INTRODUCTION Nike‚ Inc .is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon‚ near Beaverton. It is the world’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (Ending May 2012).Nike and Precision Cast parts are the only Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the state of Oregon. The
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Nike + iPod User Guide KK Apple Inc. © 2010 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple‚ the Apple logo‚ iPhone‚ iPod‚ iPod nano‚ iPod touch‚ and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc.‚ registered in the U.S. and other countries. Shuffle is a trademark of Apple Inc. iTunes Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.‚ registered in the U.S. and other countries. NIKE and the Swoosh Design are trademarks of NIKE‚ Inc. and its affiliates‚ and are used under license. The Nike + iPod Sport Kit is covered by one
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Date of Submission: 13 December 2009 Title of Assignment: Integrating Business Values: The Legality‚ Morality‚ and Social Responsibility of Nike’s Overseas Labor Practices and Misleading Statements to the Media. CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP:I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased
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global integration‚ they are increasingly aware of the reactions which their strategies induce – both at home and abroad. Thus‚ they tread warily‚ lacking clear and agreed-upon definitions of good corporate citizenship. Through a case study of Nike‚ Inc. – a company that has come to symbolize both the benefits and the risks inherent in globalization – this paper examines the various difficulties and complexities companies face as they seek to balance both company performance and good corporate
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Nike: A Multinational Company in China Nike is one of the largest athletic shoe brands in the world and sells millions of shoes and clothing each year. The company was founded on January 25‚ 1964 by a University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowermanas. It was first named Blue Ribbon Sports and it officially became Nike‚ Inc. on May 30‚ 1978 (Nike). As a multinational company‚ it operates retail stores domestically and overseas and all of the products it sells are manufactured
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Nike Sweatshops Slavery or Opportunity? Nike-Helping the poor Thesis- In the past Nike has had problems with sweatshops‚ but the company is helping the poor and has changed in many ways. I. Problems A. Worker wages 1. How much they get paid 2. Can they fulfill their basic needs 3. Can they support a family B. Quality of environment 1. Conditions they live in 2. Type of protection they use against harm 3. Chemicals or solvents they used to make a product with II. Improvements A. Sweatshops
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Summary NIKE‚ Inc.‚ together with its subsidiaries‚ engages in the design‚ development‚ marketing‚ and sale of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ and accessories for men‚ women‚ and children worldwide. The company offers products in seven categories‚ including running‚ basketball‚ football‚ mens training‚ womens training‚ NIKE sportswear‚ and action sports. It also markets products designed for kids‚ as well as for other athletic and recreational uses‚ such as baseball‚ cricket‚ golf‚ lacrosse‚ outdoor
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1)The question "Should Nike switch from a focus on celebrities to a focus on its products in its advertising" is a classic example of a management decision problem where a particular problem confronting the management of a company (Nike in this case) and they are then required to make a decision of what course of action to pursue. Clearly in this case it is a very important decision and it may determine the continued future success of the company and so it would be folly to make it based on an opinion
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McDonald’s meal in 101 countries around the world? Some of the forces that are leading towards economic and cultural integration are the growth of transnational corporations‚ the movement of people and capital between countries and the influence of global media networks. Within these processes‚ resources are not always evenly or fairly distributed. While countries with the most wealth‚ resources and technology are growing richer‚ many of the world’s poorer countries are being left behind. Modern globalisation
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globalization‚ technology‚ innovation‚ ethics and diversity. The successful application of the four management functions when dealing with these factors‚ impact the success and failures of Nike. According to DeCarlo (2008)‚ Nike has made the rank of 419 out of 2000 on Forbes global 2000 list of the world’s biggest companies. Nike has dominated the shoe industry since they first started back in the 1960s and have yet to slow down. They have grown from selling shoes in the back of a trunk to selling worldwide
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