Apple Inc Case Study

Corporate social responsibility is more complex in the international arena due to mainly towards difference in legal and cultural environments. Bribery and corruption are key issues, along with concerns for human rights and environmental standards. Apple, Inc. has made an achievement of its social and ethical responsibilities against unethical conduct in its facilities domestically and globally as a practice towards healthier society. Apple Inc. was founded in 1977 by the late Steve Jobs and colleagues. Wholly-owned subsidiaries which design, manufacture, and market mobile communication and media devices in Cupertino, California.
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Bribery and corruption are key issues, along with concerns for human rights and environmental standards. Apple, Inc. has made an achievement of its social and ethical responsibilities against unethical conduct in its facilities domestically and globally as a practice towards healthier society. Apple Inc. was founded in 1977 by the late Steve Jobs and colleagues. Wholly-owned subsidiaries which design, manufacture, and market mobile communication and media devices in Cupertino,

Employees work excessive overtime, (seven days), and living in congested residences, excessive standing for long period of time resulting in limited movement of lower legs extremities. Under-age labor force had been facilitated in constructing Apple’s products, suppliers had inappropriately disposed of toxic byproduct (waste), falsified records, according to its reports, advocacy groups within China, self-governing monitors or observers.” (Duhigg & Barboza, 2012) In addition to violation made by Apple’s suppliers (Foxconn) has had no direct effect on the sales of its products or services. Apple, Inc. continues to rank high in electronics and technology industry among its competitors and consumers on corporate social responsibility. Conversely, it is still questionable by former employees, executives, various publishers and /or medias about Apple’s business ethics and social responsibility of its suppliers. According to The New York Times, “Apple reported one of the most lucrative quarters of any corporation in history, with $13.06 billion in profits on $46.3 billion in sales. Its sales would have been even higher, executives said, if overseas factories had been able to produce more.” (Duhigg & Barboza, 2012) “In 2010, Apple ranked number six (6) earning scores above 80 (using a 100 point scale). Which is incorporated in the CSR Index 50 a company is required to exceed a rate of