...established in 1972 by former University of Oregon track star Phil Knight. Nike has $10 billion in annual revenues and sells its products in 140 countries. Nike has been dogged for more than a decade by repeated accusations that its products are made in sweatshops where workers, many of them children, slave away in hazardous conditions for less than subsistence wages. Many reporters, TV shows, companies and organizations have repeatedly exposed negative comments towards Nike. For example, a “48 Hours” news report aired on October 17, 1996 regarding a Nike factory in Vietnam, which was visited by reporter Roberta Baskin. The reporter discovered that Nike hired millions of workers who are literate, disciplined, and desperate for jobs at wages lower than minimum wage. Another example of the criticism against Nike came from a newsletter published by Global Exchange. The newsletter uncovered that the majority of Nike shoes were made in Indonesia and China, countries with governments that prohibit independent unions and set the minimum wage at rock bottom. Nike formulated a number of strategies and tactics to deal with the problems of working conditions and pay in subcontractors. In early 1997, Nike also began to commission independent organizations such as Ernst & Young to audit the factories of its subcontractors. Finally, on May 12, 1998 Nike founder Phil Knight spelled out a series of initiatives designed to improve...
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...athletic apparel and sportswear equipment in the world and was founded in Beaverton, Oregon, in 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman. According to Nike.com (2009) it had record earnings of 19.2 billion dollars and continues to grow at a steady pace. Nike sold its products in a 140 countries and successfully discovered that manufacturing its products was not the only method to successfully produce the results it was looking for but instead marketing and designing its products and contracting the manufacturing out to global factories 600 throughout the country. With the company’s success come painful lessons learned along the way. This paper will describe the legal, cultural, and ethical challenges that Nike Corporation faced as a result of its global business ventures. In addition, it will touch on the roles the host governments played in manufacturing Nike’s products and will summarize the strategic and operational challenges that Nike Managers face in dealing with the interworking of global business. Nike as well as other global companies in the industry has the option to manufacture their products domestically or internationally in either situation there are challenges. If a company chose to the domestic approach it could potentially be more expensive, however, the organization and its manufacturing facility contractors would have to adhere to U.S. labor and safety laws in the areas of wages, code of conduct, working conditions, and would be able to monitor these conditions...
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...NBA Player Dress Code Right or Wrong? At the beginning of the 2004/05 season, the National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern enforced a dress code that requires players to wear particular attire prior to and after their games. This new rule has sparked plenty of controversy amongst the league, with experts, officials, and players all having their say on its intentions. Consequently, questions have been raised about the NBA’s management staff. Also, the link between the league and ‘hip-hop’ culture has brought about racial connotations. The code itself states that business casual is compulsory during all team or league business, including bus rides to the stadium, press conferences and also injured players who sit on the sidelines. The excluded items include sleeveless shirts, shorts, t-shirts, jerseys, sports apparel (unless appropriate for the event (e.g., a basketball clinic), team-identified, and approved by the team), headgear of any kind, chains, sunglasses (whilst indoors) and headphones (other than on the team bus). This means no more oversized baggy pants and coats with ‘bling’ covering their body. Although Stern claims otherwise, it is widely believed that the code was enforced in order to eliminate the hip-hop image the NBA has, making it a more fan-friendly league. The management was concerned on how the public viewed the NBA and their stars. Throughout press conferences before the code was enforced, the African-American players would be...
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...sports shoes and sports apparel around the world. It builds its brand appeal through savvy marketing and sophisticated product R&D. The company has never owned production of the goods it sells, instead from the very beginning has been importing the products from the Asian Far East. In 2000, Nike enjoyed 45% global market share, had close to $9 billion of sales and put Knight among the top ten richest individuals in United States. The company directly employed 20,000 people, but had a workforce of an estimated half a million labouring for them in 565 contract factories in 46 countries – making it one of the largest private company de facto employers in the world. Labour conditions in Nike’s contract factories were not even close to any labour laws and compensation practices in the industrialised countries, let alone the US. Work there meant 70-hour workweeks performing hazardous and/or monotonous routines under abusive supervision and with appalling equipment. Until the early l990s, Nike never felt that to be its responsibility. Ever since the early 19th century in England, industrial development started with large scale textile factories. Workers there would stay for two to three years and then either return to the countryside or “graduate” on to higher value added, more sophisticated factories such as household goods production, followed by machinery assembly and ultimately followed by precision machining for high tech goods. This pattern remained remarkably...
