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    The History of Nike

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    The History Of Nike Inc. Nike (originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports)‚ was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Phil Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in January 1964 (Yahoo finance NKE profile page as of Jan. 2 2008). The company initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger‚ making most sales at track meets out of Knight’s car. Many top Oregon runners began wearing the shoes‚ and the shoe’s popularity grew quickly because of Kennan Meyer. The company’s first

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    Nike‚ a company headquartered in Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ is a major force in the sports footwear and fashion industry‚ with annual sales exceeding $ 12 billion‚ more than half of which now come from outside the United States. The company was co-founded in 1964 by Phil Knight‚ a CPA at Price Waterhouse‚ and Bill Bowerman‚ college track coach‚ each investing $ 500 to start. The company‚ initially called Blue Ribbon Sports‚ changed its name to Nike in 1971 and adopted the “Swoosh” logo recognizable

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    Case Study Natasha Phils

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    commission. Mangahas‚ also wants to provide incentives to motivate employees to work for the best interest of the company. He want to develop company policies that will further enhance employees satisfaction and loyalty to the company. Problem of the Case Main Problem: How to improve the operations of the branches and‚ at the same time‚ monitor their performance. Sub- Problems: * The

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    Phil Mcgraw

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    personality author‚ psychologist‚ and the host of the television show Dr. Phil‚ which debuted in 2002. In the late 1990’s he was on the Oprah Winfrey show that’s how he got famous. He was born in Vinita‚ Oklahoma the son jerry and Joe McGraw he grew up with two older sisters‚ Deana and Donna‚ and younger sister Brenda in the oilfields of north Texas where his father could pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a psychologist. Dr. Phil attended Shawn mission north Texas high school in overland park Kansas

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    Because of the endorsement all the coaches and the team were required to wear and promote the product. Jim knew of Nike being known for exploiting their workers in places like Indonesia. Jim heard that Nike factory workers were really well paid and were happy to have the jobs they had. Jim wanted to find the truth out for himself about the factory workers of Nike. Jim said‚ “I wanted to know the truth first hand‚ I wanted to see it‚ I wanted to smell it‚ I wanted to hold it in my hand.”

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    Globalization of Nike

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    Nike‚ Inc. was founded in 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman through an investment of $500 by each individual. Nike‚ Inc. was then called Blue Ribbon Sports and has evolved from being an importer and distributor of Japanese specialty running shoes to becoming the world leader in the design‚ marketing‚ and distribution of athletic footwear. Nike’s business model was developed by Knight while attending Stanford Business School in the early 1960’s. Knight realized that the United States’ consumer

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    The Nike Controversy

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    The Nike Controversy By Matt Wilsey‚ Scott Lichtig Introduction: Poor working conditions have been present for centuries. Often times little or nothing is done unless a tragedy occurs to persuade the public to rally for worker rights. This was definitely the case in the United States during the Industrial Revolution and even late in the 20th Century. These conditions have for most purposes disappeared in the United States‚ with the exception of some in the agricultural sector. However‚ internationally

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    Nike Debate

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    Case Study Nike: The Sweatshop Debate MGT/448 November 2010 Case Study Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Nike was established in 1972 by Phil Knight. This marketing company is famous for their athletic shoes and apparels sold in some 140 countries (Hill‚ 2009‚ p. 154). Nike does not manufacturer any of these products they only design and market them. These products are manufactured in other countries such as Vietnam‚ Indonesia‚ and China‚ where the cost of labor is low. For years Nike has had

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    Dr Phil

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    In 2003‚ Phillip McGraw‚ better known as Dr. Phil‚ created a weight loss solution that consists of seven steps that make up a process of learning and working on resolving the emotional and physiological obstacles to weight loss. In preparation to his program‚ Dr. Phil spent eight years counseling people who were up to three hundred pounds overweight. The first step in his solution is right thinking‚ which involves the individual taking responsibility for their weight problem. The second step is healing

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    Case Analysis of Nike

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    with mental illnesses are prone to violence. This perception has developed from the stereotypes portrayed in movies or written about in books‚ wherein a mentally ill person becomes violent and goes on a rampage. Although‚ there are a few isolated cases of mentally ill people‚ who have a tendency towards violence‚ yet‚ if we look at the statistics‚ they show that mentally ill people are no more violence prone than the normal people. # 3: Human beings are categorized into a number of races‚ based

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