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N21s, 268-269
Nagasakti Para Shoes, 51
Nanotechnology, 259-261, 265-266
NASDAQ (American), 177-178, 252
NASDAQ Europe, 188
National Association of Securities Dealers, 223
National Venture Capital Association, 187
NEAT, 55
Neoh, Anthony, 237
Nepal Water Project, 276
.NET architecture (Microsoft), 282
the Netherlands
automobile industry in, 149
institutional investor activism in, 206
public companies in, 188-189
public pension system in, 203
venture capital in, 186
Network devices (N21s), 268-269
Network grids, 261
Network-centric world, 78-81
Networked organization
globalization and, 8-9
twenty-first-century organizations and, 77-83
Neuer Markt, 176-180, 188, 252
Neural networks, 262
New Environmental Action Team (NEAT), 55
New Fortune report (2001), 232
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), 27, 169, 251
NFO Plog Research, 131
NGOs, 50-52, 54
Nigeria, Shell Oil Company and, 22
Nihon-Koyo (Japanese shoe manufacturer), 46
Nike, Inc.
boycotts of, 54
business model of, 46
Cambodia and, 49-50
China and, 46, 50
Code of Conduct, 54-55, 59, 68-70
corporate citizenship and, 7, 54-59
criticisms of child labor in Pakistan, 50-52
health and safety problems in Vietnam, 53-54
Internet and, 54
low wages in Indonesia, 50-51
discussion panel of case of, 71-74
footwear industry and, 44, 47-49
footwear quotas and, 47, 49
globalization and
perils of, 49-54
promise of, 44-49
response to, 54-59
image of, 50, 52, 54, 71
interviewees, 67-68
Japan and, 46
labor relations media mentions, 64-67
management education and, 58-59
manufacturing, 46-47
market share, 45
relations with international and nonprofit organizations, 56-57
responses to criticisms
monitoring of suppliers, 55-56
new staff and training, 55
relations with international and nonprofit organizations, 56-57
sales and revenue, 60
South Korea and, 46-47, 49, 51
suppliers, 47-49, 55-57, 61-63
Taiwan and, 46-47, 49
Thailand and, 46
trust and, 4-5
Vietnam and, 49-50, 53-54
Nippon Rubber, 46
"Nixon shock," 46
NMAX (Amsterdam), 176-177
Nokia, 198
Nonperforming loans (NPLs), 218, 239-244
Northwest Airlines, 135
Nouveau Marche (1996), 176
NPLs, 218, 239-244
Nuevo Mercado (Madrid), 176
Nuovo Mercato (Milan), 176
NYSE, 27, 169, 251
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