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Multinational Corporations and the Impact of Public Advocacy on Corporate Strategy [electronic resource] : Nestle and the Infant Formula Controversy / by S. Prakash Sethi.

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Multinational Corporations and the Impact of Public Advocacy on Corporate Strategy: Nestlé and the Infant Formula Controversy presents an in-depth analysis of the infant formula controversy and the resulting international boycott of Nestlé products launched by various social activist groups and ch...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Sethi, S. Prakash
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1994.
Series:Issues in business ethics ; 6.
Subjects:
Philosophy (General)
Ethics.
Economic policy.
Economics.
Social sciences.
Table of Contents:
  • I
  • The Setting
  • 1: The Infant Formula Controversy at Center Stage
  • 2: The Societal Context of the Infant Formula Controversy
  • 3: The Institutional Context of the Infant Formula Controversy
  • II
  • The Gathering Storm
  • 4: Sowing the Seeds of the Controversy: The European Scene
  • 5: The Controversy Comes to the United States
  • 6: The Activists Throw Down the Gauntlet
  • The Kennedy Hearings and its Aftermath
  • 7: The Drive Toward Code Enactment
  • The Post Kennedy Era
  • III
  • Issues and Institutions
  • 8: Health, Medical, and Scientific Aspects of the Controversy
  • 9: Worldwide Infant Formula Sales, Markets, and Industry Structure
  • 10: The Industry and Major Manufacturers Involved in the Controversy
  • 11: Major Religious and Activist Groups Involved in the Controversy
  • IV
  • Escalation of the Conflict
  • 12: WHO's Involvement in the Controversy
  • 13: Dynamics of the Passage of the WHO Code
  • 14: The Sole Negative Vote by the U.S.: The Impact of Ideology and Domestic Politics
  • V
  • Drive Toward Resolution of the Conflict
  • 15: Nestle Coordination Center for Nutrition, Inc. (NCCN): Nestle's Change in Organizational Structure and Strategies to Deal with the Boycott
  • 16: 'Winning' the Methodists: The Last Major Battle-ground to Enlist the Religious Community's Support for the Boycott
  • 17: Nestle Infant Formula Audit Commission (NIFAC): A New Model for Gaining External Legitimacy for Corporate Actions
  • 18: Settlement of the Dispute and Termination of the Boycott: Discussions Between INBC/INFACT and Nestle
  • UNICEF in the Role of an Honest Broker
  • VI
  • Lessons Learned and Unlearned
  • 19: The Lessons of Accountability
  • Third World Governments: Expectations and Performance
  • WHO's Non-Existent
  • Monitoring
  • 20: Code Compliance by the Infant Formula Industry: The New Nestle
  • The More Things Change, The More They Remain The Same
  • 21: Emerging Modes of Business-Society Conflict Resolution
  • An Assessment.

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