Title Attacking the roots : Shiraishi Garments Company and an evolving thicket of business ethics in China / Bin Jiang, Patrick J. Murphy

Published London : NeilsonJournals Publishing, 2007

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Series SAGE Knowledge. Cases SAGE Knowledge. Cases Summary This case examines management underpinnings of conducting socially purposeful business in contexts where the labor conditions and ethics are questionable. Shiraishi Garments Company was a Japanese entrepreneurial venture in the clothing industry that evolved into a highly successful multinational company. After its supply chain had extended into China, some ethical labor issues emerged. The decision point is focused squarely on the company's CEO, who must deal with conflicting forces stemming from his personal values and professional responsibilities. In exploring the issues, the case illustrates business risks of superficial standards auditing of international operations. The case also describes how multinational firms are often part of the problem and the solution when it comes to ethical labor issues. On these grounds, the case study reveals some alternative approaches to the audit model based on more meaningful partnerships. Implications pertain to successful and ethical supply chain relationships between foreign entrepreneurial firms and the developing economic systems they enter Notes Originally Published InJiang, B., & Murphy, P. J. (2007). Attacking the roots: Shiraishi Garments Company and an evolving thicket of business ethics in China. Journal of Business Ethics Education, 4(1), 135-146. JBEE4-0CS1 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on XML content Subject Shiraishi Garments Company -- Management Labor -- Moral and ethical aspects -- China -- Case studies Social responsibility of business -- China -- Case studies Clothing factories -- Moral and ethical aspects -- China -- Case studies Clothing factories -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Japan -- Case studies Clothing factories Labor -- Moral and ethical aspects Management Social responsibility of business China Genre/Form Case studies Case studies. Études de cas. Form Electronic book Author Murphy, Patrick J. (Patrick James), author. ISBN 9781526460837 1526460831

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