LEGAL & ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS INDIVIDUAL ETHICS ANALYSIS TO: XXXXXXXX FROM: XXXXXXXXXX RE: Business Ethics Analysis: Employment of Underage Workers by Nike DATE: August 28‚ 2014 I. FACTS For decades international companies‚ such as Nike Corporation (Nike)‚ have been highly criticized for employing children under the age of 18 in overseas factories‚ resulting in an ethical dilemma. Nike manufactures a wide-range of sports products including shoes‚ apparel‚ and equipment in
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looking for a way to cut costs and increase profits. Many companies that manufacture clothes use sweatshops‚ which allow for cheap labor costs and few rules controlling working conditions and overtime regulations. Many clothing and footwear companies have been linked to these sweatshops‚ where the working conditions are so bad that in some cases the workers will commit suicide at work. Sweatshops will usually exist in countries that have few laws in place that protect the workers or the environment
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Sweatshops are manufacturing workplaces which treat its workers inhumanely‚ paying low wages‚ imposing harsh and unsafe working conditions‚ demanding levels of performance that are harmful to the workers and child labour. These are generally formed in developing nations and third world countries where the cost to employ labour is far cheaper than the cost to employ capital. Even though they are extensively used in most industries‚ they are infamous for their exploitation in the garment industry.
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Hitting the Wall: Nike and International Labor Practice BY SEASON ISSUE DEFINITION How do Nike do the international labor practice effectly? SITUATION ANALYSIS In the mid-1990s Nike‚ one of the world’s most successful footwear company‚ is hit by a spate of alarmingly bad publicity. After years of high-profile media attention as the company that can "just do it". Nike is suddenly being portrayed as a firm that relies on low-cost‚ exploited labor in
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Sweatshops: Economical v. Ethical As corporate social responsibility is being widely implemented and scrutinized among society‚ sweatshops have become a controversial topic. Many view sweatshops as an unethical practice of corporations. However‚ it may not be perceived the same to others. Globalized companies take advantage of the cheaper labor costs when issuing their factories in countries such as: Bangladesh‚ Malaysia‚ and Thailand. Though child labor‚ low worker pay and poor working conditions
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Introduction When the discovery of sweatshop practices and human rights exploitation surfaced in the 1990s‚ Nike was forced to review and change its operations in order to please the expanding group of conscientious customers who are concerned with the conditions under which the products are manufactured (Suehle‚ 2011). The pressure for change resulted in Nike’s decision to integrate corporate and social responsibility (CSR) into its business operations. Since then‚ Nike has acknowledged the importance
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NIKE Executive Summary Nike Inc. founded in 1962 by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight was first named Blue Ribbon sports. Their goal was to distribute high quality Japanese athletic shoes to American consumers in an attempt to compete with Germany’s domination of the athletic wear at that time (Adidas and Puma). Nike manufactures and distributes athletic shoes at every marketable price point to the global market. More than 40% of sales come from athletic apparel and sports equipment
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Discrimination or Fair Employment Practices? Chamberlain College of Nursing Cultural Diversity in the Professions SOCS350 August 1‚ 2013 Is it Discrimination or Fair Employment Practices? How can a company defend their position when they are making choices to promote employees? Should a company have to be put in a position to defend their choice of an employee that has received a promotion? Maria (a female of Latino ancestry) has filed a grievance at her current place of employment because she was
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Leadership Ethics Introduction When a business becomes a multinational organization through outsourcing to third world countries‚ it has the moral responsibility of assessing the impact to any potential country and its people and ensuring its standards‚ policies‚ and practices are clearly defined in order to avoid violating human rights and ridicule. This will prevent future damages as a result of having to correct unethical behavior in business practices. There are a number of businesses who
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1) Which criticisms leveled against Nike do you consider to be "fair"? Explain. Nike ’s corporate practices are good indicators that the company is only interested in exploiting low wages in third world countries. This is indicated by investing in these countries through worker training or human resource investment but has continually shifted its operation to the country with a lower wage. Nike is in control of its subcontractors They dictate the price of a shoe and the cost of operation to
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