The case is written in a simple but comprehensive manner, focused on the main highlights of Nike's activity. It is useful for the specialized economists as it presents real and clear facts, but it can also be useful to the novice economist or the simple individual, who wishes to get some insight into the Nike culture and ways. The main purpose of the report is to inform the reader about the

FDX Value Creation Frontier The value creation frontier "represents the maximum amount of value that the products of different companies inside an industry can give customers at any one time by using different business models" (Hill & Jones, 2008). FedEx focuses on quality and excellence, as well as responsiveness to customer, as the core elements of its business model. Reliability and efficiency are also facets of business on which FedEx focuses. What

United States has the highest rate of confinement of prisoners per 100,000 population than any other Western country. Analyze this phenomena and discuss actions that you feel are necessary to combat this problem. The United States currently has the highest incarceration rate of any nation worldwide. For example, greater than 60% of nations have incarceration rates below 150 per 100,000 people (Walmsley, 2003). The United States makes up just about