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Can Lean Manufacturing Put an End to Sweatshops?

Harvard Business

To examine this possibility, I conducted research on recent developments in Nike Inc’s apparel supply chain with Jens Hainmueller of Stanford University and Richard M. In the mid-2000s, Nike embarked on a program to introduce lean manufacturing to its apparel suppliers in the developing world. Locke of Brown University.

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We Studied 38 Incidents of CEO Bad Behavior and Measured Their Consequences

Harvard Business

21% involved a sexual affair or relations with a subordinate, contractor, or consultant. For example, news stories today continue to reference former American Apparel CEO Dov Charney’s odd behavior of walking around the company’s offices in his underwear, even though it was first reported over 10 years ago.

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