ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Case Analysis – Acer‚ Inc: Taiwan’s Rampaging Dragon EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Stan Shih founded Multitech‚ now known as Acer‚ in 1976. Empowered by Shih’s vision and management style‚ the company grasped every opportunity that came its way. It grew from a 11-employees company to a 5000 employees company in no time. The company‚ however‚ after generating profits for years‚ went through the painful professionalization of its management. Change in the competitive dynamics in
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The Silver Maple (Acer Saccharinum) samaras reside in the eastern United States and undergo seed dispersal between April and July of each year. During seed dispersal these fruits are trying to disperse their seeds as far away from their tree as possible to have the highest success to produce offspring. The seeds that disperse close to the parent plant have shown less success and higher mortality rates than seeds that disperse farther from the base of the tree. Also‚ fruits with larger seeds have
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critical Introduction Acer Incorporate is a leading manufacturer of personal computers and notebook computers. The company is into research‚ design‚ development‚ manufacture and distribution of IT products worldwide. The company markets Acer brand products‚ including mobile and desktop personal computers‚ servers and storage‚ LCD monitors‚ projectors‚ high-definition TVs‚ peripherals and e-business solutions throughout the world. The company principally offers its products under four key brands
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Acer Inc. Acer Inc. is known as a company that creates electronic devices for consumers. They make products such as‚ laptops‚ smartphones‚ storage devices‚ and servers. They were founded in 1976 in Taiwan‚ and their main headquarters remain there. Acer currently employees over 7‚700 people worldwide and have major operations in China‚ U.S.‚ Australia‚ and India. The company has made some key acquisitions over the years including; Gateway‚ Packard Bell‚ and Texas Instrument. The biggest acquisition
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KEY POINTS FROM DR. ROBERT REICH’S FILM‚ INEQUALITY FOR ALL THE STATS+ Wealth Distribution • Today‚ the U.S.‚ by far‚ has the most unequal distribution of income of all developed nations. • The U.S. ranks 64th in the world on income inequality (i.e.‚ 63 nations are more equal than the U.S.) • The top 1% holds more than 35% of the nation’s overall wealth‚ while the bottom 50% controls 2.5%. • The richest 400 Americans have more wealth than the bottom 150 million Americans combined. • In 1970‚ the
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Acer‚ Inc: Taiwan’s Rampaging Dragon Michelle L Danielle Humphreys Lizbeth Esi 2) Executive summary Acer‚ Inc‚ is a Taiwanese personal computer (pc) company‚ originally known as Multitech‚ was founded in Taiwan in 1976‚ by Stan Shih‚ his wife and three friends. Under the guidance of the CEO Shih‚ a strong norm of frugality‚ nobility‚ evidenced by his many slogans‚ employee involvement and ownership‚ an anti-classic Chinese entrepreneur’s tight personal control‚ and joint ventures led to early
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Acer‚ Inc. – Taiwan’s Rampaging Dragon. Synopsis of the situation Shih Chen Jung was born in 1945. In 1972 he earned his maters degree and started working as an engineer for Qualitron Industrial Corporation. “In 1976‚ he and several friends founded Multitech International with a $25‚000 initial investment. They started by designing hand-held electronic games‚ and then expanded into the distribution of imported semiconductors. Shih renamed his company Acer Inc. in 1981” (Net Industries‚ 2007. pg
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Acer‚ Inc was started in 1976 as a company originally named Multitech by Stan Shih‚ his wife‚ and three friends. He lies the foundation that was later called Acer 1-2-3 saying that above all‚ customer came first‚ employees second‚ and shareholder thirds. Acer was known by its strategy to develop joint ventures to expand sales‚ join force with commoners’ culture‚ and targeted small neighboring markets that were lesser interest to global giant. Its offshore expansion plan started in 1987 with the
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3. Was AOL’s policy to capitalize subscriber acquisition costs justified prior to 1995? Ans: AOL’s accounting policy was labeled aggressive and capitalized its subscriber acquisition costs when its archrival CompuServe didn’t. AOL’s biggest expenditure was the cost of attracting new subscribers and maximizing shareholders’ value: 1. Separate registration numbers and passwords were issued to customers. They cost more than $40 per new subscriber in 1994. 2. AOL aggressively marketed its online
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ACER GROUP’S R&D STRATEGY THE CHINA DECISION Position the PC & Acer’s strategy Back to 1998 ! 12 years old is another age in PC industry ! Internet – Speed Experience using… 56 Kbits modem ! – No ADSL 1st iMac – 1800€ Average PC – – – – – PC Pentium II 333 MHz (x10) Disque Dur 5 Go (x50) 64 Mo de Mémoire (x40) Windows 98 (+4th generation) 1500€ 2 PC Industry : Value Chain & Key Figures Semiconductors • Microprocessor • Memory • WLAN Radio Hardware Components • HDD
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