different countries and to different people. At Nike‚ Diversity and Inclusion is what drives creativity and innovation. It takes every one of our over 30‚000 employees working at the top of their game for Nike to reach its highest potential. And we know that outstanding teams are composed of diverse people‚ backgrounds and skill sets. Nike’s ability to lead in innovation and creativity hinges on our ability to attract and retain the best global talent. Nike has appointed a Vice President of Global Diversity
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Nike‚ a company headquartered in Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ is a major force in the sports footwear and fashion industry‚ with annual sales exceeding $ 12 billion‚ more than half of which now come from outside the United States. The company was co-founded in 1964 by Phil Knight‚ a CPA at Price Waterhouse‚ and Bill Bowerman‚ college track coach‚ each investing $ 500 to start. The company‚ initially called Blue Ribbon Sports‚ changed its name to Nike in 1971 and adopted the “Swoosh” logo recognizable
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History According to the renowned linguists Darmesteter and Henderson‚ Pashto has "descended form Avestan".[10][11][12] The word "Pashto" derives by regular phonological processes from Parsawā- "Persian".[46] Nonetheless‚ the Pashtuns are sometimes compared with the Pakhta tribes mentioned in the Rigveda (1700–1100 BC)‚ apparently the same as a people called Pactyans‚ described by the Greek historian Herodotus as living in the Achaemenid’s Arachosia Satrapy as early as the 1st millennium BC.[47]
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Nike: A Powerhouse Case Analysis Introduction Nike is a US based company founded in 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman. Originally it was named as “Blue Ribbon Shoe” company‚ but in 1972 the founders changed the name to “Nike”. Now “Nike” is world’s number 1 supplier of athletic footwear‚ sportswear‚ apparel‚ accessories and etc. Its slogan “Just does it” and “Swoosh” are one of the most recognizable slogans
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The aim of this assignment is to citically examine the medical model in relation to a client that I am working with‚ for reasons of confidentiality I have used a pseudo name: The medical perspectives in Mental Health. Background Alan is a 42 yr old white british male‚ he was diagnosed with schitzophrenia at the age of 21yrs. He is the eldest of two children‚ his sister resides with her husband and children nearby. Alan resides at home with his parents‚ who are in their early seventies. Alan
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Case Study –Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital FIN202a-Spring 2011 1. Please define Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC). Write down the WACC formula‚ and discuss its components. WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) is a market weighted average‚ at target leverage‚ of the cost of after tax debt and equity. It is a critical input for evaluating investment decision‚ and typically the discount rate for NPV calculation. And it serves as the benchmark for operating performance‚ relative to
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words‚ “The benefits and costs of fitting individual customer preference are more complex and less deterministic than has been assumed”. That’s because “customer preferences are often ill-defined and susceptible to various influences‚ and in many cases‚ customers have poor insight into their preferences”. In one of his recent papers‚ Simonson tackles the issue of one-to-one marketing and mass customization. Supporters of these marketing approaches have suggested that learning what customers want
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Shuhao Chen Hongxin Zhao IB 2/16/2013 1. The characteristics are boldness‚ innovation‚ perfection‚ low power distance and opening. Furthermore‚ in order to develop globally‚ the Asian leadership also should know how to combine the Western and the Eastern advantages of doing business together. These characteristics can efficiently help all the leaders do their job well‚ no matter them are Western or Eastern leaders. For instance‚ innovation is one of the most important characteristics. In today’s
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Name Institution: Course: Date: Financial Statement Analysis for Nike Nike Corporation released its financial statement for the year ended May 2014. Nike Inc. is a sports apparel manufacturing firm with diverse interests all over the world. The financial statements suggest a strong company whose stocks are not undervalued‚ but with the potential of exploding higher having shown sustained strengths when the Europe‚ American‚ and Chinese economies were at the brink of disaster. Despite sustaining fluctuations
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Just Buy It: Nike Advertising Aimed at Glamour Readers: A Critical Feminist Analysis Darin J. Arsenault & Tamer Fawzy. Tamara : Journal of Critical Postmodern Organization Science. Las Cruces: 2001. Vol. 1‚ Iss. 2; pg. 63-76‚ 14 pgs Abstract (Article Summary) The growing popularity of women ’s sports has helped steer fitness companies such as Nike to carefully craft advertising messages aimed at women. The current study assessed Nike ’s marketing campaign in Glamour‚ a popular consumer magazine
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