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Nike sprints ahead of the competition?
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Case studies Acknowledgements We are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce copyright material: 'Getting to know you' (Acreman, S. and Pegram, B.), originally published in Research Magazine, November 1999, pp. 36-41. In some instances we have been unable to trace the owners of copyright material, and we would appreciate any information that would enable us to do so. CASE 1 Nike sprints ahead of the competition? Nike was founded by Bill Bowerman, the legendary University of Oregon track and field coach, and Phil Knight, a University of Oregon business student and middle-distance runner under Bowerman. The partnership began in 1962 as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS); their first-year sales totalled $8,000. In 1972 BRS changed its name to Nike, named after the Greek winged goddess of victory. Nike employs 22,000 people worldwide, from Nike World Headquarters in Oregon. With 1,500 employees working at the Laakdal Customer Service Centre, Belgium has the most employees of any EMEA...
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