Globalization, Athletic Footwear Commodity Chains and Employment Relations in China

By S. Frenkel. 2001

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Public Administration, Sociology and Political Science

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Impacts of Corporate Code of Conduct on Labor Standards: A Case Study of Reebok’s Athletic Footwear Supplier Factory in China (2008, background): “…sweatshop abuses and upholding labor standards (Elliott and Freeman, 2003; Sethi, 2003; Esbenshade, 2004), transforming employment relations (Frenkel, 2001; Frenkel and Kim, 2004; Pun, 2005; Sum and Pun, 2005; Wang, 2005), or revitalizing labor movement (Frundt, 2004; Prieto-Carrón,…”
Do codes of conduct improve worker rights in supply chains? A study of Fair Wear Foundation (2015, result): “The present findings also support the finding in previous case study research that codes improve outcome standards (Barrientos and Smith, 2007; Egels-Zandén, 2013; Frenkel, 2001; Mamic 2004), since we identify significant improvements in terms of outcome standards in aggregate.”
International HRM: national business systems, organizational politics and the international division of labour in MNCs (2005, background): “This idea of segmented production or service provision is central to the notion of 'global commodity chains' (Gereffi, 1999) or global 'value chains' (Kaplinsky. 2001). Approaches using the notion of global chains emphasize that many products and services are provided through the co-ordination of a ”
Revisiting Supplier Compliance with MNC Codes of Conduct: Recoupling Policy and Practice at Chinese Toy Suppliers (2014, background): “Since only approximately 5% of the workforce was interviewed, the description of each factory’s code of conduct compliance should be interpreted with caution (cf. Frenkel 2001).”
After Rana Plaza: Building coalitional power for labour rights between unions and (consumption-based) social movement organisations (2015, background): “Nevertheless, where freedom of association is limited, as in many developing economies that have served as hosts for global value chain activities, the mobilisation of consumption power is often the main vehicle for pressurising corporations to improve working conditions (Frenkel, 2001).”
Suppliers’ Compliance with MNCs’ Codes of Conduct: Behind the Scenes at Chinese Toy Suppliers (2007, background): “Since only 10–15 employees were interviewed at each supplier factory, the description of each factory’ s compliance with the retailers’ codes of conduct is tentative and likely incomplete (cf. Frenkel, 2001).”
Private Regulation and Trade Union Rights: Why Codes of Conduct Have Limited Impact on Trade Union Rights (2014, background): “On the positive side, scholars have shown that codes may improve occupational health and safety, working hours, and other outcome standards (Egels-Zandén 2013; Frenkel 2001; Mamic 2004; Barrientos and Smith 2007).”
THE EMPLOYEE-ORGANIZATION RELATIONSHIP: A TIMELY CONCEPT IN A PERIOD OF TRANSITION (2004, background): “Frenkel (2001) analyzed the use of codes of practices intended to improve the working condition of workers in two leading athletic shoe buyer-driven chains and their contractor plants in Southern China.”
Media pressures and corporate disclosure of social responsibility performance information: A study of two global clothing and sports retail companies (2010, background): “…practices, appear to exert pressure on suppliers to conform with the expectations that have been placed upon them by the community (see for example, Frenkel, 2001; Frenkel and Kim, 2004; Roberts, 2003; Egels-Zanden and Hyllman, 2006; Haltsonen et al., 2007; Hughes et al., 2007; Emmelhainz and…”