Description of the organization Nike Inc is an American based sportswear company that has it headquarter in Beaverton, Oregon. Nike Inc is a company that deals with marketing, designing, development, and selling athletic footwear, accessories, apparel, equipment, and services. Bill Bowerman founded Nike Inc as a blue-ribbon sport. Nike Inc opened its first retail outlet in 1966 and later opened the Nike shoe brand in 1972. The company was renamed Nike Inc in 1978. Nike went public in 1980. Bill Bowerman was a field and track coach at the University of Oregon. By the start of the 21st century, Nike had established retail distributors and outlets in almost 170 countries (Urgo, 2020). Since the establishment, Nike Inc has been getting