Title: IKEA Case Summary
Contents
1. Author summarizes IKEA’s culture and strong values development
2. Author describes how a Swedish TV documentary about use of child labor in IKEA’s Indian carpet suppliers surprised Marianne Barner, IKEA’s product manager
3. Describes Barner’s response to curb the unethical practices
4. Describes a new allegation by a German TV producer about use of child labor by an IKEA supplier
5. Describes Barner’s response to curb the unethical business practices The case is referenced below:
Bartlett, C. A., Dessain, V., & Sjoman, A. (2006). IKEA’s global sourcing challenge: Indian rugs and child labor(A). Harvard Business School, 906(414), 1-13.
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