An organization it is composed by an operating core and an administrative component made up by managers (strategic apex and middle line) and analysts (“technostructure” and staff), partially responsible for their work.
The strategic apex is composed by people having overall responsibility for the organization; they have the widest perspective of the organization.
In Nike, the Board, which is elected by shareholders, is the ultimate decision-making body of the Company, excluding to those issues reserved to the shareholders.
The Board is also in charged for reviewing and establishing procedures in relation to ensure that the Company’s management and employees who work in a legal and ethically responsible way.
Recently, the Board has had between 10 to 14 directors, this size allows diversity of experience without slowing individual accountability and effective discussion.
In relation to the operating core which is composed by the people doing the key work, in Nike there are more than 800,000 employees in 46 countries all around the world. This workforce is at the same time distributed in the approximately 600 contract factories where the 3 brand's principal products (footwear, apparel and equipment) are fabricated.
The middle line is composed by the people who occupy the managerial post, in the firm we are analyzing this is formed by the SB&I (Sustainable Business and Innovation), this team is made up of about 130 people who work closely with dedicated sustainability specialists who are integrated into other parts of the organization, such as retail, logistics and information technology.
It's focal point is to permit NIKE, Inc. to prosper in an efficient economy they do this through a matrix structure, with defined priorities for each team. The SB&I function reports to the vice president of Sustainable Business and Innovation, who reports directly to the NIKE, Inc. CEO and to the Corporate Responsibility Committee of the