| | | CONTENTS Question 2 3 Determine 3M’s core competencies and assess if 3M has a sustainable competitive advantage. Support your claim. Question 3 9 Critically evaluate the success of 3M’s strategies (acquisition included) in 2006‚ from both a strategic and financial perspective. Question 4
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Marques Johnson September 16‚ 2014 “Skepticism about Weakness of Will” Summary By: Gary Watson In this essay Watson argues that there is no fundamental distinction between weakness of will‚ akrasia‚ and compulsive behavior. Watson said that when a person knowingly acts against their better judgment that is a weakness of their will. In particular‚ he challenged the common view that the weak-willed individuals are unable to resist‚ while a person who acts compulsively cannot resist their
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preliminary answer. After 76 college students completed the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (C. Peterson & M. E. P. Seligman‚ 2004)‚ the authors randomly assigned them to work on 2 character strengths or on 1 character strength and 1 relative weakness. Combined‚ these groups showed significant gains on the Satisfaction With Life Scale (E. Diener‚ R. A. Emmons‚ R. J. Larsen‚ & S. Griffin‚ 1985)‚ compared with a 32-student no-treatment group. However‚ there was no significant difference in gain
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3M Introduction 3M is fundamentally a science-based company. We produce thousands of imaginative products‚ and we’re a leader in scores of markets - from health care and highway safety to office products and abrasives and adhesives. Our success begins with our ability to apply our technologies - often in combination - to an endless array of real-world customer needs. Of course‚ all of this is made possible by the people of 3M and their singular commitment to make life easier and better for people
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1. Analyze the situation from the consumer’s standpoint. What is TiVo? What factors facilitate its adoption? What factors make adoption difficult? Who is TiVo best suited for? (1) TiVo是DVR(digital video recorder)軟硬體整合技術的企業，消費者可將各項來源如傳統天線、有線電視、直播衛星及透過區域網路(LAN)，以指定或邊看邊錄的創新體驗．透過EPG(Electronic Program Guide)介面，依方便的時間享受以電視為核心的數位家庭娛樂． (2) 下列以學者Roger提出的「創新擴散」理論中ACCORD模型來說明吸引消費者及阻礙因素： Factors Influencing the Adoption Process What factors facilitate its adoption? What factors make adoption difficult
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Individual Research Paper 3M Prepared for: TC Sydney Graduate School of Management By: Surbhi Suri: 16453584 Submitted On: 09/11/2010 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3M is a multinational company with branches operating all over the globe. 3M is looking to grow in the new markets for its long term strategy‚ and decided to service China‚ India‚ and Singapore. 3M expansion in the international markets and business strategy is build around its core competency of innovation. 3M has adopted product differentiation
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CASE #4: 3M Canada: Industrial Business Division PROBLEM RECOGNITION * The target is to increase growth rate from 3-5% to 12-15% in 18 months * OEM market is mature with limited prospects of expansion * Ultimately shifting overall focus from OEM market to MRO market * High unfamiliarity and low exposure to the MRO market * IBD’s share of distributor sales was 2% of distributors’ revenue * Transitioning focus from Special and Niche accounts to Large National accounts
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Innovation at 3M 3M attributed much of its growth to its innovative products and incremental/extensions of existing products. However‚ of late they hadn’t come up with anything significant and they were stagnating. At this point‚ Ms. Rita Shor implemented the “Lead User Research” methodology to come up with four recommendations on new innovative products and strategy. In my opinion‚ Ms. Shor should put forward their first three recommendations to Mr. Dunlop. They consisted of development of three
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As to the strategy of 3M‚ the company mainly focuses on its innovation. The company improves its products through industrial‚ electronic market and transportation. The examples of the products of the company are waterproof sand paper (the company’s first product) and post-it-notes. The company performance on management is considered visionary because it offered innovative products which holds higher quality and is more convenient in the matter of usage. The CEO of the company has a rule which stated
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