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    operated as a distributor for the Japanese shoemaker Onitsuka Tiger (known today as Asics). Bill Bowerman‚ a track and field coach‚ and Phil Knight‚ middle-distance runner‚ from University of Oregon‚ created the company. It officially became Nike Inc. in 1971‚ named after the Greek goddess of victory. Goddess Nike is often depicted with wings‚ giving rise to her designation “Winged Victory”. Bowerman invented a grooved pattern on the sole inside of a waffle iron. The waffle-type grooved pattern

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    Nike has been in business since 1972 and has become one of the leaders in sports apparel that covers all ranges of uses and applications. The company was founded by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight in 1964 and was first called Blue Ribbon Sports. The logo for Nike became the deciding factor in the renaming of the company. Bowerman and Knight were looking for a logo that would define their company and the “Swoosh” was designed by Carolyn Davidson‚ a Portland State University student in 1971. Nike

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    Topic: Marketing-(Nike‚ Inc.) Introduction Nike was the Goddess of victory in Greek mythology. In 1978 an athlete runner Philip Knight and his coach‚ Bill Bowerman renamed their small sportswear company as Nike. Since then‚ the business has increased dramatically. At present Nike‚ Inc. has already become a major public traded sportswear and equipment supplier in the United States. It is the world’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sport equipment

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    Phil Knight bio

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    Entrepreneur Biography: Philip Hampson Knight “Just Do It” Submitted on: Tuesday Oct 2 2011 Submitted by: Kakoose Guna Industry: The sports apparel and equipment industry is growing rapidly and is estimated to be worth over $126 billion by the year 2015 according to Global Industry Analysts. This industry has a growing market because people are becoming more health conscious. Thus‚ Sports apparel and equipment are in demand‚ which leads to a very highly competitive market

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    Nike vs. Adidas

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    are sportswear companies whose products throughout many parts of the world are very popular and have been the top two leading sport companies in the sport industry. Nike is an international American sportswear manufacturer. It was founded by Bill Bowerman in the year 1972 and the slogan is “Just Do It”. On the other hand‚ Adidas is a worldwide sportswear manufacturer based in Germany and founded by Adolf Dassler in 1949 and their slogan is “Impossible is Nothing”. These two companies

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    intimidate them Nike is a well-known worldwide company specialized in sports equipment‚ athletic shoes and apparel. It has become a pop culture icon which has over 60 % of market share(Nike‚ 2010) Nike‚established in 1964 by the Knight and Bowerman(The Nike Information Source 2010).The leading company which claimed to be practicing Fair trade is blamed for mistreatment of their employees in Indonesia. So such behavior is inacceptable and not ethical. Therefore this essay will further discuss

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    wide Nike movement. Through Phil’s strategic leadership in Oregon he was able to build a company that not only was successful but a company that is always on the cutting edge of innovation and advertising. It is obvious that Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman‚ both cofounders of Nike‚ have had a tremendous impact on leading this company down a successful

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    Nike Inc Background

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    A. Brief Company Background: Brief History: Nike‚ Inc. was incorporated in 1968 when The University of Oregon’s track and field coach‚ Bill Bowerman‚ and his star runner‚ Phil Knight‚ thought they could better design and sell shoes to runners than what was available at the time. It is headquartered in Washington County‚ Oregon. Nike is many things – a product designer‚ a consumer goods manufacturer‚ a brand communicator‚ a leader in corporate responsibility‚ and a portfolio of authentic footwear

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    Course Pro Forma Program Ijazah Sarjana Muda Perguruan Dengan Kepujian Course Title ELT Methodology Metodologi Pengajaran Bahasa Inggeris Course Code TSL3103 Credit 3(3 + 0) Contact Hours 45 hours Pre-requisite Nil Year Two Semester One/Two Learning Outcomes 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the theories of language learning and acquisition and the different approaches in language teaching. (1.2) 2. Evaluate the features of the different approaches in language teaching. (6.1‚ 6

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    Student name: Charles Bellamy Course name: Masters of Business Administration Subject name: Strategic Marketing Subject facilitator: (not applicable for Distance Learning students) No. of pages: 9 Word count: 2‚626 DECLARATION I‚ the above named student‚ confirm that by submitting‚ or causing the attached assignment to be submitted‚ to AIB‚ I have not plagiarised any other person’s work in this assignment and except where appropriately acknowledged‚ this assignment is my own

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