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    Nike (Review and Analysis of Strasser and Becklund)
    Nike (Review and Analysis of Strasser and Becklund)
    Nike (Review and Analysis of Strasser and Becklund)
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    Nike (Review and Analysis of Strasser and Becklund)

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    The must-read summary of Julie Strasser and Laurie Becklund's book: "Swoosh: The Unauthorized Story of Nike and the Men Who Played There".

    This complete summary of the ideas from Julie Strasser and Laurie Becklund's book "Swoosh" reveals the fascinating story of Phil Knight and how he founded a small shoe company (Blue Ribbon Sports) in 1964 which became the most successful sporting apparel business in the United States. Based on interviews and archival material, this book tells the rise, fall and recovery of Nike. The authors describe the six men who, along with Knight, made the small company a billion-dollar giant.

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    To learn more, read "Swoosh" and discover the story behind Nike's success.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBusiness Book Summaries
    Release dateOct 14, 2014
    ISBN9782511018088
    Nike (Review and Analysis of Strasser and Becklund)

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      Nike (Review and Analysis of Strasser and Becklund) - BusinessNews Publishing

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      Nike by Julie Strasser and Laurie Becklund

      Important Note About This Ebook

      Summary of Nike (Julie Strasser and Laurie Becklund)

      1. The Tiger Years (1964-1971)

      2. Transition (1972-1976)

      3. The Private Years (1977-1980)

      4. The Public Years (1981-1990)

      Important Note About This Ebook

      This is a summary and not a critique or a review of the book. It does not offer judgment or opinion on the content of the book. This summary may not be organized chapter-wise but is an overview of the main ideas, viewpoints and arguments from the book as a whole. This means that the organization of this summary is not a representation of the book.

      1. The Tiger Years (1964-1971)

      The founder of Nike was Philip Hampson Knight.

      Knight acquired the nickname Buck early in life and it stuck with him. He attended the University of Oregon majoring in accounting, and later went to Stanford School of Business. While at the University of Oregon, he joined the track team and was coached by Bill Bowerman who was legendary for developing successful mile track runners.

      Phil was a very good runner, and he raced with a lot of success. As luck would have it, though, his on-track performance was eclipsed by another university team member Jim Grelle who later went on to represent the United States at the Olympics.

      While at Stanford, Phil Knight wrote a paper about a small business idea as an assignment. In the paper, he discussed the concept of what would happen if the Japanese did to German running shoes what they had already done to German cameras. Knight concluded his paper by saying that with cheap Japanese labor, an American distributor could sell track shoes that rivaled Adidas in quality but undercut them in price.

      Before settling into a career somewhere in corporate America, Knight decided to get some overseas experience. With the financial help of his family, he had enough money to travel to the Far East. In 1962, Knight ended up in Japan, where he immediately fell in love with the country and the people. While there, he noticed some imitation Adidas running shoes in a sporting

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