Levis and China

Prerequisite One: Clean Hands Doctrine

This is a concept in both Civil and Roman law that all parties to a suit or an argument come to the table with "clean hands" (in other words, no secret guilts and no hidden agendas) ("Global"). This is essential for Levis because its stated reason for leaving China -- human rights violations -- is suspect.

In the past, when Levis had found suppliers and/or vendors in its foreign operations that failed to live up to a human rights code the company took action. According to the case, this code of ethics was brought about because the company felt that it had been "lax in keeping informed about conditions for employees at its overseas factories" ("Levi's", p. 104). This code, said to be the first of its kind for a multinational corporation (MNC) covered "employee working conditions, labor relations, environmental impact, and regular inspection for compliance" ("Levi's", p. 104). The implication in the case is that we should

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al practice, still much remains to be done about it. In fact, many Chinese admire counterfeiting and believe it should be allowed. Perhaps more disconcerting to outside firms is that contractual agreements often prove to be worthless (Chapter 1, p. 22). This confirmed lack of respect for branding suggests that Levis would do better to concentrate its efforts on countries that subscribe to more accepted intellectual copyright practices. The final prerequisite to be suggested to Levis is to be certain of its expansion goals. Levis tells us that most of its profits come from outside the United States. Because of that, it does make sense to manufacture clothing outside of the United States. However, within the ASEAN marketplace targeted, there are other Southeast Asian countries where labor is available (not at 12 cents an hour) and where intellectual property rights are more firmly enforced than in China. Question 3: The challenge with interpreting this question is to first determine "which decision?" The case study mentions several that merit discussions. Decision A: To leave China because of alleged or apparent human rights violations or to remain? Decision B: Will an "Aspiration Statement" be of benefit or w
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Approximate Word count = 1882
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page)

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