sculpture is Nike of Samothrace‚ now located in the Louvre museum in Paris. It is a demonstrative‚ and powerful sculpture which encapsulates everything great about Ancient Greece. The sculpture is made of Rhodian marble‚ stands 2.45 meters tall and 2.35 meters wide including its wings (Burn‚ 2004‚ p. 89). Nike’s sculptor is not well known‚ however it is presumed to have been constructed by the sculptor Pythokritos (Pollitt‚ 1986‚ p. 114) during the early second century BC. Discovering Nike was discovered
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whether to buy Nike’s Stock Nike’s net income has fallen from $800 million to $580 million since 1997. Also its profit and market share have declines significantly from 48% to 42% (Shoe products market share) from 1997 to 2000 To counter this down fall Nike has decided to develop more athletic shoe products in mid-priced segment and also to push their apparel line. It has also decided to cut down expenses Analyst reactions are mixed – Lehman Brothers report a recommended “Strong Buy” whereas UBS Warburg
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ignored.) C8: Using CAPM: KE’=3.2%+0.91*5.5%=8.21% C9: Using DGM formula: P’=D1/ (KE’-g) =1.06*(1+8%)/(8.21%-8%)=$545 In Nike’s case‚ when Joanna Cohen calculated the WACC of Nike‚ she made several mistakes and led to a wrong estimate of the cost of capital. The first mistake comes to the book value of equity used in calculating WD. Nike became a publicly traded company since December 2‚ 1980‚ the share price has changed significantly during 20-year’s time. So‚ the market value of equity should be used
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Hitting the Wall: Nike & international labor practices How well and how responsibly do you think she has handled these issues to date? What advice would you give her about how she should now proceed? What principles should guide the company’s policies and practices? What opportunities‚ constraints‚ and risks does the firm face? What are the scope and limits of its social responsibilities? There are two aspects to look at how Nike has acted: 1) The intension with which it has acted:
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Sports and officially became Nike‚ Inc. in 1971 that is well-known with the swoosh logo and engaged in the design‚ innovation‚ marketing and selling of athletic footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services. The company takes its name from Nike the Greek goddess of victory. The company is renown with its slogan “Just Do It” [1] Nike products are sold all around the World includes North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ Asia Pacific‚ Middle East and Africa. Nike markets its products under its
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© Lonely Planet Publications INDEX See also separate indexes for: Drinking & Nighlife Eating Entertainment & the Arts Shopping Sights Sleeping Sports & Activites Top Picks p290 p290 p291 p292 p292 p293 p294 p294 activities 196-200‚ see also individual activities‚ Sports & Activities subindex AIDS 260 air travel 250-1 airlines 250-1 airports 251 to/from the airport 252 Amarindra Hall 55 Amphawa 226‚ 236-8 accommodation 238 attractions 236-8 food 238 Amphawa Floating Market 236 amulet market 129-30
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One of the things that happend to Mrs.Mckinsey over her years of teaching was when she was giving a leason in her old room.She said that her room was always cold and she had widows that weren’t sealed corectly.Somwhere between fall and winter she was giving a leason in front of the widows and began to notice water on her face and glasses.She wiped them off and continued teaching but it kept happening.The student began to notice and one told her that it was snowing in the class room. When asked
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marketing‚ where executives can use psychology to make the most Dan Lovallo is a professor at the University of Sydney‚ a senior research fellow at the Institute for Business Innovation at the University of California‚ Berkeley‚ and an adviser to McKinsey; Olivier Sibony is a director in McKinsey’s Brussels office. 32 2010 Number 2 of the biases residing in others‚ in strategic decision making leaders need to recognize their own biases. So despite growing awareness of behavioral economics
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The Banking Sector in India The Banking sector in India has always been one of the most preferred avenues of employment. In the current decade‚ this has emerged as a resurgent sector in the Indian economy. As per the McKinsey report ‘India Banking 2010’‚ the banking sector index has grown at a compounded annual rate of over 51 per cent since the year 2001‚ as compared to a 27 per cent growth in the market index during the same period. It is projected that the sector has the potential to account
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18 THE McKINSEY QUARTERLY 2000 NUMBER 4 appeals to no one‚ least of all their core segment. They are better off cultivating core-segment customers who repeatedly purchase items of greater than average value. In time‚ new technologies will permit marketers to display the content and products that most appeal to particular user segments. Ultimately‚ segments based on demographics will give way to offerings informed by the tastes and needs of individuals. —John E. Forsyth‚ Johanne Lavoie
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