IBM in the 21st Century: The Coming of Globally Integrated Enterprise (Case Study) By: Shareeki Smith Boston University "IBM in the 21st Century: The Coming of the Globally Integrated Enterprise‚" HBS case 9-308-105‚ October 7‚ 2009 Abstract In this Case Study‚ IBM illustrates a great example of taking a company to a global level by providing great leadership and making great decisions. IBM was able to notice their opportunity to provide their services outside the US and put together a
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Project background‚ the company and its product Nokia‚ a Finnish icon was the world’s leading mobile phone maker. Established in 1865‚ its principal products are mobile phones and portable IT devices. It also offers internet services such as games‚ music‚ media and applications through its Ovi platform. Ever since the revolution of Apple entering the phone market accompanied with the fast changing trend of smartphones‚ Nokia has since lagged behind. Nokia wish to examine and understand their target market
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Change: An Empirical Study On Nokia Presented by: Debleena Dutt Ravula Gayathri Ankita Bhattacharya Rahul Sekhar OLS. Group V. Sem IV “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” Winston Churchill (1874-1965) Why Nokia’s Organizational Changes Is Necessary ? Q3 2011 Market Share 23.9 22 2012 Market Share 2013 Market Share 24.6 18.7 19.1 13.9 8.3 3.2 S am s ung Nok i a A ppl e Source: Gartner (2014) 7.5 Major Organizational Changes In Nokia 199 0 Core Strategy 200
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1. IBM: A Systematic Financial Analysis. 1.1 Introduction In order to make informed investment decisions‚ potential investors should carefully analyze all available information about the company (or companies) that they are planning to add to their portfolios. One such way is by performing a systematic financial analysis for each of the companies in question (Giroux 2003). The results of this analysis can then be used to determine whether or not the company presents a sound investment
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1 The Acquirer: Lenovo 2 2.2 The Target: IBM 2 3. The Acquisition 2 3.1 Development of Acquisition (Time Line) 2 3.2 Facts of Acquisition 2 3.3 Expected Problems from Acquisition 2 3.4 Underlying motivations/expectations for Lenovo’s Management 2 3.5 Underlying motivations/ expectations for IBM’s Management 2 4. Were Lenovo’s expectations met? 2 4.1 To become an international company with access to the global PC market 2 4.2 Aim to leverage IBM brand to gain marketplace traction 2 4.3
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Nokia vs. Nikon In the National Geographic magazine‚ there are two advertisements for similar cameras: a Nokia Lumia 1020 and a Nikon D800. Although both devices were made for the same purpose‚ they differ in at least three ways. The first difference between a Nokia camera and a Nikon camera is the appearance of each device. A Nikon D800 camera has a bulky rigged built to it giving it a hard to use vibe. The brand name is engraved in big white bold letters on the front of the camera. In contrary
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IBM Business Consulting Services IBM Strategy and Change Services — Operations Strategy Helping clients with critical business issues Clients look to Operations Strategy for help with these critical business issues: • Cost efficiency and performance improvement • Focus on company’s core business • Increasing shareholder value • Continuous process improvement • Maintaining competitive edge • Improving customer service quality Drawing on the strength of the full Highlights strategy and change
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IBM as a multinational corporation Write about a multinational corporation (MNC) of your choice. Q1. How international is that company? International Business Machines‚ IBM‚ is a multinational computer‚ technology and IT consulting corporation headquartered in New York‚ United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software (with a focus on the latter)‚ and offers infrastructure services‚ hosting services‚ and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology
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market. Opportunities The major opportunities for IBM come with the frequent changes in technology. In a technologically driven society‚ new products are launched frequently. These open new markets for the corporation to develop and thus increase revenues. As it has huge strength in its innovation and development the opportunity is rife for IBM to enter these markets. Threats The main threats to IBM are its competitors and the industry IBM is in. As with the growth of any industry‚ the competition
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IBM Case Study 1. What factors led to IBM’s success during the 1960s and 1970s and its problems during the late 1980s and early 1990s? Watson Jr. hit a home run when he invested $5 billion to develop the System/360 computer family‚ which utilized an integrated semiconductor chip and modular components. Taking full advantage of this innovative momentum‚ IBM debuted other products during that time which enabled the company to rise to the top of the IT industry. These products included hard and floppy
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