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Jan 2023
23m 31s

Nestlé’s KitKat Diplomacy: Neutrality vs...

HBR Presents / Brian Kenny
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In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, and multinational companies began pulling out of Russia, in response. At Switzerland-based Nestlé, chief executive Mark Schneider had a difficult decision to make. Nestlé had a long tradition of neutrality that enabled it to operate in countries regardless of their political systems and human rights policies. But mor ... Show More
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