Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman‚ and officially became Nike‚ Inc. in 1978. The company takes its name from Nike‚ the Greek goddess of victory‚ and adopted the well-known logo‚ called the “Swoosh”‚ first used by Nike in 1971. Nike produces a wide range of sports equipments. Their first products were track running shoes‚ for a wide range of sports including track & field‚ tennis‚ baseball‚ Association
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respect to the financial performance and condition of the Charter Company. A. Profitability: Return on average total assets (assume a 46% income tax rate) = EBIT/Total Assets 1983 = 133896 / 1813199 = .073845 1982 = 108180 / 1628046 = .066448 1981 = 155673 / 1541326 = .100999 1980 = 145485 / 1746260 = .083312 1979 = 446649 / 1728694 = .258373 B. Turnover: i. Accounts receivable (based on average gross trade receivables) = Net Credit Sales/Avg Acct. Rec. 1983 = 294715 / 340418 = .865744 1982
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Consider your organization or an organization you have worked for in the past. What is/was their strategy? Is/Was it a sound strategy? Do/Did they have a competitive advantage? Do/Did they have a sustainable competitive advantage? Is/Was the organization adhering to their strategy or deviating from it? Where are/were they strong? Where are/were they weak? If you were President of the organization‚ what recommendations would you make to ensure success with this strategy? NOTE: I have often heard
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Foods Public Company Limited was established on February 15‚ 1972 with an initial registered capital of 6 million baht through a joint venture between President Enterprise Co.‚ Ltd. of Taiwan – providing manufacturing technology expertise and Saha Pattanaphibul Co.‚ Ltd. - responsible for marketing and distribution. The founding objective was to produce instant noodles under the "MAMA" brand. The Company’s first Head Offices were located on New Petchburi Road‚ while the first factory was inaugurated
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Changed For the Best Growing up‚ I never imagined my life would turn out the way it did. I had a troubling childhood‚ growing up in foster care from age 7 to 21. I thought I had everything under control. I was very wrong. My life was spinning out of control and I couldn’t change it. Then one day I decided to join the Army‚ and my life changed from that day forward. I found that I was capable of giving my boys a good childhood‚ not like the one I had. After that‚ I met the man I am now married to and
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The Greatest Social Essay ever ...would begin with the social issue of sexual harassment in Egypt. First‚ the essay will define what sexual harassment really is‚ which is the unwelcome or inappropriate any kind of sexual behavior. Then‚ the essay would talk about how it affects the society and how people perceive the issue. The essay would not arouse you or cause you anger because of the issue‚ it would only let you know more about the subject and how it can be dealt with. The next paragraphs
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2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies The Ethisphere Institute‚ a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation‚ advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics‚ corporate social responsibility‚ anti-corruption and sustainability‚ announced the official unveiling of the 2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies. This year’s honorees have gone above and beyond to prove business ethics are paramount to the success of a company’s brand and bottom line. In its fifth year‚ the World’s
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Just Group Ltd‚ the number one market leader in fashion and apparel retail store in Australia. The objective of this report is to review current strategies used by Just Group with regarding to seven traits model according to Schumann‚ P. A. 1994. Besides‚ future strategies recommendation will be provided as the key for the company to sustain competitive advantage. Just Group is a number one market leader in fashion and apparel retail store in Australia. The sale of the company continues to increase
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Philosophy is a general overview of how our society functions‚ by how we think and the many ways in which we act. It can also be described as the love of wisdom. As individuals we are introduced to ideas that test our knowledge of the different concepts of life‚ with questions such as who are we and why were we brought here? Philosophical questions have made an impact on us with thoughts that don’t usually have an answer to the question which was brought forward‚ and to which neither side knows the
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reputation as one of our greatest Presidents. There are many reasons why JFK deserves the reputation. The biggest reason is because of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded. In 1962‚ the Soviet Union was desperately behind the United
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