Nike Case – Spreading out to stay together 1. When Nike CEO Phil Knight stepped down and handed his job to Bill Perez‚ he stayed on as chairman of the board. In what ways could Knight’s continued presence on the board have created an informal structure that prevented Perez from achieving full and complete leadershipof Nike? Answer: Informal structures are the shadow organization that represents the actualworking and communication relationships that may not resemble the formal organizationalchart
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keep one’s feet warm‚ it is a fashion statement‚ an athletic enhancer‚ rebellion‚ status‚ and the ins and outs of coolness. Shoes‚ mainly athletic shoes have changed drastically throughout the years. From weight‚ size‚ 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
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Organisational Appraisal of Nike with its competitiors Ratios (Summary) -NIKE Nike Inc.‚ liquidity ratios | May 31‚ 2012 | May 31‚ 2011 | May 31‚ 2010 | May 31‚ 2009 | May 31‚ 2008 | May 31‚ 2007 | Current ratio | 2.98 | 2.85 | 3.26 | 2.97 | 2.66 | 3.13 | Quick ratio | 1.82 | 1.94 | 2.32 | 1.93 | 1.68 | 2.07 | Cash ratio | 0.97 | 1.15 | 1.53 | 1.05 | 0.84 | 1.10 | Source: Based on data from Nike Inc. Annual Reports http://www.stock-analysis-on.net/NYSE/Company/Nike-Inc/Ratios/Liquidity#Ratios-Summary
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Nike: Sweatshops and Business Ethics History What started with a handshake between two running geeks in Oregon in January 1964 are now the world ’s most competitive sports and Fitness Company. Bill Bowerman the legendary University of Oregon track &field coach and Phil Knights a University of Oregon runner under Bowerman coach‚ found the Nike Company‚ named by the Greek winged goddess of victory. First the company was named Blue Ribbon Sports. The Nike athletic machine began as a small distributing
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Nike vs. Reebok Questions 1. "The success of Nike was strictly fortuitous and had little to do with great decision making." Evaluate this statement. The important part of the success was due to the far-sight of Nike’s management team. Nike’s CEO‚ who was a marathoner and knew what runners wanted for their shoes‚ had made a very basic strategy work; "make the products that fit their consumers’ needs". Examples of great decision making are: Diversifying products (into sports wears and others)
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Proposal for Making Better Working Conditions for NIKE Factory Workers Prepared for Mark Parker‚ CEO Charlie Denson‚ President Philip H. Knight‚ CBD Board of Directors By Michael Espiritu Oscar Mejia Jorge Reinoso November 20‚ 2012 Concerned College Students 12345 Fairness Dr. Westlake‚ CA 90002 1(818) 555-6969 November 06‚ 2012 Michael Espiritu Oscar Mejia Jorge J. Reinoso Nike Board of Directors Nike World Headquarters One Bowerman Drive Beaverton‚ OR
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SWOT analysis: Nike Introduction Like most companies‚ Nike has corporate strengths and weaknesses. However‚ in the 50 years that Nike has been in business‚ it has weathered most challenges. From its maverick days as an upstart sports shoe brand being sold out of the back of the trunk of its owners’ cars at track meets‚ through the 80s and 90s when it lavished multi-million dollar endorsement deals on sports icons. Following is a SWOT (strength‚ weakness‚ opportunity and threat) analysis of
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Case Report - Nike Introduction Many of us know Nike for the clever maketing campaigns‚ celebrity athelets‚ "swoosh" logo‚ and "Just Do It!" slogan. In 1963 the world’s largest athletic shoe company was founded by Philip Kight and Bill Bowerman for $500 apiece and a handshake‚ and today has over $9 billion in revenues. After several years of record breaking performance Nike’s global labor practices were brought to the attention of the public as early as the 1990s. Which included publishings
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get a grasp of Nike and how its changing the world today with its innovative products‚ we must first take a glance at the history of the company and how it all began. Bill Bowerman was a nationally respected track and field coach at the University of Oregon and the founding father of Nike. Bill was always seeking to find ways in order to give his athletes a competitive advantage experiencing with track surfaces‚ energy drinks but most importantly- innovative running shoes. Nikes business strategy
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Political Analysis With the increased monitoring and enforcement of labour practices; Nike being in the public spotlight and subject to negative publicity on their subcontracted factories is forced to readjust the working conditions of their cross ocean factory workers to abide with proper regulations. This has caused Nike to modify their factory standards and employee working conditions by; limiting the maximum hours worked a week‚ implementing proper ventilation systems to filter out toxic fumes
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