Case Study Nike Introduction Good morning ladies and gentlemen and thank for taking the time to meet with us. Nike was founded on January 25‚ 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight. The company officially became Nike‚ Inc. on May 30‚ 1978. Nike has various products which include footwear as well as other apparel that compliment the former. This accounts for 92 percent of the company’s revenue. The other 8 percent comes from equipment and non Nike brand products‚ such as Cole
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Financial and Non-Financial Justifications Nike is the largest seller of athletic footwear and apparel in the world that selling products primarily through a combination of retail accounts.Nike itself owned a retail‚ including independent distributors‚ stores and e-commerce ‚franchisees and licensees worldwide. Build a profitable global portfolio of branded footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessories businesses is a goal of the company while their strategy is to achieve long-term revenue growth
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A Cultural Study and Political Ecology of Nike Partially excerpted from Petrina‚ S. (2001). The political ecology of design and technology education: An inquiry into methods. International Journal of Technology and Design Education 10‚ 207-237. When we put our comfortable shoes on in the morning and take a step‚ our steps are always already scripted within powerful cultural processes. Shoes‚ no more so than the apparel covering our bodies‚ happen to provide particularly robust examples of how
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analysis Strengths: y y y y y y y y y y y y y Nike is a globally recognized for being the number one sportswear brand in the World. Nike being a competitive organization has a healthy aver sion towards its competitors i.e. during Atlanta Olympics‚ Reebok expensed on sponsoring the games; Nike however sponsored the top athletes and due to this step‚ it gained valuable coverage. Nike has no factories; rather it uses contract factories to get the work done which
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Nike: Sweatshops and Business Ethics History What started with a handshake between two running geeks in Oregon in January 1964 are now the world ’s most competitive sports and Fitness Company. Bill Bowerman the legendary University of Oregon track &field coach and Phil Knights a University of Oregon runner under Bowerman coach‚ found the Nike Company‚ named by the Greek winged goddess of victory. First the company was named Blue Ribbon Sports. The Nike athletic machine began as a small distributing
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` case? 2. Why should Nike be held responsible for what happens in factories that it does not own? Does Nike have a responsibility to ensure that factory workers receive a “living wage”? Do the wage guidelines of FLA or WRC seem most appropriate to you? Why? 3. Is it ethical for Nike to pay endorsers millions while its factory employees receive a few dollars a day? 4. Is Nike’s responsibility to monitor its subcontracted factories a legal‚ economic‚ social‚ or philanthropic responsibility
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nike – Management Report B00222492 Degree Programme 2011 Module School of Engineering and Science University of the West of Scotland December 2011 Contents Page Page 1 Front cover Page 2 Contents page Page 4 1.0 Introduction Page 5 2.0 Organisation Structure 2.1 Brief History 2.2 Sources of revenue streams 2.3 Recent Developments 2.4 Presents Standing Page 8 3.0 SWOT Analysis 3.1 Strengths 3.2 Weakness 3.3 Opportunities
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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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Nike Nike was founded in 1964 by Philip Knight and Bill Bowerman. They started to design shoes that were lighter‚ better padded‚ and featured waffle like patterns in their rubber sole. At first not much commercial success. After that they started importing low cost‚ high quality running shoes out of Asian countries. A deal was made with Onitsuka to import these hoes to the US‚ there were sold under the brand name ‘Blue Ribbon Shoes’ (BRS). Their initial shipment were only 200 shoes. By 1964 BRS
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Nike‚ Greek Goddess of Victory In Greek mythology‚ Nike was a goddess who personified victory. She was the beautiful goddess of strength. Her great speed enabled her to be victorious. This is why she is also known as the Winged Goddess of Victory. Nike is the daughter of Pallas‚ a Titan and Styx. She had three brothers‚ Kratos (Strength)‚ Bia (Force)‚ and Zelus (Zeal & Jealously). Nike is seen with wings in most statues and paintings. Her symbols include a wreath or sash to crown a victor‚
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