Employee Demographics in Human Resource Management Research Fiona Edgar & Alan Geare Abstract Despite a prominent perspective of the literature that employees are consumers of HRM‚ only recently has HRM been evaluated from the employees’ viewpoint. Whilst these studies have helped to develop our understanding of the HRM‘experience’ from an employee perspective‚ they frequently ignore the issue of employee demography. This study contributes to understanding in this area by establishing
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Nike of Samothrace The Nike of Somathrace statue was unearthed in 1863 on the Island of Somathrace in the northwest Aegean. It was found by Charles Champoiseau‚ a French Vice-Consul to Adrianople (Turkey). She is believed to have been sculpted in the 2nd Century but the style and drapery suggest an earlier date. The date of the Nike of Samothrace is debated‚ but was probably created between 200 and 190 B.C.E. The statue is life sized with drapery lightly clasping the female body looking as
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NIKE HISTORY Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Nike Inc. as Blue Ribbon Sports in 1962 with a handshake. The two man team began the company with a combined investment of $500 each. They reached an agreement with a Japanese manufacturer of athletic shoes‚ forming BRS/Tiger shoes. Phil Knight started this company selling shoes from the trunk of his car. As the empire grew‚ the two man team developed the idea to cut overheard. In 1972‚ BRS and Onitsuka Tiger went different ways and thus Nike
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Diversity and Demographic Characteristics Introduction Diversity relates to gender‚ age‚ language‚ ethnicity‚ cultural background‚ disability‚ sexual orientation or religious belief‚ including that people are different in other respects such as educational level‚ job function‚ socio-economic background‚ personality profile‚ marital status and whether or not one has family. Diversity and demographic differences can impact individual behavior by creating conflict in the workplace. The success
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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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St. John’s University Student Managed Investment Research Equity Research NIKE (NKE) April 4‚ 2004 Recommendation: Sector: Industry: BUY Consumer Cyclical Footwear 76.64 78.56 49.60 263.12M .80 20.17B 10‚697M 21.66% $94.85 Price: 52 – Week High: 52 – Week Low: Shares Out (mil): Dividend: Market Cap: 2003 Revenue: Project EPS Growth: 2005 Target Price: Highlights Rudy Dermesropian rdermes@hotmail.com Jason A. Drago Jdrag636@stjohns.edu Gintare Grigaite Gintare.grigaite01@stjohns.edu
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Nike Case Analysis Prepared for Consumer Behavior Introduction Nike is the largest seller of athletic footwear and athletic apparel in the world with subsidiaries in over 200 countries across the world. It is a company that was founded by Phil Knight in the 1960’s‚ who was a talented middle-distance runner from Portland. He approached the Onitsuka Co. in Kobe‚ Japan‚ and persuaded the manufacturer of Tiger shoes to make
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levels as they complete their work at Nike and represent the Nike corporation globally. •"It is our nature to innovate. •Nike is a company. •Nike is a brand. •Simplify and go. •The consumer decides. •Be a sponge. •Evolve immediately. •Do the right thing. •Master the fundamentals. •We are on the offense – always. •Remember the man. (The late Bill Bowerman‚ Nike co-founder)" Manager Manifesto -It is a set of Core Principles that describe how Nike managers lead with excellence
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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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Management” NIKE Introduction- The company was founded on January 25‚ 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight‚ and officially became Nike‚ Inc. on May 30‚ 1978. Nike markets its products under its own brand‚ as well as Nike Golf‚ Nike Pro‚ Nike+‚ Air Jordan‚etc. Nike is the leading maker of athletic shoes‚ equipment and apparel. Nike products cover a broad range of sports including basketball‚ football‚ running and soccer. Sneakers made by Nike are sold for $40-$200
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