UV0010 NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL On July 5‚ 2001‚ Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual-fund management firm‚ pored over analysts’ write-ups of Nike‚ Inc.‚ the athletic-shoe manufacturer. Nike’s share price had declined significantly from the beginning of the year. Ford was considering buying some shares for the fund she managed‚ the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ which invested mostly in Fortune 500 companies‚ with an emphasis on value investing. Its top holdings included ExxonMobil
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NIKE Case Study Krystle Guerrero University of Phoenix MGT 448 Professor Michael Ladah The Nike Corporation is the world’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel. The company takes its name from the Greek goddess of victory‚ and has fulfilled its reputation of being victorious in the sporting good industry for over a decade. Nike has amassed skyrocketing production numbers through independently contracting companies outside of the United States to manufacture
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Explain the role of redundancy in a converged network. Summarize how STP works to eliminate Layer 2 loops in a converged network. Explain how the STP algorithm uses three steps to converge on a loop-free topology. Implement rapid PVST+ in a LAN to prevent loops between redundant switches. Hierarchical design model addresses issues found in flat model networks. One of these issues is redundancy. Having multiple paths for data to travel the network allows for a single path to be disrupted without
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Isabel Rojas English 16 Professor St. John 02/28/15 Women in the Caribbean In the book “Tell My Horse” by Zora Neale Hurston she constantly talks about the difference between men and women. She demonstrates in many occasions of the book the hardships women faces in the Caribbean by always being looked down upon and constantly being treated unequally by men. Also‚ that there would always be difference between men and women. Even though she sometimes tries to defend the rights of women‚ she is
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Summary Nike has been able to become a global player in the industry of sports apparel and athlete endorsements because of many different factors that are outlined in the way they manage their company. By analyzing the business plan of Nike we can see how their supply chain is set up as is illustrated above. The supply chain is very important for the transfer of their goods from the supplier of raw materials to a manufacturer‚ then to a distributer‚ then to a retailer‚ to then be available for
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Nike Case Study 1.) List the various macro-environmental factors that influence Nike’s strategy. Which seem most pertinent? The macro-environmental factors that influence Nike’s strategy include culture‚ demographics‚ social issues‚ technological advances‚ economic situation‚ and political and regulatory environment. Culture is the shared meanings‚ beliefs‚ morals‚ values and customs of a group of people. In America‚ Nike has become an industry leader that influences our cultural
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in the world’’. This is because Nike mostly sells good clothes‚ bags‚ trainers and equipment for athletes. However‚ its target audience of Nike is also men‚ women‚ teenage‚ college/university students. (see appendix 1). Nike is leading the market and is operating in160 countries. Nike Products: Nike’s principles of marketing involve quality of the product. Nike is well known brand because of its new stylish outfit that comes out in the market every year. Nike is now also very famous of its slogan
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Running head: Nike and the Sweatshop Debate Nike the Sweatshop Debate Shelia D. Marshall Global Strategies MGT 448 Shabbir Karim October 12‚ 2009 Nike the Sweatshop Debate Beneath all the hoopla and controversy about Nike being a successful company in the United States in which its earnings in 2009 according to Hoovers Inc.‚ 2009‚ Nike’s revenue for 2009 was $19‚ 176.1 million and their gross profit was $8‚604.4 million‚ made possible by the hands of women and underage workers
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Position .p.30 Strategic Plan ..p.33 Conclusion ...p.38 LIST OF EXHIBITS Sales Trends Graph p.5 Net Income Trends Graph .p.5 Nike Board of Directors Table ...p.11 Table of Key Financial Ratios ...p.22 Net Income Trend Graph . ..p.24 Primary Strategic Match Position Chart ..p.30 Industry
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Nike is one of the largest corporations in the athletic apparel‚ footwear and equipment industry. The company’s headquarters is located in Beaverton‚ Oregon and the current President/CEO is Mark Parker (Nike‚ 2014). It was founded in 1964 under the name Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman. The founders’ goal was to produce quality running shoes and the business began by selling the shoes at track events. In 1971 the company changed its name to Nike‚ which means Greek goddess of
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