company. Nike was founded in 1970 is today’s top shoe company. Nike serves people of all ages regardless of gender; they can service all your needs. From shoes‚ to clothes‚ to accessories‚ Nike has been an innovator in the global shoes business. This is why it is the leading brand in the shoe business over Adidas and Reebok. Bill Bowerman‚ a University of Oregon field coach‚ and Phil Knight‚ a middle-distance runner from Portland who attended Oregon in 1955‚ were the visionaries behind Nike. Bowerman
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Background information: Iconography Explanation Nike Heritage NIKE‚ pronounced NI-KEY‚ is the winged goddess of victory according to Greek mythology. He sat next to Zeus‚ king of the Olympian pantheon‚ in Olympus. A mystical presence‚ symbolizing victorious encounters‚ NIKE presided first battle in history. A Greek saying: "When we go to battle and win‚ we say it is NIKE." Synonymous with honored conquest‚ NIKE is the twentieth century footwear that lifts the world ’s greatest athletes to new levels
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Nike was formed by $1000 and the handshake of 2 men. Those 2 men were Bill Bowerman‚ the University of Oregon track coach and Phil Knight‚ a University of Oregon accounting student and a middle-distance runner under Coach Bowerman. Bill brought jogging to America‚ and then built an unrivaled track and field program at that university. Bowerman taught his athletes to seek the competitive advantage everywhere - in their bodies‚ their gear and their passion. In 1962 Knight had this you’re-crazy-it-will-never-work-
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Marketing Excellence / Nike Question 1: What are the pros‚ cons and risks associated with Nike’s core marketing strategy ? We can evaluate Nike’s core marketing strategy as related them to the relevant marketing theories. First of them is distribution theory. Nike distributes its products on different level basis. The high quality products are given to a certain distributers while the low price to be sold at highly discounted price at the retail stores such as Wal-Mart. Nike has also become the leader
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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CASE STUDY – NIKE CSR (page 70) 1. In referring to the opening profile and the closing for this chapter‚ discuss the challenges regarding corporate social responsibility that companies in the apparel industry face in its supply chains around the world? Answer: There are 5 challenges related to CSR: a. Lack of awareness and benefit of CSR In fact‚ many of companies have little knowledge about CSR. In some cases‚ companies may have a greater understanding of CSR
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look‚ and comfort ability‚ Nike has been the leading footwear company to develop and lead such a growing industry. Peter Hitchcock‚ the author of Oscillate Wildly‚ wrote‚ “The shoe is magical‚ within both the history of the commodity and the psychological compulsions of modern “man.” The shoe is the emblem of fetishism that links the commodity to desire. And the most magical shoe of all is the athletic shoe because it is simultaneously a symbol of cultural capital‚ physical prowess‚ self-esteem
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@nikeracing Team NIKE PR Plan IndyCar Racing Hanna McGonigal‚ Courtney Parks‚ Nicholas Stevens‚ Pat Terwilliger‚ & Michael Torres Opportunity Statement Nike has agreed to sign a contract to sponsor an Indy car as part of a two-year investment. Nike believes they have a great relationship with shareholders and customers. However‚ the company would like to improve upon the social relationships with customers. Nike is one of the premier athletic wear
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Nike is a major publicly traded sportswear‚ footwear and equipment supplier based in the US which was founded in 1962 originally know as Blue Ribbon Sports. Nike is the world leader in the manufacturing of sportswear and gear with more than 47 market shares across the global (Nike.com‚ 2011). Nike produces a wide range of sports equipments such as running shoes‚ sportswear‚ football‚ basketball‚ tennis‚ golf‚ etc. Now Nike follows the global fashion trends and is well known and popular in the
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CASE 14 NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL Cost of capital denotes the opportunity cost of using capital for a particular investment as oppose to the alternative investment which has similar systematic risk. It is extremely important since it is used in evaluating whether a project is feasible or not in the net present value (NPV) analysis‚ or in assessing the value of an asset. WACC (weighted average cost of capital) is the proportional average of each category of capital inside a firm (common
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Cost of Capital Jenny Lopez-Guerrero‚ Malika Hobheidar‚ Phyllis Hebert and Sierra Harkness FIN571 February 23‚ 2015 William Stokes Cost of Capital In the Wiley plus simulation (2012)‚ we are introduced to Pfizer‚ the world ’s largest research-based pharmaceutical company‚ Pfizer develops their own pharmaceutical products. Ahmed Singh‚ a consultant accountant who works for the Pfizer Treasury Department‚ explains that his role in the company is "to think and plan
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