Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman‚ and officially became Nike‚ Inc. in 1978. The company takes its name from Nike‚ the Greek goddess of victory‚ and adopted the well-known logo‚ called the “Swoosh”‚ first used by Nike in 1971. Nike produces a wide range of sports equipments. Their first products were track running shoes‚ for a wide range of sports including track & field‚ tennis‚ baseball‚ Association
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NIKE INC. 1. HISTORY 1960s Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Nike Inc. as Blue Ribbon Sports with a handshake and only $1‚000 in capital in 1964. The partners first began their relationship at the University of Oregon where Bowerman was Knight’s track and field coach. While attending Stanford University‚ Knight wrote a paper about breaking Germany’s domination of the U.S. domestic athletic shoe industry by distributing low-cost‚ high-quality Japanese athletic shoes to American consumers.
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BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM Since the late 1980s‚ Business School marketing professor Itamar Simonson has looked for ways to understand how consumers make choices. Much of his work debunks the accepted theory that giving consumers what they want and making a profit are the most basic principles of marketing. Customers may not know what they want‚ and second-guessing them can be expensive‚ says the professor who teaches MBA and PhD marketing and consumer decision-making courses. In Simonson’s words
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2.1 Identifying stakeholder for decision making The person how have invested in the business is known as the stakeholder. The person how have invested in the Tesco company then it is Tesco stakeholder. This per can be any one like it can be the creditor‚ debate‚ government‚ employee‚ any other company owner and owners or top level of a company. The person can affect the company because his some amount have been put in the Tesco. The stakeholder provides the financial helps to the company the stakeholders
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Stakeholder Influences on Programs Christle L. Robinson HSM/270 10/19/2014 Professor Nicole Nightingale Stakeholder Influences on Programs Programs must often accommodate the necessities or opportunities of numerous stakeholders‚ which could embrace the program manager and staff‚ the finance institute‚ and the public the program helps. In some human services programs‚ one of the most prominent stakeholders is the funding institution. The funding institution frequently has its personal beliefs for
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Stakeholder Analysis Case Study: BYDauto Enter HK’s Electric Taxi / Bus Market Hui Qiu‚ EMBA 18 ESC Rennes Case background Hong Kong (HK) is one of the most crowded cities in the world‚ with almost the highest vehicle density. It has long been criticized for its bad air quality compared to its advanced economy. With the recently hazardous air pollution in China mainland‚ HK has been affected as well for its geographic neighborhood. The Air quality readings recently (PM2.5: 60µg/m³) have exceeded
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Nike Nike is a major publicly traded clothing‚ footwear‚ sportswear‚ and equipment supplier based in the United States. It is one of the biggest companies in the world. It was not a big company at first‚ however‚ with its many strengths‚ it finally became a symbol of sportswear. * Strengths * Tailored to the needs of every athlete: “get all geared up” option on website takes you through a series of questions to find the perfect gear for you. * Personal: Through NIKEiD athletes are able
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NIKE Inc. principle business activities are the design‚ development‚ and worldwide marketing of high quality footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ and accessory products. They sell their products through NIKE owned retail stores and internet sales‚ and through a mix of independent distributors and licensees worldwide. Virtually all products are manufactured by independent contractor‚ with all footwear and apparel manufactured outside the US‚ while equipment products are mostly manufactured within the
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Purpose Description Models/tools Corporate Governance Stakeholder Expectations A. Social Responsibility and Ethics A. Shareholder Model Stakeholder Model Benefits Disadvantages Stakeholder mapping: the power/interest matrix Minimal effort Keep informed Keep satisfied Key players Corporate Social Responsibility Stances: Laissez-faire Enlightened self-interest Forum for stakeholder interaction Shaper of society
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Nike Case Questions 1. In the United States‚ what is Nike’s: a) Brand image‚ and b) sources of brand equity? a) In the United States‚ Nike’s brand image is built on being a high-performance‚ innovative and aggressive brand. The company associates the brand with top athletes through sponsorships. Since inception‚ Nike has placed performance as a top priority for the brand. Through designing high performance shoes and apparel‚ as well as sponsoring high-profile athletes and teams the brand
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