Nike and child labour Nike is a household name when it comes to sports apparel and equipment. It has worked hard to burnish its image‚ especially by garnering endorsements from big names in the sports world‚such as Michael Jordan. But in 1996 its silver image began to tarnish. It knew it was in trouble when an article on child labour in Pakistan appeared in Life magazine with a picture of a 12-year-old boy sewing a Nike soccer ball in a factory‚ and activists started showing up in front
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Nike is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design‚ development and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ in the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel[3] and a major manufacturer of sports equipment‚ with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012. The company was founded on January 25‚ 1964 as Blue
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others‚ especially for careers parents. Although many people have negative perception of hiring maid‚ I believe that hiring maid is important due to several advantages. The first advantage is it will cut the cost of sending children to nursery. As we know that the cost of sending children to nursery is expensive nowadays. Not only the nursery‚ hired a babysitter just for a few hours will cost much higher than hiring a maid. According to Kwa on her speech “Now days‚ a fee for a monthly babysitter is
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California and though up the name "NIKE" in 1971. It was around this time that Blue Ribbon Sports and Onitsuka parted ways and Bowerman and Knight set up their own brand which we know as Nike today. Nike created one of the most recognisable symbols in the world today with the Nike "Swoosh". It can be seen on all their advertising campaigns and more importantly all over the clothes of the sportsmen and women endorsing the Nike brand. The first man Nike endorsed was a track runner name Steve
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Employee motivation is the level of energy‚ commitment‚ and creativity that a company’s workers apply to their jobs. In the increasingly competitive business environment of recent years‚ finding ways to motivate employees has become a pressing concern for many managers. In fact‚ a number of different theories and methods of employee motivation have emerged‚ ranging from monetary incentives to increased involvement and empowerment. Employee motivation can sometimes be particularly problematic for
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NIKE INC AND SWEET SHOP Act The el Expense Billing Controversy and False Claims Act PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)‚ a major accounting firm‚ was engaged in unethical billing practices that generated millions of dollars in additional revenue to the company. PwC was charging its clients the full price of airline tickets and other travel expenses‚ such as hotel rooms and car rentals‚ while it was actually expending only a small percentage of the full amount billed to its clients due to applied rebates
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Employee Theft (Research Paper) Antonio Childress Baker College MGT 212: Section 02570 C. Delbridge November 27‚ 2012 EMPLOYEE THEFT Employee theft is a problem of considerable size for many companies. Many corporate security experts estimate that 25 to 40 percent of all employees steal from their employers‚ and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) estimates that employee theft of cash‚ property‚ and merchandise may cost American businesses as much as $50 billion on
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Individual Research Essay (2) Describe the different employee selection methods and specify which work best for different jobs. Employees form the basis of a successful organisation and the abilities and behavior of employees can vary the performance of an organisation significantly. Due to the fact that respective jobs require specific sets of skills or attributes‚ selections are essential in ensuring that the most suitable candidates are hired. Selection refers to the process of assessing candidates
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Can Retention be good for a Student? In today’s society‚ there is a large debate of what is best for a child’s learning development when they are below level in learning. Educators debate the fact about whether grade retention is good for a student‚ or is it more appropriate to advance them with their peers‚ and there is research available to support what is being said. What is meant by retention or non-promotion is having a child repeat a particular grade or requiring a child of appropriate
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Organisational Appraisal of Nike with its competitiors Ratios (Summary) -NIKE Nike Inc.‚ liquidity ratios | May 31‚ 2012 | May 31‚ 2011 | May 31‚ 2010 | May 31‚ 2009 | May 31‚ 2008 | May 31‚ 2007 | Current ratio | 2.98 | 2.85 | 3.26 | 2.97 | 2.66 | 3.13 | Quick ratio | 1.82 | 1.94 | 2.32 | 1.93 | 1.68 | 2.07 | Cash ratio | 0.97 | 1.15 | 1.53 | 1.05 | 0.84 | 1.10 | Source: Based on data from Nike Inc. Annual Reports http://www.stock-analysis-on.net/NYSE/Company/Nike-Inc/Ratios/Liquidity#Ratios-Summary
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