Executive Summary This report details several international management problems that Chiquita has been faced with over the past two decades. Many of these problems are to do with the company’s previously poor image when it came to Corporate and Social responsibility. Over the years Chiquita faced many accusations about the conditions workers were faced with at many of their facilities in Latin America and have also had their environmental policies questioned many times in the press. The company
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terrorist groups doing ruthless acts for their own profits. A company named Chiquita fell victim to a couple of Colombian terrorist groups from 1997 up to 2004. The two groups were oppositions of one another and wanted payment in exchange for not killing employees of the company. Chiquita decided to pay the money payments which totaled about $1.7 million‚ thinking it was the right decision for the company as well as employees. Chiquita choice to pay the terrorist groups is not justified because this act
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round. Since the introduction of the cultivated banana onto the US market 100 years ago‚ banana trade has increased rapidly. Currently‚ about 20% of total production is entering world trade. World trade is dominated by three companies‚ Dole Foods‚ Chiquita Brands and Fresh Del Monte Produce‚ with over 100 years’ presence in banana plantation production in Central America and Colombia‚ and together controlling 65% of world exports. They are followed by the Ecuatorian company Noboa‚ which controls
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Adam Cooper Chiquita should not have agreed to make payments to the terrorist group in order to protect its employees. The Colombian group has been responsible for making threats and murdering the local citizens and by Chiquita giving monetary payments the group continues to exist. Chiquita is supporting a group that has violently attacked citizens of Colombia. Not only does the company want to follow the ethical principle of promoting personal morality but also comply with legal requirements. The
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It is apparent that Chiquita has made efforts to be socially responsible. Visible through their homepage which highlights social responsibility‚ sustainability‚ innovation‚ and community involvement as it key public strategies. However‚ cooperating with eco-warriors‚ social activists and unions has come to little avail for the international Banana supplier. While trying to improve their social reputation‚ Chiquita’s competition has been outselling their product to retailers; retailers are not recognizing
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this module‚ we will analyze the Chiquita Banana terrorism case and apply legal‚ ethical‚ and international perspectives‚ as well as analyze the managerial and public policy implications of Chiquita’s actions. Contents •Background - Chiquita Banana Terrorism Case •Legal Perspectives •Ethical Perspectives •International Perspectives •Managerial and Public Policy Implications •Conclusion •References Background - Chiquita Banana Terrorism Case Chiquita Brands International‚ the well-known
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1 a) Buyers have high power in the banana industry because they choose the company that has the best customer service and the lowest prices to stock in their stores. This means that the supermarkets can directly impact who has the most market shares in the industry. b) Suppliers have low power in the banana industry because they are at the mercy of the buyers‚ FDA‚ government import laws‚ and mother nature. All these factors creates little control for the supplies‚ and anyone thing can destroy
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Extorting Chiquita Chiquita Brands International Inc. headquartered in Cincinnati‚ Ohio‚ was a leading international marketer and distributor of high-quality fresh produce that was sold under the Chiquita premium brand and related trademarks. Banadex‚ a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands‚ was responsible for managing Chiquita’s extensive plantation holdings in Columbia and its most profitable international operation. Chiquita had been operating fruit plantations in Columbia for nearly 100 years
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Chiquita in Columbia I. Overview of the Issue In 1997‚ executives at Chiquita Brands Banadex were faced with a very serious ethical dilemma‚ which would severely impact the future of the company. The executives were confronted by the leader of one of the most powerful terrorist groups in the state of Columbia and the company had a significant choice to make; Chiquita could pay the terrorist group a penny for every dollar of bananas exported in return for the safety of their employees or they
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1. Do you agree with the 11thUS Court of Appeals ruling that cleared Chiquita of any liability for the victims killed by the paramilitary group that Chiquita funded? Construct an ethical argument that supports your view. I disagree with the Court’s decision to clear Chiquita of any responsibility for killings committed by the militant groups in Columbia that were supported financially by the U.S. based company. The application of the 1789 Alien Tort Statute is questionable because the judge found
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