With the case study Apple and Its Suppliers: Corporate Social…

DeanAntelopePerson854 With the case study Apple and Its Suppliers: Corporate Social…With the case study Apple and Its Suppliers: Corporate Social Responsibility, taking careful note of examples and explanations of Apple’s views on corporate social responsibility, countries involved in the supply chain, and whom the public held responsible for the ethical violations. Specifically, you must address the following:Key Points: Briefly summarize key points that the case raises, such as who was involved; key problems and concerns identified; and questions about corporate social responsibility, public opinion, and/or international business.Corporate Social Responsibility: Explain how corporate social responsibility, specifically related to employee treatment, is important to a business.Public Opinion: Explain how the media and public opinion influenced the situation and what lessons a business practitioner can learn from Apple’s experience with how the media and the public can impact business.International Business: The case states that although the concerns regarding poor employee treatment were related to events at manufacturing facilities such as Foxconn and Pegatron, the concerns regarding corporate social responsibility fell to Apple. Explain what this can teach business professionals about international business and supply chain management.Labor Practices: Compare the advantages and disadvantages of commonly used labor practices in international business.The Road Ahead: The end of the case raises a few questions regarding how Apple should proceed. On the basis of what you have learned in this module and throughout the course, explain how you think Apple should have proceeded following the incident outlined in the case and why. Make sure to use evidence from course and/or external resources to support your response.In a Microsoft Word DOC.Image transcription textPage 7 9B16M040 Although Apple prepared codes of conductand enforced its suppliers to comply with those standards, in theabsence of day-to-day monitoring, compliance was diff… Show more… Show moreImage transcription textPage 8 9B16M040 EXHIBIT 1: APPLE’S NET SALES AND NETINCOME, 2008-2014 (IN US$ MILLIONS) 200,000 – Net salesNet income 180,000 160,000 140,000 120,000 100,0… Show more… Show moreImage transcription textPage 6 9B16M040 impossible to avoid in cases like this, but theydid pose a fourth set of challenges faced by Apple: Did it want tosatisfy its harshest critics, or was it enough to please a … Show more… Show moreImage transcription textPage 5 9B16M040 chain management expert, realized the needfor supply chain diversity to reduce the dependence on a singlesupplier and to spread risks.” Furthermore, som… Show more… Show moreImage transcription textPage 4 9B16M040 doing as much as Apple does to ensure fair andsafe working conditions, to discover and investigate problems, tofix and follow through when issues arise, and to provid… Show more… Show moreImage transcription textPage 3 9B16M040 its large size, Foxconn, as an original designmanufacturer (ODM) had long been an unfamiliar name in thepublic eye, chiefly because it did not produce its own b… Show more… Show moreImage transcription textPage 2 9B16M040 THE SMARTPHONE INDUSTRY In 2014,more than 1.2 billion smartphone devices were sold worldwide,for combined revenues of more than $380 billion.&qu… Show more… Show moreImage transcription textW16147 APPLE AND ITS SUPPLIERS: CORPORATE SOCIALRESPONSIBILITY Sun Hye Lee, Michael J. Mol, and Kamel Mellahiwrote this case solely to provide material for class disc… Show more… Show more BusinessBusiness – Other