Business
In the Business section, you can find material dedicated to all things business. This section collects data on the activities of the various companies operating in markets all over the world.
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Nextcard - a Marketing Case Study
Company Overview NextCard was an internet-based provider of consumer credit founded in 1996 with a mission to revolutionize the credit card industry with its online application and approval process. Their product, NextCard Visa, was promoted as the “First True Internet Visa” and was marketed exclusively through the company website. The NextCard Visa could be used for both online and offline purchases and offered product and service enhancements specifically designed for the internet enabled consumer. At
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Nextel: Looking to the Future
Nextel: Looking to the Future Introductory Text EXTERNAL ANALYSIS: The external analysis will utilize the Porter’s Five Forces Model (Figure 1) and will also include a discussion of the opportunities and threats facing Nextel. Porters Five Forces: The Porter’s Five Forces Model provides an excellent framework for evaluating the external conditions under which Nextel and other telecommunication network providers are competing. The first force to be examined is Threat of New Entrants. Wireless providers
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Ngo Involvement in Promoting Corporate Responsibility: The Role of “multistakeholder Initiatives”
There appears to have been a considerable warming of relations between NGOs and large corporations in recent years. This is reflected in the increasing number of NGOs engaging in service delivery activities associated with corporate social responsibility. This presentation looks at why this shift in approach has occurred and its implications for activism and development. Particular attention is focused on the recent wave of so-called "multistakeholder initiatives" where NGOs, multilateral and other organizations encourage companies
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Nhn
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Nicaragua Trade Policy Analysis.
NICARAGUA TRADE POLICY ANALYSIS Nicaragua Trade Policy Analysis Ryan Danisavage ________________ Nicaragua Trade Policy Analysis The modern economy is characterized by strong trade ties and interdependence of the economies of different countries. Historically, the countries maintained more closed trade systems protecting their growing economies. However, the globalization pushed the global trade system towards greater liberalization. All countries are characterized by different resources and processing capabilities. With the rapid growth of the population the economies are
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Nick Leeson’s Double Life
Nick Leeson’s Double Life In 1999, director/screenwriter James Drearden released the movie Rogue Trader, which encapsulates the true life of futures trader Nick Leeson and his role in the downfall of Barings Bank. Ewan McGregor stars at Nick Leeson, an ambitious young British stock trader while Anna Friel plays his wife Lisa. Drearden’s focus is on Leeson’s activities at the Singapore Stock Exchange but he also constructs a love story subplot that adds little to
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Nickle and Dimed
Barbara experienced several managers through an employee’s perspective. All of the managers shared the similarity of negativity impacting their employee’s motivation. Employees feel that the managers at Hearthside sit around but do not allow anyone else too. This is not good for the employee’s motivation because they don’t get any breaks yet they see other people who are getting paid more lots of breaks. Employees compare their inputs and outputs with the managers and see
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Nigeria Bank Case
Executive Summary This case shows us the importance of companyЎЇs core principles and makes us think how to keep the values of the principles and renew the organization. Guaranty Trust Bank has three main principles when it is founded. Those three principles are Ў°Integrity,Ў± Ў°ProfessionalismЎ± and Ў°Honesty.Ў± Even though the environment was not good for the banks in Nigeria, GTB had been successful. Because it has a strong culture which represents three principles as above.
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Nigerian Economy
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars The economy of Nigeria is a middle income, mixed economy emerging market with well-developed financial, legal, communications, transport, and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 31st in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2009, and its emergent, though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the second-largest on the continent, producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered
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Nigerian Power
Reg No: 005 The relevance of purchasing power parity in the restoration of equilibrium, following a change in relative prices between two countries. The purchasing power parity is a theory that states that exchange rates between currencies are in equilibrium when the currency of each of the two countries can purchase identical goods in the countries. I.e. the exchange rate between two countries should be equal to the ratio of the two country’s price
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Niggers in Ka
Catch-22 Human Fears The satirical and sympathetic tones in Catch-22 create bizarre situations and tragedy that describe war without the false glory and honor. It exposes human fears and needs in a time of pressure. The diction of Catch-22 displaces the irrational ideas that the military upholds regarding death. The "clause of Catch-22" has no consideration for the "rational mind," or "concern for one's own safety." Catch-22 is a logical infallibility that makes one follow
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Nightclub Issues for Entrepreneurs
Nightclub Issues for Entrepreneurs Making a living for many people is hard work. Monday through Friday might be a very stressful period. For young adults, it might be even more stressful due to a new working habit. Therefore, getting off work on a Friday evening might lead one to want to enjoy their Friday and Saturday nights before returning to another stressful week. Many young adults enjoy dancing to loud music and socializing with consumption
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Nike
SHORT CASE SUMMARY Nike, Inc. (503-671-6453, www.nike.com) is the worlds #1 athletic shoe and apparel seller. Nike currently employs 20,700 employees, with total sales of $8.78 billion. Nike and the athletic shoe industry have evolved into one of the most competitive market in recent years. But, analysts believe that athletic shoe sales will slow down over the next few years. The slowdown will come with the change in consumer trends. For instance, the younger market
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Nike
Nike, “named for the Greek winged goddess of victory”, originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports, began, in 1962, as a partnership between Bill Bowerman, the then “long-time University of Oregon track & field coach”, and Phil Knight, a then “former business student and a one-time runner under Bowerman’s tutelage”. Bill Bowerman believed that “if you have a body, you are an athlete” and he and Phil set out to “bring inspiration and innovation to
