* | Origins and history Nike‚ originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS)‚ was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in January 1964. The company initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger (now ASICS)‚ making most sales at track meets out of Knight’s automobile. According to Otis Davis‚ a student athlete whom Bowerman coached at the University of Oregon‚ who later went on to win two gold medals at the 1960 Summer
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in 1962‚ Nike‚ formerly known as Blue Ribbon Sports‚ is a major publicly traded sportswear‚ footwear‚ and fitness equipment manufacturer based in the US. The company’s main focus was to provide high quality running shoes designed by athletes for athletes. By moving the manufacturing abroad‚ Phillip Knight (Founder)‚ believed that the shoes could be sold at competitive prices (Kotler & Keller‚ 2012‚ p.29). In order to market the brand to the public and create a cult like following‚ Nike signed up
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California and though up the name "NIKE" in 1971. It was around this time that Blue Ribbon Sports and Onitsuka parted ways and Bowerman and Knight set up their own brand which we know as Nike today. Nike created one of the most recognisable symbols in the world today with the Nike "Swoosh". It can be seen on all their advertising campaigns and more importantly all over the clothes of the sportsmen and women endorsing the Nike brand. The first man Nike endorsed was a track runner name Steve
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and contrasting is both Nike and Adidas 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. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast Nike and Adidas companies in terms of headquarters‚ market focus‚ sponsorships‚ marketing and advertising‚ price and product. Nike and Adidas are the most popular sporting attires out in the clothing and equipment market. Nike and Adidas offer people
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Name____________________________ Date ACCT 2302 Exam 1 CRN 14948 Multiple Choice: 2 Points each question: 1. An employee is dissatisfied with the resolution of an ethical conflict with his supervisor at his place of employment. According to the Institute of Management Accountants‚ the employee’s next step should be to A. contact the IMA. B. contact the next level of management who is not involved in the ethical conflict. C. make the president of the company aware of the ethical conflict
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Graduate School of Business Administration University Version 2.0 of Virginia UVA-F-1353 Version 2.0 Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital On July 5‚ 2001‚ Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual fund management firm‚ pored over analyst write-ups of Nike‚ Inc.‚ the athletic shoe manufacturer. Nike’s share price had declined significantly from the start of the year. Kimi was considering buying some shares for the fund she managed‚ the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ which invested mostly in
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Nike Case Study Table of Contents Part 1 Page Introduction and Overview 3-4 Part 2 Nike Company Information 5-6 Part 3 Nike weaknesses 7-8 Part 4 Ethics and impacts 9-10 Part 5 Conclusion 11 References 12 Nike manufactures and markets sports apparel and equipment on a global scale. They operate in 160 different countries‚ and have revenues of $18
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THE ROLE OF ACCOUNTING IN BUSINESS Accounting is a part of your daily life‚ it is not a branch of Mathematics‚ however‚ you need to be able to add‚ subtract‚ multiply and divide‚ otherwise‚ you would not know how much money you had with you‚ how much you would have spent or whether the change you received was correct. Accounting is a system used by businesses to track financial information. Businesses then analyze and use the information to make business decisions. Accounting uses a double-entry
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Chapter -1 Multiple Choice Questions 21. Which of the following is not one of the three basic activities of a manager? A) Planning B) Controlling C) Directing and motivating D) Compiling management accounting reports Answer: D Level: Easy LO: 2 22. The delegation of decision making to lower levels in an organization is known as: A) the planning and control cycle. B) controlling. C) decentralization
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marketing strategy of Nike In recent decades‚ we have witnessed a high performance marketing of Nike which make its brand name is well-known all around the world. My belief is that Nike not only is a marketing-oriented company but also has used 3Ps out of 4Ps marketing mix model effectively‚ including product‚ place and promotion. Firstly‚ when it comes to product‚ Nike considers its wide range of products as its one of most important marketing tool. In the beginning‚ Nike only focused on running
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