Executive Summary Overview Nike is the market leader in athletic shoes in the United States. The Oregon based company has always utilized offshore facilities in low-income countries to produce at minimal costs followed by importation into predominantly the US for sales. Nike is quick to divest from emerging markets as costs rise and has recently signed short term production contracts with a long term strategy of production in China. Unlike Nike’s previous global endeavors‚ the political and cultural
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Case: "Nike: The Sweatshop Debate" 1. Should Nike be held responsible for working conditions in foreign factories that it does not own‚ but where subcontractors make products for Nike? Yes‚ Nike is not only responsible but also accountable for the working conditions of foreign countries that it does not own. Nike should realize that it is a Global Organization and working globally does not only mean that taking advantage of low cost destination but also taking responsibility of the contractors/employees
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Nike is the leading footwear company in the world. PEST Analysis sums up how the company’s business strategies fare in the macro environmental level. Nike‚ Inc. is an incorporated company that designs‚ develops and markets worldwide athletic footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessories. Nike employs both traditional and non-traditional distribution channels in almost 200 countries with primary market regions in the United States‚ Europe‚ Asia Pacific‚ and the Americas. Nike has some 20‚000 retailers
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Nike Advertisement Analysis Every day many Americans sit back and watch the world go by‚ dreaming of getting out and reaching their personal ambitions. Although everyone has goals in mind to achieve‚ success depends on the drive he or she has inside. Imagine a shoe that can supplement that motivational drive. The Nike advertisement creates a conceptual situation that a running shoe can take a person anywhere they want. The caption states this running shoe will be there to give you motivation‚ “if
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selected was Nike. Nike is engaged in the marketing and sales of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and much more around the globe. The primary reason I selected this was the company was despite proving itself to be one of the most sustainable businesses in the world. There is quite a significant amount of controversy on just how sustainable some of its business practices truly were in the past. The main controversy being its use of sweatshops to produce its merchandise. Nike is quite possibly
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Nike What are the pros‚cons‚ and associated with nikes core marketing strategy? Nike’s excellence marketing strategies are their energy to achieve their market goals. Nike believes the "pyramid influence" that the preferences of a small percentage of top athletes influence the product and brand choice. PROS OF NIKE’S CORE MARKETING STRATEGY: Nike put heavily proportion in their marketing strategies and products deign. In order to sustain their dominance in the industry and retain their
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Alexandria Barone English 1101 This Nike advertisement focuses on an obese‚ out of shape young man. It insinuates that greatness can be achieved regardless of where your current baseline resides. For this young man‚ it appears that he is at the infancy stages of a quest for physical fitness. The setting appears to be rural and as he is jogging on a long stretch of desolate road. It is somewhat symbolic of his quest‚ desolate that is. In order for him to achieve his end goal
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success factors for Nike? Ans. The key success factors for Nike are their exciting marketing strategy‚ product innovation and staying to the mission which is “To bring‚ inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.” These are as follows: * Nike established a strong brand name through designing innovative footwear for serious athletes. * Nike’s management has found most significant celebrity support: the right collaboration between celebrity and product. * Nike stayed focused on
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whether to buy Nike’s Stock Nike’s net income has fallen from $800 million to $580 million since 1997. Also its profit and market share have declines significantly from 48% to 42% (Shoe products market share) from 1997 to 2000 To counter this down fall Nike has decided to develop more athletic shoe products in mid-priced segment and also to push their apparel line. It has also decided to cut down expenses Analyst reactions are mixed – Lehman Brothers report a recommended “Strong Buy” whereas UBS Warburg
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ignored.) C8: Using CAPM: KE’=3.2%+0.91*5.5%=8.21% C9: Using DGM formula: P’=D1/ (KE’-g) =1.06*(1+8%)/(8.21%-8%)=$545 In Nike’s case‚ when Joanna Cohen calculated the WACC of Nike‚ she made several mistakes and led to a wrong estimate of the cost of capital. The first mistake comes to the book value of equity used in calculating WD. Nike became a publicly traded company since December 2‚ 1980‚ the share price has changed significantly during 20-year’s time. So‚ the market value of equity should be used
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