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Nike
Strengths Nike is a very competitive organisation. Phil Knight (Founder and CEO) is often quoted as saying that 'Business is war without bullets.' Nike has a healthy dislike of is competitors. At the Atlanta Olympics, Reebok went to the expense of sponsoring the games. Nike did not. However Nike sponsored the top athletes and gained valuable coverage. Nike has no factories. It does not tie up cash in buildings and manufacturing workers. This makes a
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Nike
It's not easy being a consumer in the global economy. Moral dilemmas confront you at every turn. Was this pair of space-age Nike shoes produced in an Asian sweatshop? Dare I sheathe my feet in the product of modern-day slave labour? Should I boycott? Then again, who am I to pass judgment on the workplace norms of other people? "Exploitation" is a culturally relative concept, isn't it? Why do I have to deal with this
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Nike
What have been the key factors for Nike? (a.) Celebrity endorsement is the key factor. Nike management has been finding the right synergy between celebrity and product. There’s one fact that advertisers need to keep in mind when using celebrity endorsements and that is to never let the celebrity become your brand. If so, you’ll run the risk of killing the brand no sooner has the hype around the celebrity faded. It’s also important to
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Nike
Nike Air is pressurized air inside a tough, yet flexible bag. These Air Sole units are located in the midsole beneath the heel, forefoot or in both locations. The Air Sole unit compresses to reduce the force of impact and then immediately recovers to its original shape and volume, ready for the next impact. The 4 main benefits of Nike Air: Lightweight - By displacing heavier midsole materials with Nike Air cushioning, we can reduce
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Nike
Other recommendations to Nike are to put more effort into cleaning up its corporate image and expand on its PLAY (participate in the lives of youth), program. With the negative publicity surrounding the labor controversies in third world countries and the shameful behavior of some their celebrity endorsers Nike needs to change the public's perception of it as a massive unfeeling corporate giant. The current stigma that Nike has acquired based on its foreign production
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Nike - Case Analysis
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
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Nike - Financial Ratio Analysis
Nike, Inc. Financial Ratio Analysis In assessing the significance of various financial data, experts engage in financial analysis, the process of determining and evaluating financial ratios. A ratio is a relationship that indicates something about a company's activities, such as the ratio between the company's current assets and current liabilities or between its accounts receivable and its annual sales. The basic source for these ratios is the company's financial statements that contain figures on assets,
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Nike - Human Resources
It all started with a simple handshake between two running geeks in Eugene, Oregon and now they own the world's most competitive sports and fitness company. The Pacific Northwest is Nike's hometown but like so many ambitious souls, they have expanded their horizons to every part of the world. Nike has two headquarters; it’s World Headquarters in Oregon and its European Headquarters in The Netherlands. Those two running geeks are Bill Bowerman and Phil
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Nike Analysis
Since being founded in 1962, Nike has grown from a small fledgling shoe retailer into a world-wide corporate giant. During its first year, sales for Nike were $8000, but as of November 30th, annual sales for Nike were over 12 billion dollars. (hoover) Although Nike already dominates the sporting world, there are many opportunities for growth. According to our research, key strategic challenges facing Nike are increased competition from Adidas with their technological shoe, the
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Nike Analysis
I. Introduction Kimi Ford, a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group, was reviewing the financials of Nike Inc. to consider buying shares for the fund she managed, the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund. A week before Kimi Ford began her research, Nike Inc. held an analysts' meeting to reveal their 2001 fiscal results and for management to communicate a strategy to revitalize the company. Nike's revenues since 1997 had ceased to grow from $9.0 billion, and net income
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Nike and I2 Technology Case Study
Nike claims that the problems with its i2 demand-planning software were tactical and therefore fixable. It was too slow, didn't integrate well, had some bugs, and Nike's planners were inadequately trained in how to use the system before it went live. Nike says all these problems were fixed by fall 2000. And the company asserts that its business wasn't affected after that quarter. Indeed, at press time, Nike had just announced that its third-quarter 2003
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Nike Brand Image
In order to conduct proper research, it was important for our group to choose a field that the public was involved in. Our research topic was the sneaker market. After our topic was chosen, we had to choose three brands that we felt the general public have heard of and have purchased these sneakers. Our brands were Nike, Adidas and Puma. Once we had our brands, we had to discuss our objectives and from
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Nike Branding
1.0 Introduction Nike’s philosophy has been to encourage sports and athletics all over the world. Nike Corporation is named after the Greek winged goddess of victory. The company produces the best and the most Innovative athletic footwear and equipment. The company prides itself in claiming that Nike represents athletes all over the world. Nike has created many strong and powerful sub brands like the Jordan brand. The company has always been associated with top sportsmen
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Nike Business
Aim: To produce satisfying films and related products in order to earn an appropriate profit and at least not lose money; and of course earning more out of the less is what we hope for. Outline of what we will involve As an overview, we will be involved in the producing/ filming of films with and without other business parties. As a start, we would like to share both the work, costs and gains; and
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Nike Case Analysis
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, increase
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Nike Case Study
SHORT CASE SUMMARY Nike, Inc. (503-671-6453, www.nike.com) is the worlds #1 athletic shoe and apparel seller. Nike currently employs 20,700 employees, with total sales of $8.78 billion. Nike and the athletic shoe industry have evolved into one of the most competitive market in recent years. But, analysts believe that athletic shoe sales will slow down over the next few years. The slowdown will come with the change in consumer trends. For instance, the younger market
Rating:Essay Length: 1,706 Words / 7 PagesSubmitted: March 4, 2009