Unethical Companies: Coca-Cola April 28‚ 2010 Coca-Cola is the largest soda provider in the world. Although it is widely consumed‚ many people are unaware of its labor violations. The company has come under fire in the last few months for the way in which its workers are treated in Guatemala. The primary source of all the violence is the workers’ union. On February 25‚ 2010‚ Coke was sued by those Guatemalan laborers‚ who claim that they‚ “endured a campaign of violence” from the people who worked
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Good business ethics should be a part of every business. There are many factors to consider. When a company does business with another that is considered unethical‚ does this make the first company unethical by association? Some people would say yes‚ the first business has a responsibility and it is now a link in the chain of unethical businesses. Many global businesses‚ including most of the major brands that the public uses‚ can be seen not to think too highly of good business ethics. Many
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NIKE HISTORY Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Nike Inc. as Blue Ribbon Sports in 1962 with a handshake. The two man team began the company with a combined investment of $500 each. They reached an agreement with a Japanese manufacturer of athletic shoes‚ forming BRS/Tiger shoes. Phil Knight started this company selling shoes from the trunk of his car. As the empire grew‚ the two man team developed the idea to cut overheard. In 1972‚ BRS and Onitsuka Tiger went different ways and thus Nike
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Case Study "Hitting the Wall: Nike and International Labor Practices" Nike ’s strategy of shaving costs caused ethical dilemmas that ultimately damaged its reputation. Nike outsources all of its manufacturing. This approach has provided Nike with huge profits‚ "from a 1972 level of $60‚000 to a startling $49 million in just ten years" (Bartlett‚ Ghosal‚ & Birinshaw‚ 2004). "Production is now globalised‚ with different countries concentrating on different parts of the process depending on what they
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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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1) Which criticisms leveled against Nike do you consider to be "fair"? Explain. Nike ’s corporate practices are good indicators that the company is only interested in exploiting low wages in third world countries. This is indicated by investing in these countries through worker training or human resource investment but has continually shifted its operation to the country with a lower wage. Nike is in control of its subcontractors They dictate the price of a shoe and the cost of operation to
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BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ASSIGNMENT-2 NIKE’S LABOR PRACTICES SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY: MS. SHIVANI RAHEJA Aishwarya Makkar 50209 Akash Sehra 50211 Aman Gandhi 50217 Anadita Mittal 50219 BBS 3FA CASE SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS Formation of Nike In 1958‚ Phil Knight came realised the need of a good American running shoe and started working on his idea. In 1964‚ he along with Bowerman formed
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Unethical Practices in Marketing to Children When I was a child‚ my famous answer to the inevitable "What do you want to be when you grow up" question was "a teacher". My brother wanted to be a race car driver and my cousin an actress. Years ago‚ I would ask the same question and they would usually tend similar responses. Times have changed‚ however. More and more‚ children have adapted to the arguably unsettling reality of dollar awareness and when the famous question is raised‚ the more
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1.Executive Summary This marketing plan mainly describes Nike future development strategies and goals. This report will include the situation analysis‚ market-product focus‚ the detailed marketing programme and the financial data and projections. In the coming year‚ Nike is going to launch a new product called Nike+ FuelBand‚ which will be marketed in Hong Kong in 2014. The Fuelband allows the wearer to track their physical activity‚ steps taken daily‚ and amount of calories burned. The
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Introduction …..……………………………………………………….. Page 3 Nike history ….………………………………………………………... Page 3-4 Marketing ….…………………………………………………………. Page 4-6 Nike factories ………………………………………………………….. Page 6 Nike financial results ………………………………………………….. Page 7 SWOT analysis …………………………………………………………. Page 8 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………… Page 9 Bibliography…………………………………………………………….. Page 10 Nike – Just do it Today Nike is a multinational corporation and also the leading
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