* | 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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keep one’s feet warm‚ it is a fashion statement‚ an athletic enhancer‚ rebellion‚ status‚ and the ins and outs of coolness. Shoes‚ mainly athletic shoes have changed drastically throughout the years. From weight‚ size‚ look‚ and comfort ability‚ Nike has been the leading footwear company to develop and lead such a growing industry. Peter Hitchcock‚ the author of Oscillate Wildly‚ wrote‚ “The shoe is magical‚ within both the history of the commodity and the psychological compulsions of modern
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Critical Analysis of Nike History Nike began as Phil Knight’s semester-long project to develop a small business‚ which included a marketing plan. This project was part of Phil Knight’s MBA course at Stanford University in the early 1960s. Phil Knight had been a runner at the University of Oregon in the late 1950s. His idea for his project was to develop high quality running shoes. He thought that high quality/low cost products could be produced in Japan and then shipped to the United
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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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sculpture is Nike of Samothrace‚ now located in the Louvre museum in Paris. It is a demonstrative‚ and powerful sculpture which encapsulates everything great about Ancient Greece. The sculpture is made of Rhodian marble‚ stands 2.45 meters tall and 2.35 meters wide including its wings (Burn‚ 2004‚ p. 89). Nike’s sculptor is not well known‚ however it is presumed to have been constructed by the sculptor Pythokritos (Pollitt‚ 1986‚ p. 114) during the early second century BC. Discovering Nike was discovered
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Nike -Sweatshop Overview Nike is one of the largest‚ most popular and profitable shoe and clothing companies in the world. This is why it is a wonder that the reality for many workers overseas making Nike shoes and clothing is far less rosy. Workers are paid wages insufficient to meet their basic needs‚ they are not allowed to organize independent unions‚ and often face health and safety hazards. Nike publicizes itself as one of the leaders of corporate responsibility. However‚ they do not comply
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Strategic Alternatives Available to the Organization First‚ we want Nike to play a role in effecting positive‚ systemic change in working conditions within our industries. If our efforts lead to a workplace oasis -- one solitary and shining example in a desert of poor conditions -- then we’ve not succeeded. Even if that single shining example were to exist (and we’re not claiming it does)‚ we’ve learned that positive changes won’t last unless the landscape changes. Our challenge is to work with
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Nike Problem definition We have chosen to write about Nike. First of all we are going to make a company description of Nike and write about their history‚ and then we would like to make a swot analysis‚ wherein we are going to write about the company’s strengths‚ weaknesses‚ their opportunities and their threats. Then we will write about the importance of globalization for Nike’s expanding. After that‚ we will write about their policies‚ among these we will mention their environment policy
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According to “Industry Profile: Global Footwear” (2012)‚ the global footwear market produced about $243.1 billion in 2011. The U.S. market occupies the leading position by imports‚ and large internal manufacturers‚ wholesalers‚ and retailers who outsourcing to countries which have large amount of low-cost labors‚ especially in Asia‚ such as China‚ Indonesia‚ Thailand‚ India‚ and Vietnam. And the US footwear industry probably involves 100 manufacturers. And Nike is the bellwether of Footwear Industry
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strategies of sport companies for Nike and Adidas. Introduction My area of study for this project would be more on comparing the performances for Nike and Adidas for the past 5 years. In this project I would explain the performance such as growth in profits‚ revenues‚ market share‚ the company employers and employees‚ size of the market share‚ steps for increasing the social performance‚ products performance‚ dividends per share‚ assets and the company investment. Nike and Adidas and have been the top
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