Nike‚ Inc. (IPA: / ’naɪki/) (NYSE: NKE) is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered in Beaverton‚ near the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon. It is the world ’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment with revenue in excess of $18.6 billion USD in its fiscal year 2008 (ending May 31‚ 2008). As of 2008‚ it employed more than 30‚000 people worldwide. Nike and Precision Castparts
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"Nike is criticized for using sweatshops in countries like Indonesia and Mexico. The company has been subject to much critical coverage of the often poor working conditions and the exploitativeness of the cheap overseas labor." answers.com 1. Should Nike be held responsible for working conditions in foreign factories that it does not own‚ but where sub-contractors make product for Nike? Yes‚ but I do not believe that the firm is 100% responsible since it is the sub-contractors who operate
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Area: An organisation ’s corporate social responsibility policies‚ including business ethics‚ and their impact on business practice and key stakeholders Title: How does Nike reconcile the need to minimise the cost of manufacturing with the need to meet the ethical and social expectations of its customers? By WORD COUNT Research Analysis Project – 6224 words (minus table) CONTENTS Page CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Project Aim
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Globalization and Nike‚ Inc. Industry Overview The athletic footwear industry has experienced significant growth over the last two decades. Since 2001‚ consumers in the United States have spent more than $13 billion and have purchased over 300 million pair of athletic shoes. While the industry is highly segmented by sport category‚ models and price‚ a few large players dominate the branded shoe segment. The top ten-footwear companies control over 70 percent of the market share for global athletic
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Professor Gregory F StiberBy: Brizaida Ribalta‚ Jessica Halsey and Shereen Hijazi | Nike‚ Inc. | Marketing Plan Project | Nova Southeastern University H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship Assignment for Course: | MKTP 5005 – Introductory Marketing | Submitted to: | Gregory F Stiber | Submitted by: | Brizaida Ribalta‚ Jessica Halsey‚ Shereen Hijazi. | | | | | | | | | Date of Submission: August 30th‚ 2012 Title of Assignment: Term Project
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As I walk in my comfortable well-fitted Nike shoe‚ I lack the knowledge behind the journey of the shoe’s existence. The Nike brand‚ better recognized as the swoosh logo or slogan of “Just Do It”‚ is also the violator of several labour practices. To begin‚ the creation of Nike shoes is accomplished in sweatshops in Indonesia‚ China‚ and Vietnam (Global Exchange‚ n.d.). On a typical day in Vietnam‚ Nike shoes are manufactured in a factory where human dignity is nonexistence. These violating practices
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Boustani Nike: Maintaining a Promotional Edge Nike’s initial product advertising strategy of using professional athletes for raising demand through word-of-mouth provided good publicity. However‚ its selective-demand advertising was mainly focused on high-priced shoes for traditional sports‚ and ignored newly developed market segments such as aerobics and extreme sports‚ and new trends such as brown shoes and casual footwear (Etzel‚ Walker‚ and Stanton). Nike launched a successful advertising
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Case 6 Nike Celess Valk MKTG 4082 10/29/12 To answer question one it’s important to not that Nike has created a very powerful image in the minds of consumers in America. Nike wanted consumers to see it as an innovative brand that produces top of the line performance gear that was associated with very powerful and important athletes (mostly males). Their profile users are represented as famous athletes such as Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods. The athletes reflected the brand personalities such
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Nike marketing plan Nike is the most renowned supplier of athletic shoes and apparels. The brand can be found everywhere‚ examples of its major target areas are: USA‚ Europe‚ Asia Pacific and the Americas. The business has obtained a huge position in the market of these places thanks to the innovative and attractive design‚ quality production of the product and wise marketing strategies. Regarding the latter‚ we can focus on the 4 Ps of the marketing mix: 1. Product: Thanks
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Nike vs. Adidas Deonnah Carolus Consumer Behavior – 3310 Nike‚ founded January 25‚ 1964‚ is one of the world’s best known and popular brands. Created by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight‚ Nike has become one of the world’s largest athletic apparel suppliers and today markets it product under its own brand name which includes Nike Pro‚ Nike Golf‚ Nike Skateboarding and the infamous Nike Air Jordan. At the end of 2012 the company had an estimated net worth of $15.9 Billion had over
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