Problem Identification: CEO Bob Galvin ended his speech on April 24‚ 1983 with words that brought much confusion to Motorola. He stated that he "wanted to decrease the many layers of management and to bring management closer to the product and market." This was a revolutionary idea with great vision. However‚ the timing of the speech and lack of proper preparation for the following after effects were ill advised. Bob had not consulted with his two upper management partners
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Motorola is an American company with many "firsts" in the field of science and technology. It started in Chicago in 1928. Company founders Paul V. Galvin and Joseph Galvin created the brand name Motorola for the car radio – linking "motor" (for motorcar) with "ola" (which implied sound) 1928 Founding of Company Paul V. Galvin and his brother‚ Joseph Galvin‚ incorporated the Galvin Manufacturing Company in Chicago on Sept. 25‚ 1928. Galvin Manufacturing would later become Motorola
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2013 Google – Motorola Mobility Acquisition This project has been prepared as part of the Investment Banking course at SIBM Bengaluru. It highlights the salient features of the acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google and its take from an Investment Banking perspective. Rohit Jhunjhunwala 12020841158 8/18/2013 Table of Contents Executive Summary................................................................................................................................. 3 Introduction:
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Business Economics Report | 5 2 Essay – Microeconomics Evaluate the decision by Google to buy Motorola. What economic concepts would support this investment and in your opinion why might the purchase of Motorola be anti-competitive? “We are on a turning-point in the world of personal technology. For around 30 years PCs in various forms have been people’s main computing devices. Now the rise of smartphones and tablet computers threatens to erode the PC’s dominance‚ prompting talk that a “post-PC”
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Acquisition of Motorola by Google On August 15‚ Google announced an agreement to acquire Motorola Mobility‚ based in Libertyville‚ Illinois‚ for $40 per share. Both companies’ boards of directors have approved the deal. Benefits of the deal Google and Motorola Mobility together will accelerate innovation and choice in mobile computing. Consumers will get better phones at lower prices. Motorola Mobility’s patent portfolio will help protect the Android ecosystem. Android‚ which is open-source
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17 PAUL GALVIN Motorola In every generation of American youth‚ there are probably tens of thousands of individuals who cherish the dream of owning their own small businesses. Paul Galvin was such a man. He was successful beyond his wildest dreams‚ for the small business he founded grew and grew until it became the giant communications equipment manufacturer known as Motorola. The way in which Galvin achieved his dream stands as an inspiration for the generations that follow. L The Beginning
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The National Basketball Association and NBA Properties‚ Inc. v. Motorola‚ Inc.‚ 105 F.3d 841‚ Decided 1997 by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Facts: Motorola manufactures a paging device called SportsTrax that transmits game information to users. In the “current” setting‚ the pager displays real time game statistics‚ including the name of the teams‚ the score as it changes‚ which team has possession of the ball‚ and the time remaining in the game. The information
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Motorola Inc. case précis Restatement of the case Motorola was one of the few American companies that marketed a wide range of electronic products‚ form highly sophisticated integrated circuits to consumer electronic products. The company was organized along product and technology lines. To exploit fully the growing demand for semicustom integrated circuits‚ Motorola organized the Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Division in 1984. The division was organized along functional lines
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Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions Brand Analysis Motorola Mobility‚ once known as the Mobile Division of Motorola‚ is one of the leading manufacturers of smart phones. Pioneers of the flip phone known as Star Tac in the mid 1990’s‚ Motorola was slow to embrace digital technology. (1) This caused them get bypassed by their global rivals and incur losses in the billions of dollars. In 2009 Motorola shifted its operating system from their proprietary system to Google’s Android operating
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| 0.1402 | -2.04 | GRASIM INDUSTRIES LTD. | 6.2% | 58288.00 | 964.47 | 0.1898 | -1.78 | HINDALCO | 62.7 | 5178.25 | 5718.25 | 1 | 0 | Cash Cows Dogs Star Question Mark BCG matrix has 2 dimensions: market share and market growth while divided in Four categories. Placing products in the BCG matrix results in 4 categories in a portfolio of a company: 1. Stars (=high growth‚ high market share) - use large amounts of cash and are leaders in the business so they should also generate
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