Nike: An Innovation Journey
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Nike is an American multinational company that has evolved to become a global leader in athletic wear with annual sales exceeding $21 billion in 2016, more than half of which is attributed to international markets. Since its inception in 1964, Nike has been an innovation leader in product development, marketing and consumer experience. Due to a dedication to continuous innovation, Nike has been able to sustain a competitive advantage within the athletic apparel and footwear marketplace. This case highlights key points in Nike’s journey of innovation and examines how Nike has successfully emerged as a global champion within the athletic wear industry. Based on these analyzed strategies, this case provides implications that are relevant for practitioners and academics.
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Theme 3: Economic Development
Case Study: Nike
Pro impacts:.
- substantial employment
- pays slightly higher than other countries
- Improves skills
- Contribution to local tax will give the government opportunities ie improving infrastructure
- trade of unions able to protect workers
Con impacts:
- child labour
- poor working conditions
- sexual and verbal abuse
- the exploitation of the environment and pollution. As there is a huge demand for water
- wage below minimum wage
Positive impact for Nike and US:
- Cheap labor and manufacturing
Negative impact for Nike and US:
- company image negatively impacted
- doesn’t manufacture in the US so there is a loss of jobs and negative implants of balance of payments
- trade unions complain due to poor working conditions
Ways in which Nike fixed their image:
- by boycotting and protesting by the public Nike had to change its image
- they became transparent and publicly addressing the issues and labor practices
- improved working conditions (improved oversight and made sure they had clean air)
- Nike also raised the minimum wage up
Nike TNC image Background:
- Two decades ago the country was under major fire for abusive labor practices after outsourcing labor overseas because it was cheaper.
- The public was shocked over Indonesian Nike workers earning as little as 1/4 cents an hour. Disturbing allegations of abuse included stories that a Vietnamese sub-contractor ran women outside until they collapsed for failing to wear regulation shoes. Customers staged embarrassing public protests at the olympics and at Nike stores. People began boycotting the brand in droves.
Nike Basic Facts:
Headquarters –
- Beaverton Oregon, US
Location of manufacturing –
- Almost all Nike shoes are manufactured outside of the United States. The leading manufacturer of Nike shoes is China and Vietnam each accounting for 36% of the total manufactured world wide. Indonesia accounts for 22% and Thailand for 6% of the Nike shoes that are being produced world wide.Nike is hesitant to disclose information about the contract companies it works with.
Global revenue –
- In 2020, Nike’s global revenue amounted to about 37.4 billion U.S. dollars.
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Lesson 1. Starter: Introduce the lesson by showing the Nike Promo video above. Discuss the global image that Nike is portraying of their business. Think about the images, people and music. Task 1 - Show the 'History of Nike' video above. Make light of the fact that Nike are quite a young company but have developed very quickly in terms of NIDL.
Nike in China China is the second largest market for Nike products after the USA. Nike has shops in more than 300 cities. China is also the major manufacturing country for Nike with 206 factories employing 260 000 workers (November 2013). 70 per cent of the workers are female and the average age of a factory worker is 36.
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Empowerment Case Studies: Nike in Vietnam - The Tae Kwang Vina Factory . 4 Due to the worldwide reporting of violations of the labor code and human rights in the sweatshops, Nike's corporate image was considerably affected and this prompted the firm to enforce certain basic norms, such as establishing 18 as the minimum age for footwear
Through a case study of Nike, Inc. - a company that has come to symbolize both the. benefits and the risks inherent in globalization - this paper examines the various. difficulties and complexities companies face as they seek to balance both company. performance and good corporate citizenship in today's global world.
Since its inception in 1964, Nike has been an innovation leader in product development, marketing and consumer experience. Due to a ded- ication to continuous innovation, Nike has been able to sustain a competi- tive advantage within the athletic apparel and footwear marketplace. This case highlights key points in Nike's journey of innovation ...
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Digital strategy at Nike. The cornerstone of Nike's digital strategy, announced in 2017, was a direct-to-consumer approach, establishing one-to-one connections, as well as using digital technologies to spur product innovation and time-to-market. In each of the three areas, Nike's ambition was to double its capacity by 2023; in short, this ...
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Nike (A) By: C. Roland Christensen, David C. Rikert. Describes the history of Nike, its economic strategy, and the industries in which it competes. The teaching objective is to ask the student to identify and evaluate Nike's economic/technical strategy. Length: 31 page (s)
Nike Basic Facts: Headquarters -. Beaverton Oregon, US. Location of manufacturing -. Almost all Nike shoes are manufactured outside of the United States. The leading manufacturer of Nike shoes is China and Vietnam each accounting for 36% of the total manufactured world wide. Indonesia accounts for 22% and Thailand for 6% of the Nike shoes ...
6. 6thformmatt. Nike is a large transnational corporation headquartered in Oregon that employs over 700,000 contract workers in 700 factories worldwide, more than 75% located in Asia where labor costs are lower. Nike subcontracts factories to produce its products then sells the shoes to retailers, marking them up 100% each time to cover costs ...
South East Asia. What was Nike worth in 1996? $7 billion. Where is Nike's headquarters? Portland, Oregon, USA. How many designs does Nike make per year? 350 (innovation and diversification) Production was originally outsourced to South Korea and Taiwan but, when wages rose, Nike relocated to which two countries?
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350,000. Percentage of Nike Workers Employed in Asia. 75%. Number of Nike Plants in Vietnam. 34. Vietnam Monthly Wage Rate. $147. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Number of Workers Employed by Nike across the globe, Percentage of Nike Workers Employed in Asia, Number of Nike Plants in Vietnam and more.
Nike - TNC case study. Background info. Click the card to flip 👆. 2013; Nike had 765 factories in 43 countries; employing over 1m workers. Nike famous for supplying trainers, sports clothing and equipment which all feature Nike swoosh. Nike only employs 5,500 in Beaverton, Oregon (headquarters)
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2 Nike Case Study 1. Initially, the company's designers did decision-making and introduced new products at Nike. The company's designers made decisions about the products the company would create and introduce to new market segments, which saw a significant fall in the company's sales and profits. According to Jones (2013), Nike's designers had started making poor decisions about the products ...