MGT 448 Self-Assessment Questions Week One: Contemporary Global Business Environment Note: Answers to questions appear on the last page of this document. One of the two factors that seem to underlie the trend toward globalization is change in communication‚ information‚ and transportation technologies. The other factor is the demise of communism in Russia. declining trade barriers. the strength of the U.S. dollar and Japanese Yen. fewer international conflicts. the influence of the
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Nike‚ Inc. : Case Study in Operations Management MGT 441 Prepared for: Dr. Davidson‚ Concord University Prepared by: Jeremiah Nelson Johnathan Coleman Emily O’Dell December 4th‚ 2012 Introduction Low-cost‚ time-efficient manufacturing of goods is a key feature of a successful production company in today’s competitive global economy. Operations management‚ often abbreviated in the business world as OM‚ is defined as “...the set of activities that creates value in the form of goods
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Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Case Study Brenda Borders MGT/448 June 20‚ 2011 Gregory Flick Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Case Study Nike was established in 1972 and is a leading marketer of athletic shoes and apparel. Nike operates in more than 160 countries‚ directly or indirectly employs nearly one million people‚ and for the fiscal year ended 2010 reported revenues of $19 billion. (nikebiz.com) Nike has consistently been accused of‚ criticized for‚ and protested against‚ for using sweatshops
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Challenges Facing Global Managers Challenges that managers will face in the future may not only be with their existing local management responsibilities‚ but will probably include managing business abroad. Not only will change in the structure of the organization will occur‚ but also the roles and responsibilities of people within the organizations. The form of change which will be applied depends on many factors such as management‚ skills and expertise‚ and resources. The companies might focus
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AN OBJECTIVE CASE STUDY FOR NIKE COMPANY Present to The Faculty of the Department of Commerce Raffles International College Ho Chi Minh City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For Management Theory and Application By Vu Nhat Nam (Kelvin) Ho Thanh Chung (Andy) CASE STUDY 1 NIKE COMPANY VU NHAT NAM (KELVIN) HO THANH TRUNG (ANDY) Table of Contents I. Introduction……………………………………………………..pp. 3 II. Objective case question 1 Explain Centralized vs. Decentralized Organizational
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NIKE Business Case Study Management Theory (BUS830-13) Submitted to: Dr. J. Saleeby Done by: Rola El Cheikh 201005281 Thursday‚ December 23‚ 2010 Executive Summary Nike hit the ground running in 1962. Originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports‚ the company focused on providing high quality running shoes designed especially for athletes by athletes‚ at competitive prices. Today‚ Nike is the world’s leading maker of athletic shoes‚ equipment and apparel. Nike has invested highly on marketing
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NIKE CASE STUDY 1. Why is it important to estimate a firm’s cost of capital? What does it represent? Is the WACC set by investors or by managers? Weighted average cost of capital or WACC represents the overall cost of capital in the company. It takes into considerations cost of debt and cost of equity. As company’s value can grow by increasing its assets that could be financed either be debt or equity and cost of capital shows how much it costs to do that. Cost of capital is a very important component
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MGT 448 Final Exam / 100% correct answers http://www.homeworkmarket.com/content/mgt-448-final-exam-100-correct-answers 1. While workers in manufacturing industries are considered to be vulnerable to the negative effects of globalization‚ workers in service industries are relatively secure. a. True b. False 2. Which of the following was set up to promote economic development globally? a. World Bank b. International Monetary Fund c. United Nations
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| NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL | | | | | | Introduction Our report aims to help Kimi Ford make a decision on her investment of Nike. We choose WACC as our method to estimate the cost of capital‚ which can be used as a discount rate to verify whether Nike is correctly valued in current market. We have mainly four steps to calculate WACC: I. Identify the type of cost of capital; II. Figure out the weights of debt and equity; III. Calculate the cost of debt and equity respectively;
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Marketing Management Nike What are the pros‚ cons and risks associated with the Nike’s core marketing strategy? Nike’s core marketing strategy is tag lined as “Pyramid of Influence”. This marketing strategy helps Nike gain competitive advantage over the competitors. Nike’s core marketing strategy is tag lined as “Pyramid of Influence” Nike heavily depends on the successful athletes for marketing and selling its products. Professional athletes such as Tiger wood‚ Michael Jordan‚ Lance Armstrong
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