Essays on Sweatshop

Central Issue:

The question to be answered is how Mattel should respond from a strategic standpoint in light of a product recall that involved unsafe toys that were made in China. While the use of offshoring of labor is pervasive in the industry that Mattel works in, there are indeed other options and having “tainted” toys and other products that are used primarily, if not solely, by children is a huge problem for Mattel from a reputation and liability standpoint.

Recommended Course of Action:

Mattel is in a precarious position in that having the toys made in the United States or in other fully developed ...

Introduction . 2

Analysis .. 3 1) Structural Characteristics . 4 2) American Apparel mission statement 5 3) Organizational Structure .. 6 4) Porter’s Competitive Strategy . 7 5) The External Environment 8 6) Stages in the lifecycle, size, and control system .. 9

Recommendations and implementation plans 11

References . 12

1.Executive summary The issue that the American Apparel’s organization is facing is that they have a very unique strategy to run the business more effectively than its competitors; unfortunately, this strategy did not meet the external environment needs. Therefore, they had to lay off hundreds of workers and retooling its production process in ...

Description of the American Apparel’s Corporation

American Apparel is a leading basics brand for young adults and people of all ages, with both wholesale and retail divisions globally. The company was founded in 1989 by Dov Charney, a Canadian man with an interest in vintage American clothing and is known for cutting-edge advertising and product branding. Its operations adage “made in downtown LA” has contributed to significant brand awareness and a cult status worldwide. It is the largest sewing facility in North American with 5000 to 10000 employees. For American Apparel, many factors of the external environment pose a threat to the company, however, with ...

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Human Trafficking

There is a flourishing international trade in human beings. In camps in the jungles and elsewhere, the victims of these “human traders” brutalize, rape and at times kill those who fall prey to them. These groups “service” the needs of businessmen looking to use the cheap labor to maximize their profits (Stoakes, Ranong, and Kelly, 2015). One of the most prevalent forms of the commercial trade in humans is child labor; in places such as Africa, children are used to service the cocoa fields using extremely dangerous implements even in the hands of adults (Food Empowerment Project, 2016). ...

Introduction 3

Executive Summary 3 Ethical Policies of the Company 4 Environmental Policies of the Company 4 Credibility of Ethical and Environmental Claims 6 Conclusion 6

Reference List 8

Introduction Adidas AG is a German global corporation that designs, produces and sells sport goods, including clothing, shoes, and various accessories. This company operates in more than 160 hundreds of countries and employs more than 53 thousand people, generating sales of more than €14 billion (Adidas-group.com, n.d.). The company is known to design clothes that have three parallel bars, which is a typical logo of the company. Adidas was founded in 1924, and today it ...

Thesis statement

Although for the duration of their existence sweatshops have had their economic benefits felt by the locals in the areas of establishments, their negative influence is far reaching and appalling. The evidence of how workers are mistreated in the workshops and subjected to working in environments whose safety is below standard can be deduced from the numerous accidents and deaths taking place in the workshops

A summary of Paul Krugman’s case for cheap labor

In his article “In Praise of Cheap Labor: Bad jobs at bad wages are better than no jobs at all,” Paul Krugman tries to explain how cheap labor has benefited the developing economies. This ...