com/breaking-news/2012/06/16/817709/unemployment-rate-eases-april-job-shortage-remains I have 2 articles but I forgot the other one. Unemployment remained high in the Philippines compared to the other countries in the region. Despite the relatively fast employment growth‚ it is not sufficient due to the growing population and the increasing labour force participation (labour force participation went up by 0.5% from April 2011 to April 2012). Another factor causing this is the lack of jobs provided‚ which
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Sweatshop is the World’s Future Why do we need sweatshops in our lives? Can sweetshops help under development countries people to live better life? Sweatshop is workshop for devices‚ clothes‚ or other works‚ and sweatshop is using poor country or developing countries for less prices. Sweatshops started in middle of 1800’s‚ and big factories still using it. There are some rich countries that have used sweatshop when they were under developing countries. The histories of sweatshop is likely bad‚ but
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Nike Case Answers– Spreading out to stay together 1. When Nike CEO Phil Knight stepped down and handed his job to Bill Perez‚ he stayed on as chairman of the board. In what ways could Knight’s continued presence on the board have created an informal structure that prevented Perez from achieving full and complete leadership of Nike? Answer: Informal structures are the set of unofficial relationships between organization members. Potential advantages of informal structures: ▪ Helping people
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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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NJ: Prentice Hall. Cable‚ D. M.‚ & DeRue‚ D. S. (2002). The convergent and discriminate validity of subjective fit perceptions. Journal of Applied Psychology‚ 87‚ 875– 884 Latham‚ G.P. (2011). Work Motivation: History‚ Theory‚ Research‚ and Practice. 2nd edition Sage. MacMillan‚ K. (2011). A zero wage increase again? Meyer‚ J.P. & Herscovitch‚ L. 2001‚ "Commitment in the workplace: Toward a general model"‚Human Resource Management Review‚ vol. 11‚ no. 3‚ pp. 299-326.
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Problem Identification Established in the early 70’s Nike‚ Inc.‚ based in Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ USA faced a severe stream of criticism and experienced growing problems concerning their plants and employee treatment‚ mainly in Indonesia and Vietnam in 1988. Rising demand for Nike products‚ which almost doubled within a short period of time‚ led the company and its 350+ subcontractors to raise the production level. Series of labor problems and abuse such as cheap labor wages‚ poor working conditions
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keep one’s feet warm‚ it is a fashion statement‚ an athletic enhancer‚ rebellion‚ status‚ and the ins and outs of coolness. Shoes‚ mainly athletic shoes have changed drastically throughout the years. From weight‚ size‚ look‚ and comfort ability‚ Nike has been the leading footwear company to develop and lead such a growing industry. Peter Hitchcock‚ the author of Oscillate Wildly‚ wrote‚ “The shoe is magical‚ within both the history of the commodity and the psychological compulsions of modern
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* | Origins and history Nike‚ originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS)‚ was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in January 1964. The company initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger (now ASICS)‚ making most sales at track meets out of Knight’s automobile. According to Otis Davis‚ a student athlete whom Bowerman coached at the University of Oregon‚ who later went on to win two gold medals at the 1960 Summer
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Nike vs. Adidas: Constant Competition for Industry Dominance Every generation of man has seen sport as an integral part of the social order. From the ancient civilizations to contemporary society‚ humankind has recognized both the importance of the improvement and maintenance of physical fitness as well as the entertainment inherent in competition. A symbol of physical prowess‚ skill‚ determination‚ and discipline‚ the athlete has always held a revered place in society. Athletes‚ depending on the
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CASE 9 Daryl Benson NIKE: Managing Ethical Missteps—Sweatshops to Leadership in Employment Practices Phil Knight and his University of Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman founded Blue Ribbon Sports‚ later renamed Nike‚ in 1964. The idea‚ born as a result of a paper written by Knight during his Stanford MBA program‚ was to import athletic shoes from Japan into the U.S. market otherwise dominated by German competitors Puma and Adidas. The company initially operated as a distributor for
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