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Although it is commonly understood that foxconn is responsible for putting them together, it is only once these parts have been manufactured that foxconn enters the equation whatsoever....
Moreover, as firms such as apple and Samsung continue to offer lower-priced tablet phones to a litany of different markets, the range and extent to which developing nations and those who would otherwise be defined as “the poor of the world” can integrate with these technologies will have a dramatic impact with regards to the overall level of fairness and equality that is evidenced concerning technology integration throughout the world....
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Essay
Audits have resulted in various noncompliance findings, such as workers not wearing appropriate personal protective equipment, lack of first-aid supplies and fire detection equipment, or inadequate exit paths for emergency evacuations.... workers involved in the assembling of iPhones, iPads and other devices are said to labor in harsh and difficult conditions, which is according to employees inside most of its plants, advocates of these workers and documents published by companies themselves....
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Research Paper
Among them are; cases of suicide in its suppliers plants in china, low wages for its workers and also poisoning of workers at work.
The overwhelming need for more action made First, the company drafted the supplier code of conduct.... The elements of the code of conduct are; non-discrimination of workers, fair treatment, juvenile protection, freedom of association, working hours and remunerations.... In China, Apple has been accused of allowing underage workers at its facilities....
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Assignment
The present case study "External and Internal Environment of apple Inc" deals with the apple company that was founded in the United States in 1976.... nbsp;… The present paper analyses two general environment forces that affect apple.... nbsp; An attempt has been made to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of apple.... nbsp; A strategy is devised so that apple can take advantage of its biggest strength and benefits from its most lucrative opportunity....
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Case Study
These abuses ranged from offering poor working conditions to its workers, child labor, poor pay, and other forms of human rights abuses in the line of producing the gadgets for Apple Company.... The report indicated that foxconn, a Chinese company that produces most of the Apple products had been involved in major human rights abuses.... On the other hand, rejecting the company's products may force Apple to rethink its strategies and force foxconn to operate in accordance with international labor laws, which will benefit the people working in these factories....
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Assignment
The paper "Designing a Dormitory for Industrial workers in China " discusses that design concepts of the Foxconn dormitory will be presented to the client concept stage.... design that acts like a healing environment which can reduce the health problems and absenteeism of workers by providing a pleasing view of the interior, sufficient natural lighting, better ventilation, and air quality and comfort found in sustainable homes.... This means that Foxconn would still be able to implement sustainable designs in its buildings without sacrifice the health and work experience of its workers....
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Research Proposal
Practices that essentially reduce inventory risks by manufacturing to demand, and ordering the supply chain to be so configured that products are delivered just in time, translate to pressure on the part of the manufacturers and subcontractors to squeeze maximum productivity from workers at the lowest costs.... This, in turn, translates to workers being fired and hired as needed, to conform with changes in demand and in production for various electronic devices, long work hours, low wages, and poor working and living conditions....
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Coursework
This paper ''Theories in Sociology'' tells that managerial theories are used to help managers understand the human nature of their employees at the workplace and help them to develop the best leadership style that suits each category of workers in order to maximize output (Gitman & McDaniel 240).... nbsp; Both McGregor's theories X and Y and William Ouchi theory Z are useful in a work environment to assist the managers to understand their workers as well as helping the workers in the way they perceive the work environment (Ghuman 358)....
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