured eighteen. This horrifying incident called forth the China Labor Watch to investigate factories of Foxconn in China. China Labor Watch helped a journalist organize a visit to Foxconn to report about working conditions in Foxconn (China Labor Watch 2012). As the crisis escalates‚ Apple executives
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