Introduction
NUCOR Corporation is an American-based steel company that was incorporated in 1955 (Thompson 330). By then, the company was referred to as the Nuclear Corporation of America, and the incorporation resulted from merger. This merger was prompted by the bankruptcy that the company had experienced in 1950. The Company has its headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it was America’s second largest steel manufacturing firm by the year 2012. One of the company’s greatest reputations was the success in profitability by 2012. In 2012, NUCOR had a continuous profitability trend for decades (Thompson 330-331). However, like any ...
