TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Corporate Autonomy and Buyer-Supplier Relationships: The Case of Unsafe Mattel Toys
JO  - Journal of business ethics
A1  - Roloff, Julia
A1  - Aßländer, Michael S.
SP  - 517
EP  - 534
VL  - 97
IS  - 4
N2  - This article analyses supplier-buyer relationships where the suppliers adapt to the buyers' needs and expectations to gain mutual advantages. In some cases, such closely knit relationships lead to violations of the autonomy of one or both partners. A concept of corporate autonomy (CA) is developed to analyze this problem. Three different facets can be distinguished: rule autonomy, executive autonomy, and control autonomy. A case study of Mattel's problems with lead-contaminated toys produced in China shows that the CA of buyer and supplier can be restricted as a result of a dysfunctional partnership involving a moral dilemma.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0167-4544
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-010-0522-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -