McConell and T. Preston. (2010). Leadership style‚ crisis response and blame management: The case of hurricane Katrina. The Journal of Public Administration‚ 88(3)‚ 706-725 In this paper I have summarized the article and offer comments on where additional research would assist in further understanding of the issue. The authors of this article used retrospective review which uses existing data and researches. Leadership style and crisis management have always been the main topics in the wake of
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Executive Summary The company strategy that Nike uses is an ingenious one. A strategy that founder Phil Knight thought of while still in school at Stanford. Instead of paying Americans to put together Nike’s shoes‚ Knight thought that it would be a better idea to take manufacturing plants overseas to places where labor is much cheaper than in the U.S.‚ places like Taiwan and South Korea. With 86% of its products being produced in one of those two countries and Nike employing a large number of people who
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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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1. Introduction In the modern changing world a crisis can happen anywhere. It cannot be expected. And Effective Communication is really important when managing a crisis as one mistake done by the Organization can affect the whole Organization itself‚ its stakeholders and the Industry. It even could threaten public safety‚ the financial position of the organization and the reputation. It can lead to disruption of operation creating loss of market (W.T Coombs‚ 2007). That’s where communication
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Ethics of Globalization 4/12/2012 Adriano The Perils of Globalization & Learning Social Responsibility: Nike‚ Inc. As time has gone on‚ the world has begun to transform due to a phenomenon that affects just about everyone‚ the phenomenon is referred to many as globalization. In the past‚ it was somewhat accepted that the people of one country owed no obligation to the people of another nation. Each nation kept to themselves and worried predominantly about themselves and no one else. But
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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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becoming more adventurous and started exploring the globe more than before. This is a huge opportunity for the tourism industry to flourish. Destination management is now a major concern for many countries having tourism attractions and for this the number of tourists is increasing every year. As the destinations are becoming popular‚ the management of these destinations are also becoming crucial as newer opportunities and threats are emerging. Long term planning and monitoring regarding all the
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Civil–Military Relations in Hurricane Katrina: A Case Study on Crisis Management in Natural Disaster Response In late August 2006‚ Hurricane Katrina struck the New Orleans region‚ affecting an area of over 90‚000 miles. It began with a hurricane which led to flooding‚ disrupting millions of lives across multiple jurisdictions‚ and damaging or destroying much of the local critical infrastruc- ture—21 refineries‚ miles of electricity transmission lines‚ and telecommunications equipment—within
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Publishing‚ Inc. 2009 http://www.eurojournals.com/ejsr.htm Crisis Management- A Case Study on Mumbai Terrorist Attack Manisha Shekhar Centre for Strategic Analysis & Research Deptt. of Electronics & Communication Dr. M. C. Saxena college of Engg. & Technology‚ UPTU‚ Lucknow‚ India E-mail: manisha.shekhar123@gmail.com Tel: +91-0522-4095700; Fax: +91-0522-4095730 Abstract This paper examined the Indian government intervention in crisis management during 2008‚ terrorist attack on MUMBAI. Empirical findings
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