SWEATSHOPS: UNLOCKING THE POWER OF POVERTY Introduction How should Global Corporations behave in a period of Globalisation filled with International competitors and cheap imitators? It has been argued that such competitive pressure is likely to create new lows in global labour standards. In an attempt to remain competitive‚ Corporations cut costs by paying lower wages‚ hiring child labour‚ and imposing unsanitary working conditions on their workers. From this perspective‚ globalization is
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world? In 2005‚ Nike released reports of multiple audits it conducted in its supply chain. Said report brought to light serious unethical violations. In half of the shops visited‚ workers were being poorly treated. The victims have little or no access to water and restrooms during work hours; they work more than 60 hours a week for wages below the legal minimum. Moreover‚ workers are literally being forced to work overtime and those who still refuse are severely punished. Nike is trying to change
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Nike Case Study By Mark Colasurdo‚ Andrew McMullen‚ Jonathan Burd‚ Gaoxing Feng‚ and Jie Leng Background: Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager at North Point Group‚ is looking into the profitability of investing in the stocks of Nike for her fund that she manages. She is supposed to base her decision the company’s data which was disclosed in the 2001 fiscal reports. While Nike management had addressed several issues that are causing the decrease in market sales and stock price‚ management presented
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Abstract Our research paper describes the organizational culture of the gaming industry giant: Nintendo. By providing a brief background of Nintendo’s uprising into the video game era‚ we examine their corporate culture‚ and general theory of action‚ to identify how this company has reached its status and how its culture has affected the job performance and commitment of its employees. In order to better understand the cultural components of Nintendo we viewed the official Nintendo Website‚ online
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M1 – Cadburys and Topshop are both businesses that strive to produce effective marketing techniques in order to sell their products. Although both have a wide range of consumers‚ their marketing techniques are both slightly similar and very different. Differences Cadburys offer mass production of every individual product on offer in over 1‚000 stores. However Topshop offer limited amounts of each product in designated Topshop stores and online. Cadburys offer prizes with special chocolate
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Executive Summary Wanting to add Nike’s share to her portfolio‚ Kimi Ford asked her new assistant‚ Joanna Cohen‚ to estimate Nike’s cost of capital. Cohen‚ later‚ came up with the cost of capital of 8.4% that was contradicted to Ford’s cost of capital of 12%. This report points out flaws of Cohen’s assumption and recalculates the WACC to obtain the most accurate cost of capital. In the cost of equity calculation‚ we will use CAPM‚ the dividend discount model (DDM)‚ and the earnings capitalization
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ABSTRACT This study will attempt to find out the awareness of Maubanin through Alternative Learning System Program. The research will make a survey for one of Barrangay here in Mauban Quezon. Specifically‚ it seeks to answer the following question: 1. What is Alternative System Program? 2. Where I can take ALS classes? 3. How can I enroll for ALS class? 4. What are the requirements? 5. Who conduct ALS class? 6. How long do ALS classes last? 7. Are we required to enroll in ALS A&E classes
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Alternative advertising options * In recent years researchers have noticed reduced effectiveness for television due to increased commercial clutter. * Furthermore TV advertising costs have risen faster than any other media costs and many marketers are looking for alternatives Place Advertising: * Or out of home advertising is a broad category including many creative and unexpected forms to grab consumers attention * Rationale = marketers better off reaching people where they work
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Mini Case: Nike’s Decision Nike‚ a U.S.-based company with a globally recognized brand name‚ manufactures athletic shoes in such Asian developing countries as China‚ Indonesia‚ and Vietnam using subcontractors‚ and sells the products in the U.S. and foreign markets. The company has no production facilities in the United States. In each of those Asian countries where Nike has production facilities‚ the rates of unemployment and underemployment are quite high. The wage rate is very low in those
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Nike has been accused of using child labor in the production of its soccer balls and shoes for Nike in Pakistan. While Pakistan has laws against child labor‚ the government has taken very little action to terminate it. It is said that only a boycott by the United States and other nations will have any impact on child-based industries. In addition‚ the U.S constitution states that child labor is an illegal and inhumane practice and any U.S. company found guilty practicing and encouraging it will
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