Organisation Analysis On Adidas
Organisation Analysis On Adidas
Organisation Analysis On Adidas
ON ADIDAS
BY
VALLI NAYAGAM S
INTRODUCTION
ADIDAS IS A GERMAN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION, FOUNDED AND HEADQUARTERED IN
HERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY, THAT DESIGNS AND MANUFACTURES SHOES, CLOTHING AND
ACCESSORIES. IT IS THE LARGEST SPORTSWEAR MANUFACTURER IN EUROPE, AND THE
SECOND LARGEST IN THE WORLD, AFTER NIKE. IT IS THE HOLDING COMPANY FOR THE
ADIDAS GROUP, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE REEBOK SPORTSWEAR COMPANY, 8.33% OF THE
GERMAN FOOTBALL CLUB BAYERN MÜNCHEN, AND RUNTASTIC, AN AUSTRIAN FITNESS
TECHNOLOGY COMPANY.
THE COMPANY WAS STARTED BY ADOLF DASSLER IN HIS MOTHER'S HOUSE; HE WAS JOINED
BY HIS ELDER BROTHER RUDOLF IN 1924 UNDER THE NAME GEBRÜDER DASSLER
SCHUHFABRIK ("DASSLER BROTHERS SHOE FACTORY"). DASSLER ASSISTED IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SPIKED RUNNING SHOES (SPIKES) FOR MULTIPLE ATHLETIC EVENTS. TO
ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF SPIKED ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR, HE TRANSITIONED FROM A
PREVIOUS MODEL OF HEAVY METAL SPIKES TO UTILISING CANVAS AND RUBBER. DASSLER
PERSUADED U.S. SPRINTER JESSE OWENS TO USE HIS HANDMADE SPIKES AT THE 1936
SUMMER OLYMPICS. IN 1949, FOLLOWING A BREAKDOWN IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE BROTHERS, ADOLF CREATED ADIDAS, AND RUDOLF ESTABLISHED PUMA, WHICH
BECAME ADIDAS' BUSINESS RIVAL.
REASON FOR CHOOSING THE COMPANY
I HAVE CHOSEN THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC MAINLY FOR TWO REASONS. FIRSTLY, SINCE
MY CHILDHOOD DAYS I HAD GREAT INTEREST IN THE SHOES AND I LIKE TO BUY NEW
SHOES AS AND WHEN IT COMES IN THE MARKET. THE SHOE COMPANY THAT I MOST
ADMIRE IS ADIDAS. SECONDLY ADIDAS GROWS AS ONE OF THE BEST LEADING BRAND
IN THE SHOES AND OTHER ACCESSORIES WHICH IS ADMIRED BY ALL TYPES OF
GENERATION. HENCE I HAVE DECIDED TO DO MY PROJECT REPORT ON THIS COMPANY.
THE ADIDAS MISSION HAS CHANGED LITTLE SINCE 1920S TO BE THE BEST SPORTS
BRAND IN THE WORLD. THE HISTORY OF ADIDAS IS ONE OF CONSISTENTLY MEETING
THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE ATHLETE. FOCUSING MORE ON FUNCTION AND LESS ON
FASHION, ADIDAS STRIVES TO PROVIDE ATHLETES WITH SHOES THAT CAN MAKE A
NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR PERFORMANCE. MEETING ATHLETE NEEDS IS
WHAT MAKES ADIDAS THE BEST.
EXPECTED LEARNING
TO UNDERSTAND THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF THE ORGANIZATION