Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies implemented by the organisation Nike when faced with an issue‚ to critically assess the effectiveness of these policies and lastly to offer recommendations. Company Background Based in Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ Nike Inc. is one of the world’s major distributors of sportswear and equipment with its operations spanning across the worlds six continents in over 160 countries (nikebiz‚ 2011). Nike is the world’s leading designer‚ marketer and distributor of authentic
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Nike Sweatshops Nike is the largest seller of athletic footwear and apparel in the world. The company is primarily engaged in the design‚ development‚ and worldwide marketing of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessories. The company operates in the US‚ Europe‚ Asia Pacific‚ the Middle East and Africa. It is headquartered in Beaverton‚ Oregon. (Datamonitor‚ 2006‚ p 4) By shifting manufacturing to developing countries‚ Nike is able to achieve significant cost savings owing to the lower
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Nike Nike is a major publicly traded clothing‚ footwear‚ sportswear‚ and equipment supplier based in the United States. It is one of the biggest companies in the world. It was not a big company at first‚ however‚ with its many strengths‚ it finally became a symbol of sportswear. * Strengths * Tailored to the needs of every athlete: “get all geared up” option on website takes you through a series of questions to find the perfect gear for you. * Personal: Through NIKEiD athletes are able
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Nike‚ Inc. is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design‚ development and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ in the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel[3] and a major manufacturer of sports equipment‚ with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (ending May 31‚ 2012). As of 2012‚ it employed
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wanted to “keep real-time tabs on customer satisfaction”(Textbook‚ pg 5). eCourier used SeeWhy software to help give them customer data faster. This software allowed eCourier to see when client’s accounts were going dormant or if there were changes in the bookings. With this new data‚ eCourier saved money by not having to add extra staff to monitor who was happy with service and who was not. The second company was Cablecom. Cablecom was also interested customer satisfaction. They used statistical
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top-selling product categories. Nike also offered shoes designed for outdoor activities like tennis‚ golf‚ soccer‚ baseball‚ football‚ bicycling‚ volleyball‚ wrestling‚ aquatic activities‚ hiking‚ and other athletic and recreational uses. Nike sold sports apparel‚ athletically inspired lifestyle apparel‚ as well as athletic bags and accessory items. Nike often marketed footwear‚ apparel and accessories in "collections" of similar design or for specific purposes. Nike also marketed apparel with
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Strategic Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction University of Phoenix MGT/449 Total quality management (TQM) affects conducting business in the global marketplace. Companies must focus on improving processes they currently use to become more efficient. In the trucking business‚ Huffman Trucking competition is Federal Express (FedEx) and UPS. Huffman Trucking strives for quality service while exploring ways to reduce operating costs to increase profits. To achieve this goal Huffman
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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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NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL On July 5‚ 2001‚ Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual-fund management firm‚ pored over analysts ’ write-ups of Nike‚ Inc.‚ the athletic-shoe manufacturer. Nike ’s share price had declined significantly from the beginning of the year. Ford was considering buying some shares for the fund she managed‚ the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ which invested mostly in Fortune 500 companies‚ with an emphasis on value investing. Its top holdings
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h4By amoooora Studymode.com/h4 Running head NIKE‚ Inc. Mission‚ Vision‚ Principlesspan classtab/span1br /br / br /br / NIKE‚ Inc. Mission‚ Vision‚ Principles br /br / Ameirah Aldahmanibr /br / MSM631 ndash Strategic Management and Financial Reports Analysis Regis Universitybr /br / Saturday‚ September 04‚ 2010br /br / br /br / Abstractbr /br / span classtab/spanThis paper is a qualitative and quantitative analysis of NIKE‚ Inc.‚ done as six separate sections. The six sections
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