KITCHEN BEST: ETHICS WHEN DOING CROSS-BROUNDARY BUSINESS IN SOUTHERN CHINA CASE SUMMARY * Brief background and context Henry Chan‚ inherited Kitchen Best Appliance Co. Ltd---a home electrical appliance company from his father Chan Dong-hwa‚ is facing the challenge of establishing a more efficient internal control mechanisms of the company to ensure its future success. Kitchen Best Appliance Co. Ltd belongs to small- and medium-sized enterprises and is based in Hong Kong with its own manufacturing
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Kitchen Best: Ethics when Doing Cross-Boundary Business in Southern China Case Summary Brief background and context: Kitchen Best is a Hong Kong-based electrical-appliance company founded by Chan Dong-hwa‚ who ran business with a paternalistic style. The company has a manufacturing facility in Guangdong and sells its wares to customers around the world. Henry Chan‚ the newly appointed CEO‚ has ambitious plans for business. He brought a more Western style to company and aimed to double the company’s
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Kitchen Best Analysis University of Maryland University College Introduction Kitchen Best Appliance Company must immediately address the ethical‚ cultural‚ legal and poor business practices in order for the company to remain in business. If the company continues to turn a blind eye to such behaviors as bribes‚ nepotism‚ illegal behavior and reckless endangerment to customer the company will only continue to find itself in a position that leaves it vulnerable
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Most of the SME proprietors like to run the business with paternalistic style‚ with simple structures to operate‚ especially the Chinese family business. They are founded the business based on personal experiences and try to do eveything hands on at the start up of the business. The focus of SME normally will put on growth of business and market expansion. Therefore‚ they will feel difficuties to oversee all the factory operation and different job function as the business grows. At this phase‚ the
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points to make this section 15/15 based upon your re-draft. Henry Chan‚ who is the CEO of Kitchen Best‚ has set some ambitious targets for the business in 2008. However‚ his plan suffered a setback when a series of crises happened in 2010. These incidents involved in serious management problems such as personal gains made at the expense of the company and kickbacks offered and accepted between Kitchen Best and its partners. Symptoms Deep rooted practices of kickbacks‚ bribing and corruption: Accepting
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Introduction In 2008 Henry Chan took over as CEO of Kitchen Best Appliance Co.‚ Ltd. (KB) from his father‚ Chan Dong-hwa. As Chan relied heavily on his senior management for daily operations in China‚ so did Henry. In his determination to double the business of the small to medium size (SME) appliance company by expansion into Western Europe and America‚ Henry tended to look the other way when it came to unethical behavior oh his senior management. He chalked the ethical differences up to cultural
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For the exclusive use of M. Hossain rP os t HKU948 SAY GOO op yo KITCHEN BEST: ETHICS WHEN DOING CROSSBOUNDARY BUSINESS IN SOUTHERN CHINA I believe you need to set big goals that challenge people to get big results. - Henry Chan‚ chief executive‚ Kitchen Best tC Kitchen Best Appliance Co. Ltd was a home electrical appliances company based in Hong Kong with its own manufacturing plant in Guangdong province. The company was founded by Hong Kong businessman Chan Dong-hwa. In 2008‚ Chan handed
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2014-3-95-019 Syeda Hamida Linda ID: 2014-3-95-109 Submission date: 13/3/2015 Kitchen Best Case Study Ethics when doing cross-boundary business in Southern China Kitchen’s Best Case Summary: Chan Dong-hwa After graduating from secondary school‚ worked at different electronic factories and became manager of a home appliances factory. Found Kitchen Best Appliance at the age of 35. In the early days after Kitchen Best was established‚ Mr Chan personally oversaw all aspects of the business‚ and
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Recommendation report Introduction During 2010‚ Kitchen Best Appliance Co. Ltd was experiencing various problems with inappropriate business practices. Top management has raised concern about these problems and they should be addressed so that Kitchen Best can achieve a sustainable expansion. The crises reveal that there is internal and external misconduct by the top management and company’s business partners. Company may suffer losses and commit an offense if no immediate action is taken to prevent
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Orleans is a city well known for its culture and flavor that is unlike anything any other city can offer. It boasts a variety of traditions‚ cultures‚ music and most importantly‚ food. Soul Kitchen by Poppy Z. Brite contributes to the New Orleans flavor by highlighting the food aspect of the culture. Soul Kitchen illustrates how food is not only an important part of New Orleans but is part of the soul of the city‚ hence the title. While many are not as well versed in the culinary field as Brite is
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