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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Nike (NKE) In the 1950’s‚ Bill Bowerman‚ a track and field coach at the University of Oregon‚ began cobbling shoes for his runners. Bowerman and one of his runners Phil Knight formed Blue Ribbon Sports and sold shoes for Tiger shoes in 1964. While Knight was selling the shoes‚ Bowerman was ripping them apart to see how he could make them lighter and made his runners test his improved shoes. Their first full-time employee‚ Jeff Johnson‚ was an early designer of shoes and came up with the name Nike
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St. John’s University Student Managed Investment Research Equity Research NIKE (NKE) April 4‚ 2004 Recommendation: Sector: Industry: BUY Consumer Cyclical Footwear 76.64 78.56 49.60 263.12M .80 20.17B 10‚697M 21.66% $94.85 Price: 52 – Week High: 52 – Week Low: Shares Out (mil): Dividend: Market Cap: 2003 Revenue: Project EPS Growth: 2005 Target Price: Highlights Rudy Dermesropian rdermes@hotmail.com Jason A. Drago Jdrag636@stjohns.edu Gintare Grigaite Gintare.grigaite01@stjohns.edu
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NIKE INC. INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CHIARA RÖHL INHALT • • • • • • • 1. DATEN/FAKTEN NIKE INC. 2. INTERNATIONALISIERUNGSPROFIL 3. EPRG EINORDNUNG 4. STRATEGISCHEN GESCHÄFTSEINHEITEN 5. PROZESS INTERNATIONALISIERUNG 6. PLANUNGEN/ VORSCHLÄGE 7. BEWERTUNG DURCH MEDIEN 1. DATEN/FAKTEN NIKE INC. SPORTARTIKEL INDUSTRIE GRÜNDER PHIL KNIGHT‚ BILL BOWERMANN ONITSUKA TIGER/ ASICS 1957„BLUE RIBBON“ BEAVERTON/ OREGON $20‚9 MRD UMSATZ ; 34.400 MA IN 2011 CEO MARK PARKER 2. INTERNATIONALISIERUNGSPROFIL
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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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without knowledge or examination of the facts. b. A preconceived preference or idea. 2. The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions. See Synonyms at predilection. 3. Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group‚ race‚ or religion. 4. Detriment or injury caused to a person by the preconceived‚ unfavorable conviction of another or others. tr.v. prej·u·diced‚ prej·u·dic·ing‚ prej·u·dic·es 1. To cause (someone) to judge prematurely and irrationally. See Synonyms
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Management” NIKE Introduction- The company was founded on January 25‚ 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight‚ and officially became Nike‚ Inc. on May 30‚ 1978. Nike markets its products under its own brand‚ as well as Nike Golf‚ Nike Pro‚ Nike+‚ Air Jordan‚etc. Nike is the leading maker of athletic shoes‚ equipment and apparel. Nike products cover a broad range of sports including basketball‚ football‚ running and soccer. Sneakers made by Nike are sold for $40-$200
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Nike Swot Analysis Strengths * A very professionally competitive company. * Has ownership of no physical factories so production can be moved to a more cost effective location when necessary. * Very well branded among consumers. * Offers their products worldwide. * Have offices in forty five different countries. * Fortune 500 company. * Employs over thirty thousand people across the world. * Has a very strong marketing campaign that increases brand familiarity.
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sweatshop practices and human rights exploitation surfaced in the 1990s‚ Nike was forced to review and change its operations in order to please the expanding group of conscientious customers who are concerned with the conditions under which the products are manufactured (Suehle‚ 2011). The pressure for change resulted in Nike’s decision to integrate corporate and social responsibility (CSR) into its business operations. Since then‚ Nike has acknowledged the importance of CSR to their innovation and performance
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man and Phil Knight‚] and officially became Nike‚ Inc. on May 30‚ 1971. The company takes its name from Nike (Greek Νίκη‚ pronounced the Greek goddess of victory. Nike markets its products under its own brand‚ as well as Nike Golf‚ Nike Pro‚ Nike+‚ Air Jordan‚ Nike Blazers‚ Air Force 1‚ Nike Dunk‚ Air Max‚ Foamposite‚ Nike Skateboarding‚ and subsidiaries including Brand Jordan‚ Hurley International and Converse. Nike also owned Bauer Hockey (later renamed Nike Bauer) between 1995 and 2008‚ and previously
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