3M Introduction to Business Profile An ever-growing‚ innovative company‚ 3M is considered to be a science-based‚ multinational company which develops and manufactures over 55‚000 products. 3M was originally founded in 1902 by Henry S. Bryan‚ Herman W. Cable‚ John Dwan‚ William A. McGonagle and Dr. J. Danley Budd. It was originally called the “Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company” (hence the ticker symbol “MMM”). The company’s headquarters is located in Maplewood‚ Minnesota. 3M
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Introduction to 3M 3M is a $31 billion diversified science-based technology company with a global presence and the following business groups: Consumer‚ Electronics and Energy‚ Health Care‚ Industrial‚ and Safety and Graphics. These five business segments bring together combinations of 3M’s 46 unique technology platforms to produce various products‚ driving innovation and providing for efficient sharing of business resources. With operations in more than 70 countries — and 55‚000 products sold across
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Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company Case Study Table of contents Table of contents Page 1 Introduction to 3M Page 2 Market and products Page 2 Performance over the last 5 years Page 3 International Marketing Activities Page 4 Miscellaneous Topics Page 6 Appendix 1 Page 7 References Page 8 Introduction to 3M 3M Company‚ the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company‚ was founded in 1902 by five businessmen. They wanted to make a profit out of minerals for grinding
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Competency Model: An Internally Developed Solution • 133 3M’S LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY MODEL: AN INTERNALLY DEVELOPED SOLUTION Margaret E. Alldredge and Kevin J. Nilan This article describes the development of an executive-level global competency model at 3M. The work on this model was completed in partnership with the company’s top executives and a global team of in-house professionals. The competency model itself consists of 12 competencies and generalizable behavioral anchors for each competency. The
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is the 3M culture. The official vision statement is “to be the most innovative enterprise in the world”‚ and 3M’s basic definition is: “new ideas +action or implementation which results in an improvement‚ gain‚ or profit”. 3M has also coined the word “inventorpreneur” for those who invent and implement. The culture encourages stubborn persistence amongst employees to accept and promote their ideas - “do your own thing”. The culture is taught and conveyed through stories and myth about 3M inventorpreneurs
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Contents 1.0 Introduction 2 1.1 Background of 3M Company 2 2.0 Contents 3 2.1 Issues of 3M 3 2.1.1 Structure in Relation to Innovation 3 2.1.2 Leadership Relation to Innovation 3 2.1.3 Linkages and Networking to Innovation 4 3.0 Analyze difficulties in using 3M in different cultural situation 6 4.0 Evidence of reflection on how insights relate to student own situation and how learning might applied in current situation 7 5.0 Discussion of challenges in transforming their learnings into
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3M Company - 2010 Sustainability Report 3M Corporate Headquarters 3M Center St. Paul‚ MN 55144-1000 1-888-3M-HELPS Table of Contents: • • Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Content Index Vision & Strategy • Company Information • 3M’s Sustainability Vision • Sustainability Strategies • Key Objectives around Sustainable Development • 3M’s Governance Structure • Business Conduct • 3M Public Policy • Environmental‚ Health‚ & Safety Management • Supply Chain Sustainability • Economic Management: Building
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------------------------------------------------- Case Study: 3M Q: Can other Companies just copy 3M’s structures and culture and become successful innovators also? 3M’s organizational structure is built around cultures that encourage innovation. From this angle‚ the company was able to develop 6 business strategies to promote entrepreneurship and increase customer satisfaction. For decades‚ 3M has been known as an entrepreneurial organization that pursues growth through innovation. Innovation
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Case: Innovation at 3M Corporation What had been 3M’s traditional approach to innovation? Product developers at 3M generally relied on more traditional methods of seeking marketing input. They collect data from sales representatives‚ focus groups‚ customer evaluations‚ site visits‚ and data on risk factors for diseases. Product developers mainly focused on finding new angel or twist on early trends and basically didn’t have direct access to customers. In 3M‚ Sales representatives contacted with
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| 3M Company | By Peggy Nenninger | Introduction: 3M Company My interest in 3M Company comes from the fact that my brother used to work for them. Also the diversity and globalization of 3M intrigued me. 3M Company was founded in 1902 in Two Harbors‚ Minnesota as the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. (MSN Money‚ 2009) It is now known simply as “3M”. 3M is a primary manufacturer of products for many of the markets it serves. 3M operates in six operating business segments: industrial
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