Event Title
Multinational Corporations and Subcontracting in China: Case study of Apple Inc.
Location
Diamond 153
Start Date
30-4-2015 9:00 AM
End Date
30-4-2015 10:25 AM
Project Type
Presentation- Restricted to Campus Access
Description
This project will focus on multinational corporation's (MNCs) operations in China, looking specifically at Apple. They key factors that will be addressed in the presentation are: how subcontracting influences the treatment and working conditions of labor in smaller production companies; what specific efforts these MNCs have made to ensure that their products are made in facilities that are environmentally sound and respect the rights of the employees; if these MNCs have made specific efforts to shield knowledge of their production from the public eye; how corporations have responded to criticism; and what corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices the MNCs are currently implementing in their company structure.
Faculty Sponsor
Hong Zhang
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. East Asian Studies Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Humanities
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1673
Multinational Corporations and Subcontracting in China: Case study of Apple Inc.
Diamond 153
This project will focus on multinational corporation's (MNCs) operations in China, looking specifically at Apple. They key factors that will be addressed in the presentation are: how subcontracting influences the treatment and working conditions of labor in smaller production companies; what specific efforts these MNCs have made to ensure that their products are made in facilities that are environmentally sound and respect the rights of the employees; if these MNCs have made specific efforts to shield knowledge of their production from the public eye; how corporations have responded to criticism; and what corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices the MNCs are currently implementing in their company structure.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/424