A Cultural Study and Political Ecology of Nike Partially excerpted from Petrina‚ S. (2001). The political ecology of design and technology education: An inquiry into methods. International Journal of Technology and Design Education 10‚ 207-237. When we put our comfortable shoes on in the morning and take a step‚ our steps are always already scripted within powerful cultural processes. Shoes‚ no more so than the apparel covering our bodies‚ happen to provide particularly robust examples of how
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Nike’s Cultural Audit Today a shoe is more than something to protect and keep one’s feet warm‚ it is a fashion statement‚ an athletic enhancer‚ rebellion‚ status‚ and the ins and outs of coolness. Shoes‚ mainly athletic shoes have changed drastically throughout the years. From weight‚ size‚ look‚ and comfort ability‚ Nike has been the leading footwear company to develop and lead such a growing industry. Peter Hitchcock‚ the author of Oscillate Wildly‚ wrote‚ “The shoe is magical‚ within both
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Cultural factors affecting consumer buying behaviour: Cultural factors have a significant impact on customer behavior.Culture is the most basic cause of a person’s wants and behavior. Growing up‚ children learn basic values‚ perception and wants from the family and other important groups. Marketers are always trying to spot “cultural shifts” which might point to new products that might be wanted by customers or to increased demand. | Consumer purchases are influenced strongly by or there are
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Chapter Four CULTURAL FACTORS: THE EXPERT CULTURE AND THE COLLECTIVE CULTURE Great discoveries and achievements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. Alexander Graham Bell He who has a “why” to live for can bear most any “how.” Friedrich Nietzsche orporate culture is the personality of the organization. Just as all human beings have personalities‚ all organizations have a corporate culture. Whereas personality is the basis for our behavior and decision making‚ corporate culture is the
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employees across six continents and with their mission “to harness diversity and inclusion to inspire ideas and ignite innovation”‚ Nike is an organization that conducts both domestic and global marketing. In this situation‚ it is inevitable that Nike is influenced by environmental factors much. Let’s start with this example to see what happened in Nike’s history: Nike had introduced its "Air" line of basketball shoes in 1996 with a stylized‚ flame-like logo of the word Air on the shoe’s backside
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EXTERNAL FACTORS IN NIKEInternal and External factors in NikeMelena GillihanUniversity of PhoenixInternal and External factors in NikeBateman and Snell (2007) state that‚ "Management is the process of working with people and resources to accomplish organizational goals" (Chap.1‚ pg 16.) In order for this to work and run smoothly the four functions of management come into play; leading‚ controlling‚ organizing‚ and planning. The four functions are impacted by internal and external factors such as globalization
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What have been the key success factors for Nike? Nike one the top listed shoe company in the current world begun their business in 1962. The company focused on high-quality running shoes designed especially for the athletes. They have been able to establish a huge customer market all over the world through their quality products and strong marketing concepts. The key factor for Nike was that they have been able to create strong brand preferences among the customers. Nike created their brand image into
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Socio-Cultural Factors Explain what is meant by “socio-cultural factors” in the external environment? Socio-cultural factors in the external environment is the factors bases on society and cultures that affecting the business or the markets. Socio-cultural factors such as education‚ lifestyle trends‚ population and so on‚ may influence customers’ behavior or attitude to the product. For example‚ if the population of greybeard is increasing‚ then the demand of rest home will be increase as well.
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A Spanish software company wants to do business to Brazil (Sao Paolo) and Denmark. However‚ to achieve its objectives‚ the company must take in consideration socio-cultural factors in both countries. *** Brazil is the largest country in South America by its area and by its population. The Brazilian people have three main ethnic origins. There are the Indians who are from Brazil. Then‚ Europeans‚ mostly of Portuguese origin‚ and Africans people came during the period of colonization. Most recently
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Cross Cultural Perspective – Nike Corporation In this essay‚ I will attempt to present an analysis of the ethics and social responsibility issues that an organization can face when it is a global organization. One of the most recognized organizations globally would without a doubt have to be the Nike Corporation. Several years ago the Nike Corporation came under fire for using child labor in Pakistan and Cambodia to make their soccer balls. Because Nike came under fire for this unethical and inhumane
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