Mini Case Studies Flashcards
1
Q
Apple
A
Exploit workers- 7 suicides (investigation into working conditions and documentaries)
2
Q
Coca-Cola
A
Invested $1.5 billion into Russian economy (training, factories and infrastructure)
3
Q
Venezuela
A
Manufacturing plants- extremely low productivity and rates of return
4
Q
Dyson
A
Moved plant from Wiltshire to Malaysia (cheap labour) - research still in Wiltshire (retained several hundreds of jobs)
2002
5
Q
Honda
A
Swindon
2008- 4,000 employed (in recession laid off workers)