Research Catalog

Title

Rising above sweatshops : innovative approaches to global labor challenges / edited by Laura P. Hartman, Denis G. Arnold, and Richard E. Wokutch ; forewords by Ken Block, Frank Vogl, and Norman E. Bowie.

Publication

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Arnold, Denis Gordon.
• Hartman, Laura Pincus.
• Wokutch, Richard E.

Description

xxiv, 414 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"This book introduces the current global labor milieu and showcases innovative solutions via original case studies (eg., Nike, Levi Strauss), which demonstrate how multinational enterprises can respect worker rights while benefiting from the economic advantages of a global labor market."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• International business enterprises > Personnel management
• International business enterprises > Moral and ethical aspects > Developing countries
• Social responsibility of business > Developing countries
• Employee rights > Developing countries
• Sweatshops > Developing countries
• Globalization

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-402) and index.

Contents

Foreword / Ken Block -- Foreword / Frank Vogl -- Foreword / Norman E. Bowie -- 1. Rising above sweatshops: An Introduction to the Text and to the Issues / Laura P. Hartman, Denis G. Arnold and Sandra Waddock -- I. Perspectives on Global Labor Practices and Challenges -- 2. The Global Context: Multinational Enterprises, Labor Standards, and Regulation / Jill Murray -- 3. The Economic Context: Grounding Discussions of Economic Change and Labor in Developing Countries / Jonathan D. London -- 4. Philosophical Foundations: Moral Reasoning, Human Rights, and Global Labor Practices / Denis G. Arnold -- 5. Philosophy Applied I: How Nongovernmental Organizations and Multinational Enterprises Can Work Together to Protect Global Labor Rights / Michael A. Santoro -- 6. Philosophy Applied II: Total Responsibility Management / Sandra Waddock and Charles Bodwell -- II. Program Studies of Innovation in the Management of Global Labor Challenges -- 7. Nike, Inc.: Corporate Social Responsibility and Workplace Standard Initiatives in Vietnam / Laura P. Hartman and Richard E. Wokutch -- 8. adidas-Salomon: Child Labor and Health and Safety Initiatives in Vietnam and Brazil / Laura P. Hartman, Richard E. Wokutch and J. Lawrence French -- 9. Levi Strauss & Co.: Implementation of Global Sourcing and Operating Guidelines in Latin America / Tara J. Radin -- 10. Dow Chemical Company: Responsible Care Program in Thailand / Richard E. Wokutch -- 11. Pro-Child Institute: Combating Child Labor through Collaborative Partnerships in the Brazilian Shoe Industry / J. Lawrence French and Richard E. Wokutch -- 12. International Labour Organization: Factory Improvement Programme / Ivanka Mamic and Charles Bodwell -- 13. Chiquita Brands International, Inc.: Values-Based Management and Corporate Responsibility in Latin America / Tara J. Radin.

ISBN

1567206182 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2003052901

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries