CSR Activities in Electronic Industry Table of Contents Executive Summary……………………………………...………2 1. Introduction……………………………………………………2 2. CSR activities of Sony‚ Dell and Apple……………………….3 1. Employees………………………………………...…...……4 2. Environment ………………………………………………..5 3. Consumers…………………………………………………..6 3. Evaluation on CSR activities………………………………….6 3.1 Employees………………………………………………...6 3.2 Environment……………………………………...………7 3.3 Consumers ……………………………………………….8 4. Conclusion……………………………………………………
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Using one specific company with which you are familiar‚ examine the actual and potential impacts of globalisation on that company. Explain the reasoning behind the points you make. INTRODUCTION Multinational corporations exist to protect proprietary technology. There are different types of globalization that that have an actual and potential impact on a multinational. One multinational in particular is Dell. This company is based in Round Rock‚ Texas with operations throughout the world
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findings of a case study of the computer industry. The first section of the case study explores Dell’s use of direct channels and Compaq’s use of indirect channels in Canada. We will see how Dell uses the direct model to easily allow the customization of computers for consumers‚ and how the direct model allows Dell to operate with very little inventory through the use of a just-in-time inventory system. Compaq uses indirect channels to utilize the ability of its wholesalers to efficiently move its computers
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1. List ways that Dell conducts research on its customers to continually improve products and services. To continually improve their products and services Dell conducts research through: customer service online surveys brainstorming session in forum or groups using the telephone Dell posts online questionnaires to create customer responses to specific ideas as part of their market research. Ideastrom gives to the customer the ability to interact and suggest ideas to improve
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Anthony Moore SGI versus Dell: Competition In Server and Cloud Computing I. The History‚ Development‚ and Growth Rackable Systems was founded in 1999 by Mark Barrenechea in Milpitas Silicon Valley‚ California‚ as a specialist server company. Rackable had achieved much success until late 2006 when much larger companies‚ such as IBM‚ HP and Dell‚ began a price competition‚ driving down cost and Rackable Systems profit margins as well. During the 2000’s Rackable changed business strategies
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Dell company Dell mission:. fully integrate environmental stewardship into the business of providing quality products‚ best-in-class services‚ and the best customer experience at the best value. I think it’s a good mission because it talks about the actual position of dell and what its doing‚ not about future‚ and because it includes the customers and products and services‚ which is important to be included in a mission statement. Dell vision: to Provide Accessible Computers to Visually-Impaired
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1. Introduction This report will provide a critical insight into today’s personal computing market as well as looking into the strategies of Apple and Dell to analyse how they have become two of the leading players in the technology industry. The main body of the report will include Apple’s entry into the retail market and how they managed market innovation theory to their advantage. 2.1 Personal computing market The personal computing market is ever expanding and is expected to continue
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Dell-New Horizons HBS case-9-502-022 Introduction As a consecutively successful and fast-growing company‚ Dell’s management got the pressure of maintaining the rapid growth. On the other hand‚ the hyper-growth in the PC industry over-drafted some growth potential in the coming years and the bubble of the internet economy burst so the speed of the growth would slow down. Since March 2000‚ Dell’s performance in market capitalization and stock prices had got a slump. In addition‚ competitions were
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Over the past three years‚ Gateway’s gross margins narrowed from 14.4 percent in the first quarter of 2004 to 5.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006 7. During the fourth quarter of 2006‚ server market revenue grew by 5.2 percent. 8. Dell achieved server market share of 9.4 percent on server revenue growth of 2.4 percent‚ down from 9.6 percent 9. Worldwide revenues for servers were up 2.0 percent to $52.3 billion. 10. In the first quarter of 2006‚ IBM’s server revenue growth
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Strength 1) Dell ’s Direct Business Model which consist of the five principles: Most efficient path to the customer - through direct relationship with no intermediaries to add cost and confusion Single Point of accountability - so that resources necessary to meet customer needs can be easily marshaled in support of complex challenges. Build-to-Order - provide customers exactly what they want in their computer systems through easy custom configuration and ordering. Thus eliminates the maintenance
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