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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Supply Chain: Nike‚ Inc. Mariapaz D. Ruiz University of Phoenix MBA 550 Supply Chain: Nike‚ Inc. The supply chain plays a critical role in the transformation and global growth of a company especially in the current economic situation. The global supply chain is the transformation flow linking the raw materials‚ parts suppliers‚ manufacturers‚ and service support operations into products and services and distributing these products locally for consumers (Chase
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT ACADEMIC REPORT ON NIKE INDIA LIMITED COMPANY. | Submitted to: Ms. Manisha Presented by: - BABITCHE Jessica. * DAGO Marc-Emmanuel. * POLNEAU Henry-Joel. Registration number: BLR1208032028. TABLE OF CONTENTS | 1- EXECTIVE SUMMARY 2- INTRODUCTION 3- AIM OF THE STUDY 4- COMPANY PROFILE 5- SWOT ANALYSIS OF NIKE INDIA 6- PESTEL ANALYSIS OF NIKE INDIA 7- PORTER’S FIVE FORCES 8- UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITION
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Research TNC’s Nike Research Manufacturing Nike has contracted with more than 700 shops around the world and has offices located in 45 countries outside the United States.[38] Most of the factories are located in Asia‚ including Indonesia‚ China‚ Taiwan‚ India‚[39] Thailand‚ Vietnam‚ Pakistan‚ Philippines‚ and Malaysia.[40] Nike is hesitant to disclose information about the contract companies it works with. However‚ due to harsh criticism from some organizations like CorpWatch‚ Nike has disclosed
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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 The US-based Nike Corporation announced that it had generated profits of $97.4 million‚ around $48 million below its earlier forecast for the third quarter ended February 28‚ 2001. The company said that the failure in the supply chain software installation by i2 Technologies3 was the cause of this revenue shortfall. This admission of failure also affected the company’s reputation as an innovative user of technology. The supply chain software implementation was the first part of
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Nike is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design‚ development and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ in the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel[3] and a major manufacturer of sports equipment‚ with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012. The company was founded on January 25‚ 1964 as Blue
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Case Study about the CSR of Nike prepared by Paul SOMER TABLE OF CONTENTS • Background of the implementation of CSR at Nike (besides the existing legal commitment) • Activities of Nike regarding CSR • Responsibility by impementing the Environmental Apparel Design Tool • • Nike Responsibility Governance Conclusion and future prospects BACKGROUND FOR CSR OF NIKE • In 1992 it became public that Nike produces in Indonesia at minimum wages • Strike in the production
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Graduate School of Business Administration University Version 2.0 of Virginia UVA-F-1353 Version 2.0 Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital On July 5‚ 2001‚ Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual fund management firm‚ pored over analyst write-ups of Nike‚ Inc.‚ the athletic shoe manufacturer. Nike’s share price had declined significantly from the start of the year. Kimi was considering buying some shares for the fund she managed‚ the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ which invested mostly in
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RESEARCH Hello‚ my name is Janae Murray and my experiment is about seeing DNA without having to use microscopes. I chose this project because I am very interested in biology. I feel that learning more about DNA will allow me to understand how humans‚ plants‚ and animals develop. Understanding DNA is also a very important part of our existence. DNA is also known as deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA is a large molecule that carries genetic instructions used in the development of all living organisms
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