NIKE Part 1: Organizational Analysis 2/6/2013 NIKE Part 1: Organizational Analysis Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Overview and History 4 Organizational Strategies and Innovation 5 Organizational Design and Effectiveness 6 Competitors 7 Organizational Structure 7 Board of Directors: 8 External Environment 9 Opportunities 9 Threats 9 Internal Environment 10 Strengths 10 Weaknesses 11 Competitors 11 Nike Products and Services 12 Information Technology
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Case Study: Amazon: Nike: Spreading Out to Stay Together Nike‚ Inc. is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design‚ development and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ in the Portland metropolitan area. 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
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What do you do as a company if bad publicity ruins your whole image? Do you give up or do you fight with everything you have in order to change the bad publicity? If that is the case‚ then how do you turn the negative publicity into positive? “Innovate for a better world” is Nike’s CSR slogan which is about reaching their potential. Their biggest challenges are also their biggest opportunities and seeing these challenges as something positive instead of something negative – opportunities‚ is innovation
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Nike’s mission statement is simple: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. If you have a body‚ you are an athlete. (NIKE) Nike originated because of two men‚ Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. Bowerman was the Track and Field coach at the University of Oregon‚ while Knight was one of his runners. Bill Bowerman wanted to design shoes for his runners that would maximize their performance. Upon Graduating‚ Knight felt that high performance running shoes could be produced in
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Ethics of Globalization 4/12/2012 Adriano The Perils of Globalization & Learning Social Responsibility: Nike‚ Inc. As time has gone on‚ the world has begun to transform due to a phenomenon that affects just about everyone‚ the phenomenon is referred to many as globalization. In the past‚ it was somewhat accepted that the people of one country owed no obligation to the people of another nation. Each nation kept to themselves and worried predominantly about themselves and no one else. But
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Nike Case: An Investment Paper Time Context Nike generated $ 2.45 billion in operating income on revenues of $ 19 billion in the fiscal year ended in May 2009. However‚ its stock price has stagnated or became inactive for the last two years and its future sales and earnings are likely to be adversely affected by increased competition from both established firms (like Reebok and Adidas) and upstarts (such as Underarmour). This business problem made Nike to consider an expansion into the fashion
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current distribution network and infrastructure that Nike had in place for its high-end footwear‚ the World Shoes‚ distributed through the same channels‚ didn’t reach the proper target market. The Series 100 and Series 400 were simply placed on a shelf next to the expensive Air Max in an urban retail store. The consumers in the intended market segment‚ who lived primarily in rural areas‚ didn’t necessarily shop at these places. However‚ Nike had no system to distribute the shoes outside of its three
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management firm. In July 2001‚ Ford considered buying shares of Nike‚ Inc.‚ the well-known athletic shoe manufacturer. It would be prudent of Ford to base her assessment on Nike’s financial reports for 2001. Around the same time‚ Nike held an analysts’ meeting to disclose those financial results. They also addressed ways to revitalize the company‚ since share price was beginning to decline and revenues had plateaued at around $9 billion. Although Nike projected a rosy future‚ many analysts had mixed reactions
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What is the perspective of each individual involved in the scenario‚ teacher‚ parent‚ child‚ etc? Katya’s perspective: She feels important to follow the center policy and maintain the children’s safety. Teresa’s perspective: She believes a fair share of work should be assigned. Children’s perspective: To have their needs met. What are the needs of each individual who is involved in the scenario? Katya needs to communicate directly and shares her concerns with Katya. Teresa needs to be open
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1. In referring to the opening profile and the closing case for this chapter‚ discuss the challenges regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) that companies in the apparel business face in its supply chains around the world. In today’s globalized economy‚ the challenge in engaging in CSR is in keeping costs low while at the same time keeping profits high and shareholders happy. With the implementation of a CSR strategy‚ Milton Friedman’s theory of maximizing shareholders’ profits as a company’s
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