Compliance, Collaboration, and Codes of Labor Practice: The ADIDAS Connection
研究阿迪达斯如何通过劳动实践准则管理中国供应商，对比合规型与协作型关系对工厂绩效和劳动关系的影响。
Comprising networked organizations that span advanced and developing countries, the athletic footwear sector is at the cutting edge of globalization. An important dimension of corporate responsibility is setting and maintaining labor standards for contractors9 employees in countries where workers have little or no legal protection against exploitation. This article examines how adidas, the industry9s number two firm, has utilized a code of labor practice to regulate the labor standards of its main manufacturing suppliers. A comparative analysis of a matched sample of two contractors in China shows that although the code requirements were met in both cases, relationships with adidas not only differed but also made a difference. Compared with compliance type relationships, collaborative global firm-contractor ties encourage higher workplace performance and better employment relations in contractor factories.