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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In 2010 Accenture produced a report in collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact titled‚ "A New Era of Sustainability: CEO reflections on progress to date‚ challenges ahead and the impact of the journey towards a sustainable economy." The major finding: that 93 percent of the 766 CEOs believed that sustainability will be important or very important to the future success of their company. That’s the good news. The challenge is the reality of operationalizing this critical business strategy
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Sadu Group X 1. Define the main issues presented in the case. Individual perception on ethics Individual ethics vs. group ethics How group ethics influence behavior of individuals and other way around How lack of leadership and group ethics influence behavior of individuals towards Sadhu and within companies How lack of leadership and group ethics influence behavior of individuals within the companies Necessity for CSR frameworks 2. Evaluate how the key parties acted and what factors
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To what extent do you agree that the main beneficiaries of CSR will always be a firm’s stakeholders rather than its shareholders? Corporate social responsibility has a number of affects for both the stakeholders and shareholders in a business. The effects on both of these will be dependent upon the type of business and the social responsibility programme which they adopt. But who benefits the most? And over time will this always be the same? All firms need to fulfil the needs of their customers
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went up and the workers have to pay with their lives. Some workers even think that taking their own lives is the only way that they can escape these miserable work conditions . “Last year a startling 18 Chinese migrant workers attempted suicide at Foxconn production facilities located in Guangdong‚ Jiangsu and Hebei Provinces. Fourteen
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The Executive MBA Update News from the Columbia Executive MBA Community April 5‚ 2013 A Message from the Dean of Students Dear Students‚ Next week‚ you will receive a personalized link to our annual EMBA-NY student survey. I hope each of you will use the link to share your opinions on the EMBA program with the School. This survey is used each year to gather feedback on areas of critical importance to the student experience‚ inDean of Students Kelley Martin Blanco ‘02 cluding academics‚ operations
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community‚ collaboration‚ trust‚ integrity‚ and inclusion‚” Cisco has been recognized as the “best in the world‚ best for the world” (Jamali‚ 2011). This culture drives corporate social responsibility (CSR). “Giving back to the community is a core differentiating principle of Cisco’s culture; hence‚ CSR was and still is accorded close attention by the CEO and the whole corporation” states George Akiki (Jamali‚ 2011). Since the inception of the PFL‚ these five companies worked towards achieving the
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Title of the Case: Cochlear Hearing Devices: Maintaining Global Leadership Summary of the Case: In‚ 1967‚ Professor Graeme Clark of the University of Melbourne in Australia began researching implantable hearing devices. Having grown up in a home with a deaf father‚ he set out to improve the quality of life for those who could not hear. In 1978‚ his dream led to a significant breakthrough in audiology as a patient surgically receive a 10-channel implantable devices. The operation went well and
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Steven Wallace Case Study #3: The Dannon Company Southern New Hamphire University Due May 19‚ 2013 Introduction Danone‚ Dannon’s parent company‚ was one of the largest health-focused food companies in the world. Danone traced its heritage back to 1919 in Barcelona‚ Spain‚ when Isaac Carasso wanted to create yogurt with inherent health benefits. Through the years and different lines of succession‚ Danone continued to grow‚ but never lost its core vision of providing
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Facts: The Negro plaintiffs in these cases were denied admission schools attended by the white children under the laws requiring or permitting segregation according to race. All the court adhered to the “separate but equal” doctrine and held that the plaintiffs were not admitted to the white schools (except for the plaintiff in the Delaware case). In the instant cases‚ the plaintiffs contend that segregated public schools are not “equal” and they are deprived of the equal protection of the laws.
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