Corporate Social Responsibility – Seminar Work Apple Inc. Current company position including market size/share 90% of the market is controlled by the top 10 manufacturers‚ Apple being the most profitable. During the fourth quarter of 2012‚ Apple took 70% of all profits generated by the smartphone market while Samsung trailed at a distant second with 25%. Q2 2014 – Apple (iOS) controls 11.9% of current smartphone market share whilst Samsung dominates 25.2%‚ however Apple are actually more profitable
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Dollars and Sense. Fleming‚ Ryan. “Microsoft Accused of Using Sweatshop Labor.” Digital Trends. 22‚ 2010 Kristof‚ Nicholas A. “Where Sweatshops are a Dream.” New York Times. Jan. 14‚ 2009. 21 Sept Ojo‚ Bolaji‚ and Charlie Barnhart. "Fallout from the Foxconn suicides." Electronic Engineering Times 1583 (2010): 4 Workers Rights Consortium. Mission. 23 Sept. 2010. <http://www.workersrights.org/about/>.
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Apple is a global giant whose success has been built on outsourcing to a range of other organisations located across the world. How can different organizational theory perspectives assist us in acquiring different understanding of Apple‚ its organizational network and influence? In this essay you must use at least two perspectives to analyze Apple. Introduction In this revolutionised world‚ changes occur rapidly‚ be it in an organized or disorganized way (Henry Veltmeyer 2008). Organisations are
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PESTLE ANALYSIS OF AUTOMOBILE SECTOR OF INDIA: PESTLE Analysis PESTLE Analysis is a simple‚ useful and widely-used tool that helps you understand the "big picture" of your Political‚ Economic‚ Socio-Cultural and Technological‚ Legal and Environmental aspects. As such‚ it is used by business leaders worldwide to build their vision of the future. PESTLE analysis is concerned with the environmental influences on a business. Identifying PESTLE influences is a useful way of summarizing the
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Exploitation of Workers: Causes and Solutions In 2010‚ Foxconn became more famous not for its products but for the series of suicides among its workers in China. At least 14 people died‚ most of whom were adolescents coming from rural areas‚ trying to make more money in order to have a better life. However‚ the exploitation broke their dreams. Exploitation of workers occurs all over the world‚ especially in recent years‚ with lots of workers from less developed areas to the relatively developed
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Written Analysis – Chapters 1 & 2 Christopher Citarella Northwood University MGT4800—Strategic Planning Dr. Kelly Bruning Sunday‚ July 19‚ 2015 Chapter 1 Application Questions Exercises: 1. Go to the Internet and look up one of these company sites: www.walmart.com‚ www.ge.com‚ or www.fordmotor.com. What are some of the key events that would represent the “romantic” perspective of leadership? What are some of the key events that depict the “external control” perspective of leadership
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socially responsible company despite its intrinsic business production pressures (Apple‚ 2013). In January 2012 the New York Times reported poor working conditions at Chinese suppliers‚ particularly in regards to a dozen suicides. “The facilities of Foxconn are fine‚ but the management is poor‚” revealed Zhu Guangbing‚ who organized the investigation (Torres‚ 2012). Critics of Apple note‚ though‚ that half of the suppliers since 2007 have violated the suppliers’
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Part A Executive Summary (one Page) Part B+ Part C + Part D= Max 8 pages Part B (imp) Q. Cisco is committing to produce Viking at a single source Foxconn. Moreover‚ the Viking production mostly takes place within two-hour driving distance of the Hong Kong fulfillment center. “Cisco ran the risk of being overly dependent on a single supplier and whatever financial and operational constraints it had”. What are the potential risk factors in and around Hong Kong? Some risk factors are natural disasters
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underage workers and long shift timing without proper breaks. In the past as well‚ there were some horror stories about Foxconn‚ one of the world’s biggest electronic components manufacturers‚ whose major clients include Acer‚ Apple‚ and Amazon‚ and how they mistreated their workers. But the region is brimming with countless numbers of factories operated by lesser known firms that Foxconn may not be the worst perpetrator. Human rights group China Labor Watch is trying to raise the issue of unethical labor
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Acer Incorporated Company profile Acer Incorporated – company profile 2 SOMO Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations Policies and business overview - General characteristics Acer has constantly pursued the goal of breaking the barriers between people and technology. Focused on marketing its brand-name IT products around the globe‚ Acer ranks as the world’s No. 3 vendor for total PCs and No. 2 for notebooks‚ with the fastest
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