Multinational Corporations and the Impact of Public Advocacy on Corporate Strategy Nestle and the Infant Formula Controversy
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 chur...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1994, 1994
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1994 |
| Series: | Issues in Business Ethics
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 21: Emerging Modes of Business-Society Conflict Resolution — An Assessment
- 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 theInfant Formula Industry: The New Nestle — The More Things Change, The More They Remain The Same