INTRODUCTION Nike‚ Inc .is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon‚ near Beaverton. It is the world’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (Ending May 2012).Nike and Precision Cast parts are the only Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the state of Oregon. The
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Summary NIKE‚ Inc.‚ together with its subsidiaries‚ engages in the design‚ development‚ marketing‚ and sale of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ and accessories for men‚ women‚ and children worldwide. The company offers products in seven categories‚ including running‚ basketball‚ football‚ mens training‚ womens training‚ NIKE sportswear‚ and action sports. It also markets products designed for kids‚ as well as for other athletic and recreational uses‚ such as baseball‚ cricket‚ golf‚ lacrosse‚ outdoor
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AN OBJECTIVE CASE STUDY FOR NIKE COMPANY Present to The Faculty of the Department of Commerce Raffles International College Ho Chi Minh City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For Management Theory and Application By Vu Nhat Nam (Kelvin) Ho Thanh Chung (Andy) CASE STUDY 1 NIKE COMPANY VU NHAT NAM (KELVIN) HO THANH TRUNG (ANDY) Table of Contents I. Introduction……………………………………………………..pp. 3 II. Objective case question 1 Explain Centralized vs. Decentralized Organizational
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Position .p.30 Strategic Plan ..p.33 Conclusion ...p.38 LIST OF EXHIBITS Sales Trends Graph p.5 Net Income Trends Graph .p.5 Nike Board of Directors Table ...p.11 Table of Key Financial Ratios ...p.22 Net Income Trend Graph . ..p.24 Primary Strategic Match Position Chart ..p.30 Industry
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The Temple of Athena Nike was designed by Kallikrates as part of the Parthenon out of marble. During its inception‚ the greatest Athenian architects and sculptures of the Classical period a play in its design. Followers built the temple as a way to worship the Gods of war and it stood as a symbol of the military and political strength of the Athenians. Athena was celebrated with the hopes of bringing victory. Athena is the virgin Goddess of reason‚ intelligent activity‚ arts and literature. She is
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Case note on Nike Cost of Capital Group 2 Members : Devendra Rane‚ Vivekkumar Nema‚ Chandrashekhar Joshi‚ G. Ajithkumar‚ Prakash Shetty Case Background: * NorthPoint Large Cap Fund weighing whether to buy Nike’s stock. * Nike has experienced sales growth decline‚ declines in profits and market share. * Nike has revealed that it would increase exposure in mid-price footwear and apparel lines. It also commits to cut down expenses. * Kimi Ford’s initial assessment at a discount rate
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SWEATSHOPS: UNLOCKING THE POWER OF POVERTY Introduction How should Global Corporations behave in a period of Globalisation filled with International competitors and cheap imitators? It has been argued that such competitive pressure is likely to create new lows in global labour standards. In an attempt to remain competitive‚ Corporations cut costs by paying lower wages‚ hiring child labour‚ and imposing unsanitary working conditions on their workers. From this perspective‚ globalization is
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products or services in unrelated fields” (Collins English Dictionary‚ 2015). Nike was once a startup company that only manufactured and distributed shoes after Phil Knight founded the company in 1964. Since Nike was founded in 1964‚ their brand has extended from just manufacturing shoes to sweatpants; the highly popular Dri-fit t-shirts‚ backpacks‚ and the new Fuel bands which I will explain their purpose later. Nike seems to keep evolving with the ever-changing market in order to keep up with the
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Nike Financial Analysis Nike is a company that has thoroughly embedded itself into the psyche of people around the world. It’s a company that started with humble origins from selling footwear in the basement to becoming the behemoth in the athletic industry. Bill Bowerman‚ University of Oregon track & field coach‚ and Phil Knight‚ middle-distance runner under Bowerman co-founded Nike. Nike was first established as Blue Ribbon Sports in 1964 as a partnership and the name Nike was officially adopted
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Case Study about the CSR of Nike prepared by Paul SOMER TABLE OF CONTENTS • Background of the implementation of CSR at Nike (besides the existing legal commitment) • Activities of Nike regarding CSR • Responsibility by impementing the Environmental Apparel Design Tool • • Nike Responsibility Governance Conclusion and future prospects BACKGROUND FOR CSR OF NIKE • In 1992 it became public that Nike produces in Indonesia at minimum wages • Strike in the production
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