issues of its suppliers. 2) IKEA was facing a harsh issue due to the secretly using of child labors by IKEA’s supplier‚ thus‚ IKEA had to find a way to deal with the problem and give a appropriate answer to public and its consumers. 3) Marianne Barner: business area manager for carpets at IKEA. She had to solve the issues about child labor of IKEA’s suppliers. Ingvar Kamprad: the founder of IKEA Rangan Exports: one of IKEA’s suppliers that was using child labors. 4) IKEA had sent a legal
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IKEA case 1) Marianne Barner‚ IKEA business area manager for Carpets‚ should definitely accept the invitation to appear on the upcoming broadcast of the German video program. Indian rugs account for a small part of IKEA`s turnover‚ maintaining IKEA’s reputation‚ brand and image is imperative. Thus‚ Barner must act according to Item 8 of “A Furniture Dealer`s Testament” – “Taking responsibility – A Privilege”. During the video program Miss Barner must admit in calm and cooperative way even when
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IKEA’s Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor The long term strategy recommended for IKEA If I were Marianne Barner‚ I would use the following strategies regarding IKEA’s continued operations in India. * Avoiding social and environmental issues since from the beginning as when these issues emerge. In my opinion‚ avoiding the issues at the beginning is the best strategy in the long run. If the problems occur‚ it may affect immediately to the sales and damage the company’s
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while seeking growth opportunities. In the case‚ “Ikea’s Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor‚” the stakeholders identified are Marianne Barner a business area manager for carpets with Ikea‚ child workers who may have been used to produce Indian rugs by suppliers‚ other suppliers‚ shareholders and employees of Ikea. Marianne Barner is a stakeholder who was faced with a tough decision on how to address the issue of child labor in the production of rugs made for Ikea by suppliers
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9-906-414 REV: NOVEMBER 14‚ 2006 CHRISTOPHER A. BARTLETT VINCENT DESSAIN ANDERS SJÖMAN IKEA’s Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (A) In May 1995‚ Marianne Barner faced a tough decision. After just two years with IKEA‚ the world’s largest furniture retailer‚ and less than a year into her job as business area manager for carpets‚ she was faced with the decision of cutting off one of the company’s major suppliers of Indian rugs. While such a move would disrupt supply and
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To: Marianne Barner (Business Area Manager for Carpets) From: Alyssa Fukumoto Date: 9/16/2014 Re: IKEA Global Sourcing Challenge Marianne‚ I understand IKEA encountered an issue with Rangan Exports‚ one of IKEA’s major suppliers‚ being exposed as using child labor. This was after Rangan Exports had just signed a contract forbidding the use of child labor. The German television that aired the documentary did so in attempts to accuse child labor exploitation and tarnish the brand’s reputation
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IKEA’s Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (A) 1) How should Marinanne Barner respond to the invitation for IKEA to have a representative appear in the upcoming broadcast of the German Video program? Two months after being hired as a business manager of carpets and rugs‚ Barner already had to face that kind of problem. Indeed‚ in 1994‚ a Swedish television broadcasted a documentary showing children working at weaving looms in Pakistan. IKEA was the only famous
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IKEA’s Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (A) and (B) Questions to the (A) case: 1. Marianna Barner should decline the invitation for IKEA to have a representative appear on the upcoming forecast of the German video program. The producers of the documentary invited them to take part in a live discussion during the airing‚ and while this offer does sound beneficial for IKEA to educate the public and the producers of the current efforts taken to fight child labor‚ it would not be
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half-brothers. Mr. Dennis Cooke‚ the biological father resides in the city of Portsmouth‚ according to Ms. Barner. She reported he has had engagement in Dennis’ life‚ but he is currently incarcerated due to his failure to pay child support. Dennis obeys some rules. Dennis is sometime subject to appropriate consequences for bad behavior and sometimes receives appropriate rewards for good behavior. Ms. Barner reported she usually withholds Dennis’ allowance and cell phone when he fails to comply with the rules
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hand. Our immediate concern is how the workplace will change as the twenty-first century unfolds. After all‚ the workplace is where you will spend half (or more) of your nonsleep life in the years to come. Management consultant and futurist Robert Barner foresees seven major changes that promise to challenge managers and employees. As a departure point for this chapter‚ let us highlight each Barner’s major workplace changes. 1. The virtual organisation. Thanks to modem telecommunications and computer
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