Class Discussion Week 2 Chapter 3 Case Study: Read the case study described at the end of Chapter 3 “Pirates of Globalization” (p.112) and for the class discussion think about discussing your thoughts to the following questions as listed in the case. 1. What actions can companies and governments take to ensure that products cannot be easily pirated? Be specific. 2. Do you think that the international business community is being too lax about the abuse of intellectual property rights? Are
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Hitting the Wall: Nike and International Labor Practice BY SEASON ISSUE DEFINITION How do Nike do the international labor practice effectly? SITUATION ANALYSIS In the mid-1990s Nike‚ one of the world’s most successful footwear company‚ is hit by a spate of alarmingly bad publicity. After years of high-profile media attention as the company that can "just do it". Nike is suddenly being portrayed as a firm that relies on low-cost‚ exploited labor in
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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 Inc. Case 1. What is the WACC and why is it important to estimate a firm’s cost of capital? WACC is weighted average cost of capital‚ which is the expected rate of return on average from all the company’s existing debts and securities. It takes into account all different types of financing in the company’s capital structure. The reason it is important to estimate WACC is because it measures what it costs the firm to take on a project based on its current Debt and Equity mix. When the
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investigation into Business Case Date: May 02‚ 2013 Acquainted with your Business situation. I see a few problems within your business. One of the problems is changes in economic environment‚ which lead to conflict between stakeholders. The other problem is change of business structure. A success factor for any business is to analyse and understand the external environment in which it operates. Understanding of different types of stakeholders within business is essential too. To analyse business situation
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Using Technology and Constituting Structures: A Practice Lens for Studying Technology in Organizations Author(s): Wanda J. Orlikowski Source: Organization Science‚ Vol. 11‚ No. 4 (Jul. - Aug.‚ 2000)‚ pp. 404-428 Published by: INFORMS Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2640412 . Accessed: 25/03/2013 09:57 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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--------- PAGE 11 The five principal arguments that I found made by the author in the case study “The Promise and Perils of Globalization: The Case of Nike” were: 1. The company (Nike) lacked the ability to monitor the working conditions of their suppliers’ factories. Due to the fact that competitor companies were buying in on their suppliers they didn’t have an advantage or edge to
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Problem Identification Established in the early 70’s Nike‚ Inc.‚ based in Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ USA faced a severe stream of criticism and experienced growing problems concerning their plants and employee treatment‚ mainly in Indonesia and Vietnam in 1988. Rising demand for Nike products‚ which almost doubled within a short period of time‚ led the company and its 350+ subcontractors to raise the production level. Series of labor problems and abuse such as cheap labor wages‚ poor working conditions
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For the first time in history‚ children have a shorter life expectancy than their parents‚ this is due to the slow decline of physical activity in children of the years. The Nike Designed to Move Campaign has taken action to try and stop this downward trend of physical activity from happening. Nike believes that this issue stems from lack of physical activity in younger children. Therefore‚ later in life‚ this new generation of kids would have to deal with a higher risk of health related problems
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