Abstract
Christian Dior was founded in 1905 in Normandy. In 1946, Dior opened his legendary home at 30 Avenue Montaigne. In February 1947, Dior launched his first collection called Corolle, where women were drawn like flowers. It was the beginning of the success story. Every fashion book said that the fashion industry began in 1947 with the new look of Christian Dior. The designer created a first subsidiary in the United States, and in 1955 Yves Saint Laurent became his assistant. Christian Dior died of a heart attack at 52 years old.
There was a succession of different designer after Christian Dior:
-First in 1957 there was Yves Saint Laurent ;
-Then Marc Bohan replaced Yves Saint Laurent until 1989 ;
-In 1997, Dior opens another chapter with the arrival of John Galliano ;
John Galliano focused on brand notoriety, visibility, youth; thanks to his eccentricity, extravagance, and "avant-gardisme" style. Galliano enabled the brand to become the most famous French brand, and his revolutionary shows will stay forever in memories.
The facts:
There are three altercations, and they took place in the same cafe named La Perle in Paris (Le Marais, Paris 3e). In the three incidents all victims described that the designer was drunk and under drugs effect. Galliano was suing for "Public insults based on origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity".
Extract
[...] The reaction of Nathalie Portman5: Nathalie Portman Israeli-American actress, muse of the perfume Miss Dior Cherie, said in a press release am shocked and disgusted by the remarks of John Galliano on this video I'm Jewish and proud of it, I do not want to be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way". The reaction of the actress confirmed the choice of the company to fire the designer, because of the repercussions it could have to keep him. Can Dior dismiss John Galliano? [...]
[...] The second incident took place in the same café in October 2010 but the woman decided to sue the designer on February 2011, for injures she received, he made fun of her look, and she denounced racial remarks such as "Jewish face" December 2010: A third incident was recorded on a video and published by The Sun. The tape shows John Galliano saying love Hitler" or "you should have been dead"? but there was no law sues for this case. The reaction of Dior4: Dior had to make a decision. [...]
[...] Ethics begin with yourself first, and then with other. You have your proper value and principles; you have to be capable to endorse the values of your company and to respect them. Goleman designed the following chart to help defining the characteristics of leadership and emotional intelligence : Definition Hallmarks Self-Awareness The ability to recognize and understand your moods, emotions, and drives, as well as their effect on others Self-confidence Realistic self-assessment Self-deprecating sense of humor Self regulation The ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods the propensity to suspend judgment - to think before acting Trustworthiness and integrity comfort with ambiguity Openness to change Business Ethics: Text and Workbook, Written by D. [...]
[...] In the view of general public, economic and legal responsibilities are required. Ethical responsibilities are expected. And discretionary responsibilities are desired. This figure shows the importance of the economic responsibility. A company must generate money "must the legal come in second because they "have to you can't ignore the law. Then we could see that it is optional "should do" and "might do". Every company in the world have values and principles and communicate on them to improve their image. [...]
[...] Furthermore some organization are present to make principles respected, there is a pressure to respect things such as with the OCDE guidelines. Assume you are called as an expert witness to testify before a special UN Commission charged with developing guidelines for corporations and nation states to promote ethical behavior in business. What would be your key recommendations and why do you think they would be effective? First of all I will explain clearly what is ethic. People don't have a real definition of this term, and so don't really understand its importance. [...]
