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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globalization by examining Nike in Vietnam. Nike has long been viewed as the poster child for problems associated with globalization. Many have accused Nike of employing workers in sweatshop like conditions in poorer countries like China‚ and more recently Vietnam. In addition to the sweatshop claims‚ people often say that Nike employs child labor‚ often even claiming that the child labor is forced and takes place in sweatshops. Many of these same people also suggest that Nike has taken jobs from the
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Executive summary: Nike is a giant multinational company that is engaged in the development‚ design‚ distribution related to professional footwear‚ sport accessories‚ equipment and services. In 1979‚ Nike officially introduce its Air Cushioning Technology which many Nike Air including Air Max (1987)‚ Zoom Air (1995)‚ Tuned Air (1998) and Air-Sole shoes use nowadays. Nike Air shoes came out very successfully thanks to their realistic characteristics such as lightweight‚ cushioning‚ versatile and
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Businesses are constantly trying to find ways to promote their products‚ and athletic wear titan Nike is a testament to the fruit that marketing can bear. To increase and improve its image‚ Nike signed Michael Jordan in 1984. The Jordan brand sold $130M in its debut year. In 1988‚ their "Just Do It" Campaign increased sales by 42% in 1989. (Johnson‚ 1998) From celebrity endorsements‚ to posters‚ to commercials‚ Nike took marketing seriously‚ and by seriously‚ it means they invested a good amount of money
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and its financial importance for the company and future investors. The management of Nike Inc. addresses issues both on top-line growth and operating performance. The company’s cost of capital is a critical element in such decisions and it is important to estimate precisely the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). In our analysis‚ we examine why WACC is important in decision making and we show how WACC for Nike Inc. is calculated correctly. Also‚ we calculate the company’s cost of equity using
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Hamilton‚ Bermuda Abstract Nike Inc.‚ is one of the largest and most successful manufacturers of athletic apparel. The company’s successes were not without failure in handling important legal‚ ethical and societal issues. Nike was accused of unfair overseas labor practices in its factories and for making misleading claims about its involvement. Nike’s unethical practices in these overseas territories were not illegal. In contrast‚ it was illegal when Nike used the media to make false statements
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The internet was being thought of as an economy and not a channel in the economy. The events of 2000 signaled the end of the internet bubble and marked the start of a real digital transformation in the economy. People mainly jumped on the internet bandwagon because of its fashionability. The internet is providing a powerful new business infrastructure‚ a universal information system for handling the transactions of the economy while bringing about radical new efficiencies to both buyers and sellers
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on the requirement given‚ I have chosen Nike Inc. as the topic of the discussion. Nike Inc. is the world leading company merchant of athletic shoes‚ sportswear and sports gear based on United States. Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight established the company in the 1964 and during that time Nike Inc. was known as Blue Ribbon Sports. Furthermore‚ the organization has been experiencing phenomenal growth and rapidly expanding since then. Krentzman (n.d.) claimed ‘Nike sold $3.2 million worth of shoes in 1972
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lives of a culture‚ of a people or a civilization. Such is the case of the discovery of two statues of great goddesses; Nike of Samothrace and Coatlicue‚ both have strong similarities as well as differences‚ they had different cultures and myths‚ and also had artistic and symbolic elements. Even though Nike of Samothrace and Coatlicue were both goddesses‚ they have many more
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HBH225N Human Resource Management Semester 02/2012 Individual Assignment Nike – Human Resource Management Issues and Solutions Due Date: Friday‚ 30. November 2012 By Katharina Pilgrim‚ ID: 4310187 Executive Summary In 1964 a company known back then as Blue Ribbon Sports was founded by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. 14 years later the US American multinational corporation officially became Nike‚ Inc.‚ which is up to today engaged in the development‚ design and international marketing
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