Daniel Stone 11/18/13 Baker Online College Before there was the Swoosh‚ before there was Nike‚ there were two visionary men who pioneered a revolution in athletic footwear that redefined the industry. Bill Bowerman was a nationally respected track and field coach at the University of Oregon‚ who was constantly seeking ways to give his athletes a competitive advantage. He experimented with different track surfaces‚ re-hydration drinks and – most importantly – innovations
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Sustainability is Attainable: NIKE Case Study SUS 500 A1 - Principles of Sustainability October 17‚ 2010 Abstract Nike‚ Inc. is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and brands of athletic apparel‚ shoes‚ and equipment. The company has undergone a revolution in the past decade. They have gone from a risk management‚ philanthropic and compliance model to a long-term strategy focused on innovation‚ collaboration‚ transparency‚ and advocacy. This paper discusses the goals of Nike’s sustainability
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Evaluating Mission Statements A mission statement is a summarizing statement of a company ’s reason for being‚ what it really does‚ and for whom. It should encompass what products and services the company produces for which target market‚ as well as how it contemplates itself to be different or unique than others. It should not have statements of values‚ strategies‚ or objectives (although many companies make this error)‚ but could have the company ’s customer value proposal. A mission statement answers
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Case Study- Nike 1. Discuss how Nike’s growth can be attributed to its targeting of diverse market global segments. In the 1960’s Nike was only making running shoes. At this point in time not many people knew of Nike or the Nike swoosh. In order to increase brand awareness‚ they started paying athletes to wear their shoes. However‚ very soon Nike learnt that in order to be a global brand they needed to appeal to different market segments‚ not just athletes. Hence‚ they then decided to tap
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4. Analyse critically how Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system can play an important role to increase profits for each of the organization. CRM (Customer Relationship Management) is an information industry term for methodologies‚ software‚ and usually Internet capabilities that help an enterprise manage customer relationships in an organized way. For example‚ an enterprise might build a database about its customers that described relationships in sufficient detail so that management
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p.30 Strategic Plan……………………………………………………………………………………..p.33 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………...p.38 LIST OF EXHIBITS 1. Sales Trends Graph……………………………………………………………………………p.5 2. Net Income Trends Graph…………………………………………………………………….p.5 3. Nike Board of Directors Table………………………………………………………………...p.11 4. Table of Key Financial Ratios………………………………………………………………...p.22 5. Net Income Trend Graph………………………………………………………………….…..p.24 6. Primary Strategic Match Position Chart…………………………………………………….
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Nike: Sweatshops and Business Ethics History What started with a handshake between two running geeks in Oregon in January 1964 are now the world ’s most competitive sports and Fitness Company. Bill Bowerman the legendary University of Oregon track &field coach and Phil Knights a University of Oregon runner under Bowerman coach‚ found the Nike Company‚ named by the Greek winged goddess of victory. First the company was named Blue Ribbon Sports. The Nike athletic machine began as a small distributing
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CSR Analysis and Impact on Operations Nike has a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that includes its commitment to the environment and is a signatory of the UN Global Compact. Nike has created a team of sustainability managers led by an independent director. Its environmental goals include producing ’eco-friendly ’ products and minimizing its environmental impact through the reduction of greenhouse gases‚ organic solvents and PVCs. Nike acknowledges the difficulty of tracking environmental
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The key components of ’strategic planning’ include an understanding of the firm’s vision‚ mission‚ values and strategies. (Often a "Vision Statement" and a "Mission Statement" may encapsulate the vision and mission). * Vision: outlines what the organization wants to be‚ or how it wants the world in which it operates to be (an "idealised" view of the world). It is a long-term view and concentrates on the future. It can be emotive [citation needed] and is a source of inspiration. For example‚ a
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Nike vs. Adidas Deonnah Carolus Consumer Behavior – 3310 Nike‚ founded January 25‚ 1964‚ is one of the world’s best known and popular brands. Created by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight‚ Nike has become one of the world’s largest athletic apparel suppliers and today markets it product under its own brand name which includes Nike Pro‚ Nike Golf‚ Nike Skateboarding and the infamous Nike Air Jordan. At the end of 2012 the company had an estimated net worth of $15.9 Billion had over
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