Attacking the roots : Shiraishi Garments Company and an evolving thicket of business ethics in China / Bin Jiang, Patrick J. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jiang, Bin, active 2007, author.

Murphy, Patrick J. (Patrick James), author.

Series:

SAGE Knowledge. Cases.

SAGE Knowledge. Cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor--Moral and ethical aspects--China--Case studies.

Labor.

Social responsibility of business--China--Case studies.

Social responsibility of business.

Clothing factories--Moral and ethical aspects--China--Case studies.

Clothing factories.

Labor--Moral and ethical aspects.

China.

Clothing factories--Moral and ethical aspects--Japan--Case studies.

Japan.

Shiraishi Garments Company--Management.

Shiraishi Garments Company.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : NeilsonJournals Publishing, 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This case examines management underpinnings of conducting socially purposeful business in contexts where the labor conditions and ethics are questionable. Shiraishi Garments Company was a Japanese entrepreneurial venture in the clothing industry that evolved into a highly successful multinational company. After its supply chain had extended into China, some ethical labor issues emerged. The decision point is focused squarely on the company's CEO, who must deal with conflicting forces stemming from his personal values and professional responsibilities. In exploring the issues, the case illustrates business risks of superficial standards auditing of international operations. The case also describes how multinational firms are often part of the problem and the solution when it comes to ethical labor issues. On these grounds, the case study reveals some alternative approaches to the audit model based on more meaningful partnerships. Implications pertain to successful and ethical supply chain relationships between foreign entrepreneurial firms and the developing economic systems they enter.

Notes:

Originally Published InJiang, B., & Murphy, P. J. (2007). Attacking the roots: Shiraishi Garments Company and an evolving thicket of business ethics in China. Journal of Business Ethics Education, 4(1), 135-146. JBEE4-0CS1.

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ISBN:

9781526460837

OCLC:

1089140788

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