Beauty essential sports the cloack of social responsability
- 2002
Following the quality movement of the late 1970s and the demand for environmentally friendly products which characterized the 1990s, the latest trend among western consumers is to demand that producers become socially responsible. The article examines the effects of this movement on a labor-intensive industry in a developing country. It suggests that, by viewing SA 8000 as a labor and productivity standard rather than a quality standard, much progress can be3 made. In addition to the Beauty Essential case study, the original article explores the different social-responsability standards available, and the effects of western demands for compliance with these on firms in the Thai economy
Clothing Industry
Corporate Policy
Social Responsability
Productivity
Job Design
Thailand
Following the quality movement of the late 1970s and the demand for environmentally friendly products which characterized the 1990s, the latest trend among western consumers is to demand that producers become socially responsible. The article examines the effects of this movement on a labor-intensive industry in a developing country. It suggests that, by viewing SA 8000 as a labor and productivity standard rather than a quality standard, much progress can be3 made. In addition to the Beauty Essential case study, the original article explores the different social-responsability standards available, and the effects of western demands for compliance with these on firms in the Thai economy
Clothing Industry
Corporate Policy
Social Responsability
Productivity
Job Design
Thailand
