Foxconn and the serial suicide crisis / Jeff Hoi Yan Yeung, Valerie Chun'yan Zhu, David Dong Chen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yeung, Jeff Hoi Yan, author.

Zhu, Valerie Chun'yan, author.

Chen, David Dong, author.

Series:

SAGE Knowledge. Cases.

SAGE Knowledge. Cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suicide--China.

Suicide.

Employee morale--China.

Employee morale.

Quality of work life--China.

Quality of work life.

Foxconn International Holdings Ltd.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : NeilsonJournals Publishing, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Foxconn began its long journey to become a giant original equipment manufacturer in the 1970s and is now the largest multinational electronics contract manufacturer. However, in 2010 its serial employee suicides in China-based plants fell under the media spotlight and attracted worldwide attention. This crisis revealed serial operational problems. The reactions of media, the public, Foxconn's customers and employees, scholars, and the Chinese Government are examined. The case then shows how the serial suicides were caused by operations issues, including labor wage control, and a semi-military management style based on the Taylor paradigm, and how they affected the decision about plant migration. Students are expected to discuss the background of the case, analyze the situation and reactions, learn the operations management issues involved, and recommend corrective actions to address related problems.

Notes:

Originally Published InYeung, J. H. Y., Zhu, V. C., & Chen, D. D. (2014). Foxconn and the serial suicide crisis. Operations Management Education Review, 8(1). OMER8-0CS2.

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ISBN:

9781526462091

OCLC:

1089143349

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