Employee Relations Emerald Article: Recruitment in small firms: Processes‚ methods and problems Marilyn Carroll‚ Mick Marchington‚ Jill Earnshaw‚ Stephen Taylor Article information: To cite this document: Marilyn Carroll‚ Mick Marchington‚ Jill Earnshaw‚ Stephen Taylor‚ (1999)‚"Recruitment in small firms: Processes‚ methods and problems"‚ Employee Relations‚ Vol. 21 Iss: 3 pp. 236 - 250 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01425459910273080 Downloaded on: 28-11-2012
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Castparts are the only Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the state of Oregon‚ according to The Oregonian. HISTORY OF NIKE The company ’s clothing and shoe designs typically feature three parallel bars‚ and the same motif is incorporated into Adidas ’s current official logo. The company revenue for 2008 was listed at €10.799 billion and the 2007 figure was listed at €10.299 billion‚ or about US$15.6 billion. History 1949-2005 Due to the death of Adolf’s son (Horst Dassler)‚ the Company was
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Adidas: Underestimating Competitors 1. Adidas didn’t anticipate the recreational boom of the aerobic in the 70’s when Americans were increasingly concerned with physical fitness after have been read some books about it. 2. Adidas was born by two German’s brothers‚ Rudolf and Adolf (or “Adi”) Dassler. Adi was the innovator and Rudolf the marketer who the his brother’s creations. After a failing out between them in 1949‚ Rudolf took one-half the equipment and left his brother. He created
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------------------------------------------------- Adidas Background Adidas AG is German manufacturer of sporting goods and parent company of Adidas group that consists of the Reebok sportswear company‚ TaylorMade-Adidas golf company and Rockport. Based in Herzogenaurach‚ Germany‚ Adidas is the leading sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the world’s second largest sporting goods manufacturer. Adidas has two sub-brands namely Adidas Sports Performance and Adidas Sports Style. Adidas Sports Performance aims to
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athletic sportswear industry scenario in China with the Germany based sportswear manufacturing giant Adidas in focus. China‚ the world’s most populated country was fast emerging as the next economic superpower and sporting industry in China was flourishing. Adidas had entered the Chinese market in early 1990’s through agents and by 1993 China had become the manufacturing hub for its products. Adidas did not have their own retail stores in China and their products were sold through franchisees. It faced
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BUSINESS HISTORY Adidas is a name that stands for competence in all sectors of sport around the globe. The vision of company founder Adolf (“Adi”) Dassler has long become reality and his corporate philosophy the guiding principle for successor generations. 1920- Was where it all began. Adi Dassler created his first pair of shoes using the few materials that were available after the First World War. 1949- Adi Dassler registered his company in the commercial register‚ named after himself taking
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Strategic Brand Management of Adidas Duraiganasan Subramaniam SCSJ-0003731 BA456 Marketing Cases Mr.Francis Ng Adidas Introduction Adidas is a Germany multinational corporation that design and manufacture sport accessories and clothing. Besides‚ its core business adidas also have leverage its product types such as bags‚ shirts‚ watches‚ eyewear‚ and other sports- and clothing-related goods. Adolf Dassler‚ founded adidas in 1948‚ after the separated from his brother Rudolf who was founded
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currency-neutral basis Net income attributable to shareholders up 38% to € 289 million adidas Group increases full year guidance • • • • • Comparable Retail store sales grow 9% currency-neutral TaylorMade-adidas Golf sales increase 32% currency-neutral Operating margin up 1.1 percentage points despite gross margin decline Net borrowings down 30% to € 640 million at quarter-end Inventory growth moderates to 13% currency-neutral adidas Group currency-neutral sales increase 14% in the first quarter of 2012 In
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analysis for Adidas 1. For more than 80 years Adidas Group is involved in world of sport at every level. Specifically‚ providing sport people with footwear‚ clothing and great range of accessories. In addition it has a big portfolio of products which are available everywhere in the world. Company concentrates its strategy on strengthening their brands and products in order to improve competitiveness and financial performance. Their portfolio includes such brands as: Adidas - Footwear‚ apparel
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32 ADIDAS INDIA MARKETING PRIVATE LIMITED Background adidas was founded by Adi Dassler in 1948. It remained a family firm till 1988‚ when it was transformed into a corporation.The adidas Group is the world’s second-largest sporting goods company and had net sales of US$ 7.74 billion in 2004. adidas’ product range includes shoes‚ apparel and accessories for basketball‚ golf‚ soccer‚ fitness and training.The company has over 14‚000 employees‚ 110 subsidiaries and sources from 840 factories across
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