1. Write a brief synopsis of the Nike case. In the 1990’s‚ Nike‚ a well-known shoe company‚ came under intense fire for claims of labor issues stemming from wages to working conditions to child exploitation. Years of bad publicity plagued the company‚ including bouts with the media and even celebrities. Nike’s initial response was to deny and defend its company name. The activists continued to pursue to the point that Nike is forced to face its criticism head on. 2. What charges have Jeff
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Executive Summary Overview Nike is the market leader in athletic shoes in the United States. The Oregon based company has always utilized offshore facilities in low-income countries to produce at minimal costs followed by importation into predominantly the US for sales. Nike is quick to divest from emerging markets as costs rise and has recently signed short term production contracts with a long term strategy of production in China. Unlike Nike’s previous global endeavors‚ the political and cultural
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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
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1. What are some of the reasons why GMCC was required to carry out market research into the RBG segment? Make sure you outline a market research problem. 2. How did GMCC gather its market research? Describe the research design. 3. Evaluate GMCC’s research design. What might you have done differently if you were on the Consumer Insights (CI) team? 4. What are some of the marketing strategy implications for the market research obtained (hint: refer to the 4Ps)? What consumers should
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This purpose involves targeting a certain age group‚ and using whatever means necessary to sell their copies to the age group in which they’re targeting. It involves examining the popular culture that’s present during that time period. For example‚ in a society today that is so based on sexual activity and partying‚ it wouldn’t be uncommon for a magazine company that was targeting a younger age group to exploit those interests. In contrast‚ for a magazine company that was targeting an older age group
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Propaganda is a tool used to manipulate and control one’s beliefs or opinions‚ usually about politics or economical issues. Propaganda has been around for hundred and thousands of years and yet it is still used today to promote the same ideological concepts. Specifically‚ we are the targeted victims of propaganda. The main idea of propaganda used by modern-day media is to create a fulfilling fantasy in substitute for reality‚ thus creating a false disoriented perception of reality itself. Propaganda
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Case 2: Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Nike is a prolific international company with humble origins that has come to be known as a premium provider of athletic apparel and other assorted items. The Nike “swoosh” is one of a host of logos/symbols that can be recognized the world over. However‚ the beginnings of Nike are far more pedestrian than their global organization today. Nike is a company that was founded in 1972 by former University of Oregon track star Phil Knight. Though it may have had
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Globalisation a11d Nike GLOBALISATION Globalisation is the growing relations of international markets and it involves the economic activity in the production of goods and services among countries. It involves aspects such as growth and productivity‚ employment and skills wages and unequal distribution in wages both internationally as within a country. Hence‚ the belief that globalisation leads to growth is present all over both the works of Friedman and Norberg‚ but can be illustrated by a quote
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1990’s Nike started facing criticism after several articles were released showing the poor labor conditions of its workers in sweatshops in places like China‚ Japan‚ and other Asian countries. As early as 1993 reports started being released about the poor working conditions. One such report was a CBS exposé by Roberta Baskin describing the working conditions of the Indonesian women working in the factories‚ explaining that they were making only $1.30 a day. During the report she criticized Nike and
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NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL Professor Meiberger By Sebastian Gomez Team 5 Cohort: Front The portfolio manager for NorthPoint Group‚ Kimi Ford was deciding if she should pitch in and draw Nike within NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund. Nike‚ which did not have the strongest fiscal year results in 2001‚ was implementing new strategies to heighten its revenue and income. Kimi Ford‚ after having carefully read reports by analyst‚ and their input within this publicly traded company decided to emphasize
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