MGT510 Strategic Management - Timothy & Thomas Social Sustainability

This case study examines the challenges faced by Timothy & Thomas, a global organization, regarding the excessive use of child labor. It highlights the importance of ethical and sustainable supply chains in today's business environment, particularly for US-based enterprises. The case study recommends that large organizations in developed countries prioritize social sustainability to ensure sustainable and profitable operations. Effective outsourcing practices are also emphasized as crucial for Timothy & Thomas's long-term success. The company's future depends on its ability to implement social sustainability effectively throughout its operations. The document is available on Desklib, a platform offering a wealth of study resources.

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

INTRODUCTION
The case study is mainly based on
the organization named Timothy &
Thomas which had its operations
all over the world. The major
issues that were faced by the
company in the operations are
mainly related to excessive use of
child labour in different factories
(Martha 1993).

DISCUSSION BASED ON SOCIAL
SUSTAINABILITY The development of ethical and
sustainable supply chains has
become highly important in the
current business environment in
the developed countries. The
global supply chains thereby need
to be developed in an effective
manner. The US based enterprises
have been successful in fulfilling
their ethical and social
responsibilities in an effective
manner (Longoni and Raffaella
2015).

RECOMMENDATION
Social sustainability needs to be implemented by the large organizations
in the developed countries. This will help the companies to operate in a
sustainable and profitable in the industry. Outsourcing of labour needs to
be performed in an effective manner as well. The operations of Timothy
and Thomas will thereby depend totally depend on the ways by which
the company implements social sustainability in the operations in an
effective manner.

REFERENCES
 Longoni, Annachiara, and Raffaella Cagliano. "Environmental and
social sustainability priorities: Their integration in operations
strategies." International Journal of Operations & Production
Management 35.2 (2015): 216-245.
 Nichols, Martha. "Third-World Families at Work: Child Labor or Child
Care?." Harvard Business Review, vol. 71, no. 1, Jan/Feb1993, pp. 12-
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