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...In recent years, the University of Oregon Athletic Department has experienced significant changes. It has undergone 5 different athletic directors over a span of 7 years suggesting possible administrative personnel complications within the department. However, with prominent coaching/administration staffs, state-of-the-art facilities, and media ascendency, the UOAD established a prestigious national brand and is now one of the premier programs in intercollegiate athletics. The UO Athletic department’s budget rapidly grew and doubled in a short time frame of only 6 years. More importantly, it contains only 4 primary sources of annual income including football, gifts & contributions, PAC 12 & NCAA, and broadcast, sponsorships, and royalties. Football is the only UO varsity sport that generates profits, averaging $1.6M annually from 2008-2012. It also produces a steady revenue stream of $3.2M per home game. Contrarily, as the football program continues to excel each year, there is limited growth due to having a $93M budget with an undersized 55K seat football stadium. In addition, increasing revenues for football are equally matched by expenses (6.9 million revenue compared to 7.1 million expenses). This is largely due to the fact that every time the UOAD receives revenue it somehow creates a new expense. Yet, Oregon is finding other ways to generate revenue through MKA events or even parking, but they aren’t substantial to the underlying problems facing Oregon. Through...
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...The Characteristics of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant Felicia Clark Com/170 December 17, 2012 Shannon DeBord The Characteristics of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant MICHAEL JORDAN VERSUS KOBE BRYANT I am from Greenville Mississippi, we do not have a professional basketball team, so the Memphis Grizzlies are most of my families choice since they are close to us. I usually don’t route for the Grizzlies but I love going to the games to see other teams and players. I have seen several star players play the Grizzlies when I went to see them. The most prolific players were Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. They both had a totally different upbringing, however they were the same player during their career. I first saw Michael Jordan in December 2000 when he played with the Washington Wizards versus the Memphis Grizzlies. He was a shell of himself but still managed to outscore everyone on the floor. I believe he had 30 points, six rebounds and four assists. This was an outstanding score by a player in his upper 30s. Michael Jordan by far is the most amazing individual to ever play the game of basketball. His amazing career scoring average is 29.2 with his decline and second retirement in 1998. I first saw Kobe Bryant in 2005 when he played the Memphis Grizzlies. He played much better than Jordan even though he was still 10 years his junior when I saw him. He had 52 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists. His outstanding play led all scorers that night and he...
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...Variables coding and Questions coding list for SPSS Serial | Questions | | Options coding | Demographics | 1 | Gender | | [ 1 ] Male | [ 2 ] Female | 2 | Age | | [ 1 ] 20-30 | [ 2 ] 31-40 | [ 3 ] 41-50 | [ 4 ] 50 and above | 3 | Qualification | | [ 1 ] PhD | [ 2 ] MS/ MPhil | 4 | Tenure | | [ 1 ] Less than 1 year | [ 2 ] 1 – 2 years | [ 3 ] 2 – 5 years | [ 4 ] 5 – 10Years | [ 5 ] 10 years & above | 5 | Sector | | [ 1 ] Public | [ 2 ] Private | [ 3 ] Semi Government | 6 | Employment Status | | [ 1 ] Permanent | [ 2 ] Contractual | Branding Questions | Variable coding | Statements | | Word-of-mouth | | WM 1 | I often tell others about the Brand X | | WM2 | I recommend Brand X to others | | WM3 | I will leave positive comments about Brand X on community sites | | Brand Personality | | Sincerity | | BPSI 1 | BP1 | Brand X is honest | | BPSI 2 | BP2 | Brand X is sincere | | BPSI 3 | BP3 | Brand X is real | | Brand Personality | | Excitement | | BPEX 1 | BP4 | Brand X is exciting | | BPEX 2 | BP5 | Brand X is young | | BPEX 3 | BP6 | Brand X is up-to-date | | Brand Personality | | | Sophistication | | | BPSO 1 | BP7 | Brand X is upper-class | | BPSO 2 | BP8 | Brand X is good looking | | BPSO 3 | BP9 | Brand X is charming | | Brand Personality | | Ruggedness | | BPRD1 | BP10 | Brand X is masculine | | BPRD2 | BP11 | Brand X is rugged | ...
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...The term ‘music producer’ means different things to different people. Some are musicians, some are engineers, some are remixers. So what does a music producer actually do ? In very pragmatic terms, the producer is a ‘project manager’ for the recording, mixing and mastering process. She has an overall vision for the music, the sound and the goals of the project, and brings a unique perspective to inspire, assist and sometimes provoke the artists. The producer should make the record more than the sum of it’s parts – you could almost say she is trying to create musical alchemy. Every producer brings different skills and a different approach, and this can make what they do difficult to summarise. In this post I’ve identified seven distinct types of record producer to try and make this clearer. 1. The Engineer This is probably most people’s stereotypical idea of the “classic” record producer – hunched over a mixing desk, obsessing about compression settings, reverb tails and drum sounds. The studio is an instrument, and the producer “plays” it like a virtuoso, working late into the night to create a mysterious sonic masterpiece. In fact this is often far from the norm though, as we’ll see. 2. The Mentor Rick Rubin Many producers don’t claim any technical expertise at all. Rick Rubin is a well-known example – despite being a self-confessed audiophile, he doesn’t actually sit at the desk on the records he produces, but instead specifically chooses different...
