NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL Professor Meiberger By Sebastian Gomez Team 5 Cohort: Front The portfolio manager for NorthPoint Group‚ Kimi Ford was deciding if she should pitch in and draw Nike within NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund. Nike‚ which did not have the strongest fiscal year results in 2001‚ was implementing new strategies to heighten its revenue and income. Kimi Ford‚ after having carefully read reports by analyst‚ and their input within this publicly traded company decided to emphasize
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1.0 Introduction Good morning ladies and gentleman‚ today I would like to talk about communication barriers and suggestion to overcome these barriers. Communication is neither transmission of message nor message itself. It is the mutual exchange of understanding‚ originating with the receiver. Communication needs to be effectives in business and is essence of management. Effective communication is crucial at every level of an organization. However‚ the ability to communicate effectively does not
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Company Overviews Nike In 1964 in Oregon‚ Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman join together to make a new enterprise; each contributed about $500 to the partnership. The company started bringing low priced and high tech athletic shoes from Japan to replace the German domination of athletic shoes in the industry. In 1971‚ a graphic design student created the Swoosh trademark for a $35 fee. In the same year Jeff Johnson‚ Blue Ribbon Sports ’ first employee‚ made his most durable contribution to the
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Product: The product that I am choosing to write about is the Nike LunarGlide +3 running shoes. (a) List the typical stages of consumer buying process as discussed in the textbook. The typical stages of consumer buying process include need recognition‚ information search‚ the evaluation of alternatives‚ purchase decision‚ and post purchase behavior. Need recognition occurs when the buyer realizes they have a problem or need which is triggered by either internal or external stimuli. [1] The
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Executive Summary Overview Nike is the market leader in athletic shoes in the United States. The Oregon based company has always utilized offshore facilities in low-income countries to produce at minimal costs followed by importation into predominantly the US for sales. Nike is quick to divest from emerging markets as costs rise and has recently signed short term production contracts with a long term strategy of production in China. Unlike Nike’s previous global endeavors‚ the political and cultural
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4. BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES Barriers is anything to do with the interference of the message being receive or understood by the other person who is the receiving the message (www.wikipedia.org‚ 27 Mar 2013). Barriers is one of the reason why misunderstanding or communication breakdowns. It’s very important to understand and to be aware of the barriers and of the common barriers in the business world is a cultural barrier. Cultural barriers are “the same category of words
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Founded in 1994‚ Nike Football has grown immensely to become one of the two market leaders in football apparel and footwear. Recognizing the vast opportunities the 2010 World Cup offers for their growth and differentiation from the competitors‚ they are considering a shift in their marketing strategy. Nike’s brand image is of an innovative company‚ focusing on the high performance of their products‚ while simultaneously offering extraordinary designs by partnering with many top-level footballers
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we used market value based on the share price of Nike on July 5‚ 2001and number of shares outstanding‚ which resulted in the weights of debt and equity of 10.2% and 89.8% respectively (see Exhibit 2). Cost of Debt: Cost of debt was calculated by Ms. Cohen by finding the historical interest rate of 2.7% and tax rate of 38%. We agree with her estimation of the tax rate of 38%‚ but calculated a cost of debt of 7.17% based on the market price of Nike bonds and finding their yield to maturity (see Exhibit
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Essay Barriers of Communication Everyone has experienced‚ at one time or another frustration of feeling misunderstood and being unable to make us understood by others. Communication should be simple but is often difficult because people tend to create barriers. Barriers often lead to your message becoming unclear and confusing to others. For communication to become more effective one has to overcoming these barriers to send a clear message. Cultural Differences can be a barrier to communication
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Nike Case Questions 1. In the United States‚ what is Nike’s: a) Brand image‚ and b) sources of brand equity? a) In the United States‚ Nike’s brand image is built on being a high-performance‚ innovative and aggressive brand. The company associates the brand with top athletes through sponsorships. Since inception‚ Nike has placed performance as a top priority for the brand. Through designing high performance shoes and apparel‚ as well as sponsoring high-profile athletes and teams the brand
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