The 7s model is only a theory The 7s Model was introduced for the first time in 1981‚ by Richard Pascale and Anthony Athos. McKinsey‚ an American consultancy bureau‚ adopted the model‚ used it frequently and made it one of the best-known management models in the world. The 7s Model stands for seven aspects where an organization should pay attention to‚ in order to function successfully: Staff‚ Style‚ Structure‚ System‚ Strategy‚ Skills and Shared Values. These 7 aspects have to support and
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McKinsey & Company: Managing Knowledge and Learning Group 2 – Section A Aditya Dave 11P005 Anand Jhunjhunwala 11P009 Pragati Sangal 11P031 Pratikshit Pandey 11P032 Saurabh Bhandari 11P041 1. What was McKinsey’s unique source of competitive advantage developed by James O. McKinsey and later by Marvin Bower? James O. McKinsey * Recruited experienced executives and trained them on an integrated approach which he called the General Survey outline * Sequence
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Executive Summary Blackberry designs‚ manufactures and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. The company supports multiple wireless network standards by developing integrated hardware‚ software and services. RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless accessing information‚ including e-mail‚ voice‚ instant messaging‚ short message service (SMS)‚ internet and intranet-based applications and browsing. Founded in 1984 by Mr. Michael Lazaridis and Mr. Douglas
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McKinsey 7S Model This model was developed in the 1980’s by Robert Waterman‚ Tom Peters and Julien Philips whilst working for McKinsey and originally presented in their article " Structure is not Organisation". To quote them: "Intellectually all managers and consultants know that much more goes on in the process of organizing than the charts‚ boxes‚ dotted lines‚ position descriptions‚ and matrices can possibly depict. But all too often we behave as though we didn’t know it - if we want change
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McKinsey Matrix (The GE multi factoral) With the help of McKinsey and Company‚ a leading consulting group‚ the General Electric Company (GE) developed a popular business portfolio analysis tool called the GE Multifactor Portfolio Matrix. This tool helps managers develop organizational strategy that is based primarily on market attractiveness and business strengths. Industry attractiveness might be determined by such factors as the rate of industry growth‚ the number of competitors in an industry
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INTEGRANTES: ANA CRISTINA ALVA HERNÁNDEZ SADITH SANCHEZ HARO DOCENTE: DIEGO HERNAN SAGASTEGUI TORIBIO CURSO: BUSINESS TRENDS Trujillo‚ julio del 2013 BLACKBERRY 1. - ABOUT THE COMPANY BlackBerry is a line of Smartphones developed by the Canadian company called “Research In Motion” (RIM). They integrate mobile email service and typical applications like: address book‚ calendar‚ task list‚ memo pad etc.‚ as well as telephone
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BLACKBERRY The product that we have chosen Is Blackberry smartphone. The term BlackBerry refers to a line of wireless handheld devices and services designed and marketed by BlackBerry Limited‚ formerly known as Research In Motion Limited (RIM). Target Markets: Its target markets are Business professionals who opt for high security text messaging and E-mails. Productivity of BlackBerry and why it has Targeted the business professionals: During the early 2000s‚ Research in Motion’s BlackBerrys
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Group Analysis 3: Competitive Effects of Strategic Change Impacts on Appropriability and Sustainability of BlackBerry’s Position The precise nature of the Lenovo-BlackBerry M&A (see appendix for description) will determine whether this integration will lead to great benefits that outweigh the additional costs and risks. BlackBerry could immediately benefit from the transfer of complete ownership‚ as opposed to a mere contract or joint venture‚ signals confidence to BBRY stock investors (whose
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STRAT | COM 400 – Richard Wolfe | [An Analysis of BlackBerry] | Using the 7-S and other relevant frameworks. July 17‚ 2013. | Executive Summary This paper is targeted to anyone interested on further information regarding BlackBerry (investor‚ prospective employee‚ management) and is written from the point of view of a former employee. The overarching theme of the analysis is the organizational challenges facing BlackBerry in its competitive environment‚ where it has already seen
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2. INTERNAL ANALYSIS (7S) McKinsey’s 7s framework will be utilized to analyze AirAsia’s internal environment. By using this framework‚ companies can understand their current situation and strategies so that they can improve company performance. Table 1 McKinsey’s 7s framework 2.1 Shared values The common shared value of AirAsia is to be the largest low cost airline in Asia by continually insisting on the development of the low-cost carrier model. AirAsia always tries
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