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...Kenny Zammito English 102-051 Mrs Greene 1/26/10 Stanza Paraphrase Part 1: Stanza 1 & 2- The wind and the darkness are setting a kind of eerie mood for the highwaymen. The word color paints a picture of this rugged, heroic, and fierce man. Stanza 3 & 4- The highwayman made loud noises outside of the in at a window to try to get his landlord’s daughter to look out. Tim listened to their conversation and became angry. Stanza 5 & 6- He assured the girl that he would return in the morning and convinced her to wait for him as he has promised. He then reached and gave her a kiss and then went on his journey Part 2: Stanza 1 & 2- The highwayman did not return in the morning as he had promised, instead the kings men came marching to the door. They came and took hostage the daughter and stood guard, while she looked out the window awaiting the return of her love the highwayman. Stanza 3 & 4- The guards put a gun to the girls chest and mocked her for watching for the lover while they kissed her, as she remembered the words of the highwayman. She tried to escape for hrs but could not, her only way out with to pull the trigger.\ Stanza 5 & 6- She was beginning she would never see her love again so she was contemplating pulling the trigger of the gun that was against her chest. She then heard a trotting in the distance and stood up because she thought it may be the higwayman. Stanza 7 & 8- She was excited because her...
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...Gravin Nyakundi Mangera k0705739 Principles of management Weekly Assignment 3 Case study 8: Nike: Spreading Out to Stay Together Question1). When Nike CEO Phil Knight stepped down and handed the 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 leadership of Nike? Informal structure: The actual day to day relationships which develop to meet individual needs and satisfactions, in order to enable organizational and personal goals to be realized. Perez entered the organization with ideas, expectations, and agendas, bringing with him differing values, interests, and abilities. He was never given a chance by Knight to run the company as the CEO. Knight was resistance to change i.e. Perpetuation of values and lifestyle causes informal groups to become overly protective of their "culture" and therefore resist change. Question 2). How can Nike utilize both traditional and newer organization structures to support the firm’s heavy strategic commitment to outsourcing? An organizational structure consists of activities such as task allocation, coordination and Nike can utilize product structure which is a traditional organization structure. This structure group together jobs and activities related to a product where the common point of managerial responsibility for costs, profits, problems and success of the market area are identified...
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...EFFECTS OF RITA , THE TOWN AND POPS HAVE ON PHIL PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY ''Transformation is a process and as life happens there are tons of ups and down''(Accrding to Rick Warren). This suggests that transformation bring's change in life. It also happens with TV weatherman Phil Connors. He was assigned a job of covering Punxsutawney Phil's emergence in the Groundhog day movie. He was reluctantly covering Groundhog day from past four years. He makes it through the day in his egoistic manner, incurring the disdain of both his producer Rita and his photographer Larry. When he wakes up next morning, he finds that it is Groundhog day again. Phil finds himself trapped in the same day over and over again. Phil goes through many stages in the movie that effect his life. The town, Rita and pops have serious effect on Phil's life personally and professionally. The town has a distinct effect on Phil's personal life. Firstly , when he get trapped in groundhog day, the town has a negative impact on Phil. Phil thinks that because of this town he is trapped here. Phil was helplessly caught in it alone, for the same people that he meets are unaware of his predicament. They remain as static and unchanging as the surrounding environment. He is aware of the repitation, but everyone else seems to be living Febraury 2 for the first time. This recursion repeats the following morning and the one after that, and...
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...that Phil Knight abided by when he was founding Nike (“Philip H. Knight”). You always have to play by the rules when doing anything but being ferocious and aggressive is another thing. Phil Knight’s ferociousness has paid off in the long run. Designing Nike, the world’s number one athletic-shoe company, Phil Knight was not just an entrepreneur but also clever in the way that he advertised his products. Philip Hampson Knight, or Phil Knight, was born on February 24, 1938, in Portland, Oregon. He is the son of Lota Hatfield Knight and William W. Knight. Growing up, Phil Knight had two sisters. There names were Joanne and Jeanne Knight (“Phil Knight Biography”). Phil Knight attended...
