CASE STUDY: A multi-national company/TNC - NIKE Nike trainers are sold and worn throughout the world. Nike is a typical transnational corporation (TNC). Its headquarters are in the USA‚ where all the major decisions and research take place‚ yet its sports shoes are manufactured in many countries around the world. Like many TNCs‚ Nike subcontracts or uses independently owned factories in different countries to produce its trainers. Often this takes place in less economically developed countries
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Case Study- Nike 1. Discuss how Nike’s growth can be attributed to its targeting of diverse market global segments. In the 1960’s Nike was only making running shoes. At this point in time not many people knew of Nike or the Nike swoosh. In order to increase brand awareness‚ they started paying athletes to wear their shoes. However‚ very soon Nike learnt that in order to be a global brand they needed to appeal to different market segments‚ not just athletes. Hence‚ they then decided to tap
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Nike Case Study 1.) List the various macro-environmental factors that influence Nike’s strategy. Which seem most pertinent? The macro-environmental factors that influence Nike’s strategy include culture‚ demographics‚ social issues‚ technological advances‚ economic situation‚ and political and regulatory environment. Culture is the shared meanings‚ beliefs‚ morals‚ values and customs of a group of people. In America‚ Nike has become an industry leader that influences our cultural
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A. Brief Company Background: Brief History: Nike‚ Inc. was incorporated in 1968 when The University of Oregon’s track and field coach‚ Bill Bowerman‚ and his star runner‚ Phil Knight‚ thought they could better design and sell shoes to runners than what was available at the time. It is headquartered in Washington County‚ Oregon. Nike is many things – a product designer‚ a consumer goods manufacturer‚ a brand communicator‚ a leader in corporate responsibility‚ and a portfolio of authentic footwear
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RSS Case Study: E-recruitment gets Nike on track Posted by HR Zone in Strategies on Thu‚ 09/12/2004 - 16:54 0 inShare The Nike employer brand is extremely powerful in attracting potential talent to the business making the process of handling applications and supporting the resourcing process effectively and efficiently critical to business success; implementing e-recruitment was identified as the way to solve this businesses hiring problems. The issue Nike currently receives around
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HITTING THE WALL: NIKE AND INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRACTICES Jeff Ballinger is a labor activist since high school who believes that any company should have a significant obligation towards even its lowliest workers. While being assigned to run AAFLI (Asian-American Free Labor Association) he was charged to investigate labor conditions in Indonesia plants and study minimum wage compliance by American companies. He chose Nike as his main target in effort to change labor conditions in manufacturing
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Financial and Non-Financial Justifications Nike is the largest seller of athletic footwear and apparel in the world that selling products primarily through a combination of retail accounts.Nike itself owned a retail‚ including independent distributors‚ stores and e-commerce ‚franchisees and licensees worldwide. Build a profitable global portfolio of branded footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessories businesses is a goal of the company while their strategy is to achieve long-term revenue growth
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Nike transform into a market-oriented company after 1998. Prior to 1998 Nike gained market share based off of Nike name branding. Nike was not a company that looked towards the future‚ they failed recognized the wants and needs of their customer base and was totally insentive to the ethical issues of exploiting oversea workers. Nike created a new management team to in reinvent Nike. The company now uses its capabilities and matches them to their customer’s value. It appears the customers are the
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1. In referring to the opening chapter and closing case for this chapter‚ discuss the challenges discussing corporate social responsibility that companies in the apparel industry face in its supply chains around the world? a. Apparel manufacturers and distributors face many unethical horizons when conducting business overseas. There primary goal in outsourcing is to reduce costs anywhere deemed possible. Although‚ companies such as Nike fall into a slippery slope when production is high‚ exposure
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Nike’s Sweatshop Scandal Campaign With profits plummeting and negative attention flooding in following the exposure of sweatshops in overseas factories‚ it became clear that Nike’s image had to change—and fast. Though not the only company caught in the cross-fire following the documentation of atrocious working conditions‚ Nike managed to capture the spotlight. As a member of society‚ I feel driven to act as a socially conscious consumer‚ allowing me to strongly relate to Nike’s desired audience
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