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...... For example, when Nike was not doing well in terms of sales and revenue, Knight was able to come back into the company, twice after retiring, to positively turn the company around again. At Nike, employees are given room to breathe, they are free to make their own decisions, and do not seem to receive very much direction from executives such as Knight. It was rumored that Knight did not attend meetings, and appeared to be unfamiliar with some of the merchandise. In addition, when selecting his successor, the deciding factor between two candidates was that one of them was active in sports, whereas the other candidate did store checks in his free time. Knight chose as his successor a former athlete who still participated in sports during his time off of work, because someone with an internal love of sports was important to achieving the final goals at Nike. In other words, Nike can be described as a company built on the values of a true athlete with a genuine love of sports
Brief Overview of New Balance
New Balance is a footwear company that has been around almost as long as Nike. However, New Balance differs from

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