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...Say What?, studies several popular talk show hosts in regards to the methodologies that are used to facilitate their television shows and identifies the findings to be a better facilitator. Although the article written by Charles Butler is older, as it was written in 1993, it provides an interesting perspective of the usage of facilitation and practical applications relevant to the class material. The following is a review of Butler’s article which focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of the content and correlates the authors’ findings to applications that could be used in meetings that I facilitate. Butler’s article examines four different styled television talk show hosts Geraldo Rivera, Maury Povich, Sally Jessy Raphael and Phil Donahue. He reviews each of their television program’s structure and uncovers independent facilitation focuses that each use to successfully interview and deliver a successful show. Butler reviews sample topics these celebrities present and some interfaces that occur on their shows by providing a backstage perspective, followed by an insight from each host. A summary of facilitation skills is included at the end of the article that identifies 14 skills and the role they play in being a good facilitator. The purpose of Butler’s article is to introduce the reader to different facilitation styles used in talk shows and demonstrate the importance that each host places in facilitating their talk shows. Butler does an admirable job introducing...
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...In the Air Tonight Phil Collins Face Value Dropped D 6 =D = 94 Keyboard is arranged for guitar. 1 S-Gt with delay 9 delay off Dm C B C 5 6 7 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 (0) 3 5 5 3 (0) 1 3 3 1 (0) 3 5 5 3 (0) 5 6 7 5 (0) 3 5 5 3 (0) Chorus 1 19 1 3 3 1 (0) 3 5 5 3 (0) 5 6 7 5 (0) 3 5 5 3 (0) 1 3 3 1 (0) 3 5 5 3 (0) 5 6 7 5 (0) 3 5 5 3 (0) 1 3 3 1 (0) 3 5 5 3 (0) Interlude 29 Verse 1 Dm 5 6 7 5 (0) 3 5 5 3 (0) 1 3 3 1 (0) 3 5 5 3 (0) 5 6 7 5 (0) (5) (6) (7) (5) (0) (5) (6) (7) (5) (0) (5) (6) (7) (5) (0) 5 6 7 5 (0) (5) (6) (7) (5) (0) 1/3 Am 39 B Am Verse 2 1 2 0 (0) (1) (2) (0) (0) 3 3 1 (3) (3) (1) 1 2 0 (1) (2) (0) 5 6 7 5 (5) (6) (7) (5) 1 2 0 (1) (2) (0) Chorus 2 49 1 3 3 1 (1) (3) (3) (1) 1 2 0 (1) (2) (0) 5 6 7 5 3 5 5 3 1 3 3 1 3 5 5 3 5 6 7 5 3 5 5 3 59 1 3 3 1 3 5 5 3 5 6 7 5 3 5 5 3 1 3 3 1 3 5 5 3 5 6 7 5 3 5 5 3 1 3 3 1 3 5 5 3 Interlude 69 Verse 3 Dm Am B 5 6 7 5 (5) (6) (7) (5) (5) (6) (7) (5) (5) (6) (7) (5) 5 6 7 5 (5) (6) (7) (5) 1 2 0 (1) (2) (0) 3 3 1 (3) (3) (1) Verse 4 Am 79 Dm Am B Am 1 2 0 (1) (2) (0) 5 6 7 5 (5) (6) (7) (5) 1 2 0 (1) (2) (0) 3 3 1 (3) (3) (1) 1 2 0 (1) (2) (0) 2/3 Chorus 3 89 5 6 7 5 3 5 5 3 1 3 3 1 3 5 5 3 5 6 7 5 3 5 5 3 1 3 3 1 3 5 5 3 5 6 7 5 3 5 5 3 Chorus 4 99 1 3 3 1 3 5 5 3 5 6 7 5 3 5 5 3 1 3 3 1 3 5 5 3 5 6 7 5 3 5 5 3 1 3 3 1 3 5 5 3 109 5 6 7 5 3 5 5 3 1 3 3 1 3 5 5 3 5 6 7 5 3 5 5 3 1 3 3 1 3 5 5 3 ...
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...How to take an idea and make millions 1-800-GOT-JUNK “TRANSCENDENCE” 1-800-Got-Junk has become the largest junk removal company, with more than $66.2 million in sales, 284 franchises across Canada, the United States, Australia and a corporate office into the United Kingdom. Founded in 1989 by Brian Scuddamore, the original name was “The Rubbish Boys.” Brian was 18 years old, a high school drop-out, looking for a summer job. While waiting in line at a drive-through McDonald’s, Brian saw a pick-up truck in front of him, full of junk. This is where the idea hit him, “I can do that.” Brian Scuddamore realized that the junk removal industry was very fragmented. The industry includes independents, who knock on doors to get rid of people’s junk, smaller waste management companies that specialize in roll-offs and handle construction debris. The larger, more structured corporations, such as Waste Management and BFI, based in Canada and the US, posed a challenge to him. Brian saw that junk removal could be a niche market, if approached properly. Until recently, people had no way of getting rid of certain items, such as bulky household rubbish that the other larger disposal companies would not deal with. These items included: construction material, garden refuse, old furniture and appliances The deficit that the companies had, which included poor service and inconsistent pricing, was going to be the way Brian carved out his “niche”. Knowing that he had to stand out, Brian focused on...
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