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Global Labor and Worksite Standards: A Strategic Ethical Analysis of Shareholder Employee Relations Resolutions

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The purpose of this paper is to analyze from a strategic ethical perspective four selected shareholder resolutions reported by the Social Issues Service of the Investor Responsibility Research Center regarding international labor and workplace standards. Particular attention will be paid to specific employee relations issues at the operating and tactical level of individual multinational firms. The paper concludes with policy recommendations for proxy statements.

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McCabe, D.M. Global Labor and Worksite Standards: A Strategic Ethical Analysis of Shareholder Employee Relations Resolutions. Journal of Business Ethics 23, 101–110 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006231229696

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