Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Knights Apparel and the Alta Gracia Factory: Paying a Living Wage
Paul Brest, Debra SchifrinnCase SGSB-SM237-EStrategyIn 2014 The Alta Gracia clothing factory in the Dominican Republic was doing something quite unusual in the industry; it was paying its employees a living wage, which was 350 percent higher than the country’s minimum wage. Knights Apparel, which owned the four-year old factory, also provided benefits, health care, and allowed the workers to unionize. Most apparel factories paid employees a minimum wage, which in some places was not enough to pay...Starting at €8.20
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The Microsoft Antitrust Case
Baron, DavidCase SGSB-P50-EDecision AnalysisIn 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice together with 19 state attorneys general filed an antitrust action against Microsoft Corporation for anticompetitive conduct and violation of the Sherman Act. The case details the Department of Justice’s allegations and the case presented to the court, as well as Microsoft’s position on the issues and line of defense. It describes the sequence of events starting with the trial court, the judge’s ruling and...Starting at €8.20