100 manufacturers. And Nike is the bellwether of Footwear Industry today. However‚ due to fashion-related and seasonal fluctuations‚ the demand of shoes is rapidly changing. The highly unstable demand controls the footwear market. Customers want more diversity in footwear‚ so the strategy of the companies must cater to customers demand. Therefore‚ the purpose of this study is to show you Nike’s current situation‚ and its market position. Background of Nike Nike is the world ’s leading
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Nike (NKE) In the 1950’s‚ Bill Bowerman‚ a track and field coach at the University of Oregon‚ began cobbling shoes for his runners. Bowerman and one of his runners Phil Knight formed Blue Ribbon Sports and sold shoes for Tiger shoes in 1964. While Knight was selling the shoes‚ Bowerman was ripping them apart to see how he could make them lighter and made his runners test his improved shoes. Their first full-time employee‚ Jeff Johnson‚ was an early designer of shoes and came up with the name Nike
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sweatshop practices and human rights exploitation surfaced in the 1990s‚ Nike was forced to review and change its operations in order to please the expanding group of conscientious customers who are concerned with the conditions under which the products are manufactured (Suehle‚ 2011). The pressure for change resulted in Nike’s decision to integrate corporate and social responsibility (CSR) into its business operations. Since then‚ Nike has acknowledged the importance of CSR to their innovation and performance
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Nike Swot Analysis Strengths * A very professionally competitive company. * Has ownership of no physical factories so production can be moved to a more cost effective location when necessary. * Very well branded among consumers. * Offers their products worldwide. * Have offices in forty five different countries. * Fortune 500 company. * Employs over thirty thousand people across the world. * Has a very strong marketing campaign that increases brand familiarity.
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Ethics For Nike‚ labor and human rights continues to be a top priority and corporate concern. Ethics is essential in crisis communication. Nike’s sweatshop labor crisis demonstrates the importance of ethics. To defend its practices and public reputation during this crisis‚ Nike responded to allegations in ethical ways‚ employing truthfulness and transparency‚ disclosing their corporate social responsibility statements‚ including a fair employee treatment and a labor report‚ and commissioning
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man and Phil Knight‚] and officially became Nike‚ Inc. on May 30‚ 1971. The company takes its name from Nike (Greek Νίκη‚ pronounced the Greek goddess of victory. Nike markets its products under its own brand‚ as well as Nike Golf‚ Nike Pro‚ Nike+‚ Air Jordan‚ Nike Blazers‚ Air Force 1‚ Nike Dunk‚ Air Max‚ Foamposite‚ Nike Skateboarding‚ and subsidiaries including Brand Jordan‚ Hurley International and Converse. Nike also owned Bauer Hockey (later renamed Nike Bauer) between 1995 and 2008‚ and previously
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Study on the advancement in business line for NIKE company 1.0 Introduction : Nike‚ Inc. is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design‚ development‚ manufacturing and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ in the Portland metropolitan area‚ and is one of only two Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Oregon. It is one of the world’s largest suppliers of
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Nike Air Nike Air was the first technology Nike put into their shoes. It was a different way to have cushioning in a shoe. It has been put into a lot of the Nike shoes since. It was said it would make you jump higher and run faster. Its been over 20 years since its creation and its still going strong. (Sneakerhead) Nike Max Air/ Air Max Nike Air Max or Max Air provedes maximum cushion. The air pocket in the heel was now used for the mid and front of the foot. The air max 360s have air
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NIKE _______________ IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT _______________ BY: Castronuevo‚ Jan Clark Meer‚ Regginald Young‚ Johnedel Quintero‚ Arvin Dioneda‚ Jefrick September 18‚ 2009 Section 1 - Executive Summary Back before the Swoosh logo and long before the days we were called Nike‚ there was Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS). It was the company Phil Knight‚ our founder‚ and legendary track coach Bill Bowerman created in 1964 to provide athletes with
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Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Nike is a Global Force and leading force for globalization in the world. Nike outsources its manufacturing and employs over 600 thousand workers throughout the world in over 600 factories. Nike has 20 billion in revenues each year and its brand has become one of the most recognized symbols in the world today. Nike focuses on marketing and design and employs such star athletes as Michael Jordan‚ Tiger Woods‚ Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant to market its products. Nike
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