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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Introduction A business also called a company‚ enterprise or firm is a legally recognized organization‚ designed to provide goods and services to consumers. According to the purpose of the business‚ ownership of the business and nature of economic contribution of the business; the business can fall into one of the three standard sectors. There are; private sector‚ public sector and nonprofit sector. The part of the economy concerned with providing basic government services is called public
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NIKE Inc. principle business activities are the design‚ development‚ and worldwide marketing of high quality footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ and accessory products. They sell their products through NIKE owned retail stores and internet sales‚ and through a mix of independent distributors and licensees worldwide. Virtually all products are manufactured by independent contractor‚ with all footwear and apparel manufactured outside the US‚ while equipment products are mostly manufactured within the
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Legal Forms of Business Organizations Carol Sauceda FIN/419 February 4‚ 2013 Kristtine Donnelly Legal Forms of Business Organizations In business‚ there are legal forms that organizations are classified under. There are three most common forms of business organizations‚ sole proprietorship‚ partnership‚ and corporation. The life cycle theory of the firm starts out as a proprietorship. As a firm grows larger‚ more complex and needs more capital than is available from the proprietor‚ the proprietor
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Legal Forms of Business Choosing a form of business for a product or type of service depends on the liability an individual is willing to assume‚ how much involvement an individual wants in the day-to-day work‚ and how much control an individual wants over the business. Prior to making a choice‚ an individual must understand each form of business as well as the risks and rewards for each. There are numerous forms of business‚ including sole Proprietorship‚ Partnership‚ Limited Liability Partnership
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Nike Inc. Case 1. What is the WACC and why is it important to estimate a firm’s cost of capital? WACC is weighted average cost of capital‚ which is the expected rate of return on average from all the company’s existing debts and securities. It takes into account all different types of financing in the company’s capital structure. The reason it is important to estimate WACC is because it measures what it costs the firm to take on a project based on its current Debt and Equity mix. When the
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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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Globalization and Nike‚ Inc. Industry Overview The athletic footwear industry has experienced significant growth over the last two decades. Since 2001‚ consumers in the United States have spent more than $13 billion and have purchased over 300 million pair of athletic shoes. While the industry is highly segmented by sport category‚ models and price‚ a few large players dominate the branded shoe segment. The top ten-footwear companies control over 70 percent of the market share for global athletic
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Summary of Nike Case 张朦 袁潇 钟毅 张希圆 Nike is nowadays one of the world’s largest suppliers of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment accessories and services. In 2001‚ Nike’s share price declined to $42.09 on July 5. The unexpected fall in share price captures the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund’s attention. The fund manager of this mutual fund‚ Kimi Ford‚ concerns whether it is the time to put Nike into the portfolio. On July 5‚ 2001‚ Nike discloses its fiscal year
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Sports and officially became Nike‚ Inc. in 1971 that is well-known with the swoosh logo and engaged in the design‚ innovation‚ marketing and selling of athletic footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services. The company takes its name from Nike the Greek goddess of victory. The company is renown with its slogan “Just Do It” [1] Nike products are sold all around the World includes North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ Asia Pacific‚ Middle East and Africa. Nike markets its products under its
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