International Business Machines‚ abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue"‚ is a multinational computer technology and IT consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk‚ New York‚ United States. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century. 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
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CASE 15: THE FALL OF IBM Justin Marc C. Tariman B.S.B.A. MKTG 4 March 14‚ 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose The purpose of this case study analysis report to understand and formulate a set of actions for the case of a company that is experiencing rapid environment changes and difficulty in protecting its core business such as how IBM perceived its mainframes as king of computers. Problem IBM biggest problems include its huge size‚ highly bureaucratic decision making approach‚and
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IBM Corporation In the seven years (since 1994)‚ that Lou Gerstner reigned over IBM‚ the company’s earnings per share increased an average of 27% per year. This remarkable increase in earnings did not go unnoticed by the securities markets. Indeed‚ the company’s market value grew from less than $30 billion to over $200 billion during the period. Use the following financial statement data to: 1. Decompose IBM’s ROE (by quarter) and discuss the factors (and trends) that contribute to Big Blue’s profitability
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Business Model Development through Corporate Strategy Design: IBM SWOT Analysis Prathamesh Muzumdar‚ The University of Texas at Arlington. Abstract The research tries to understand the ongoing process in products and services offered by technology giant IBM. Using extensive secondary research and text mining as a primary approach to collect information to the current portfolio of IBM‚ multiple corporate strategies are designed. SWOT analysis is used as an extensive tool to take step by step
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Marketing strategies of IBM Marketing Strategies of IBM Introduction This study aims at examining the use of theoretical marketing approaches in the practical business scenario. In this domain the marketing strategy of IBM has been considered on empirical grounds. It is by the use of marketing theory and concepts that the study evaluates the marketing strategies of IBM and its role in fulfilling the firm ’ overall goals and objectives. Four specific aspects of marketing strategy evaluation are assessed
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The Wisdom of My Crowd: Motivation and Audience in Enterprise Social Tagging Jennifer Thom-Santelli Cornell University‚ HCI Group 301 College Avenue Ithaca‚ NY USA 14850 +1 607 255 7826 Michael J. Muller IBM Research One Rogers Street Cambridge‚ MA USA 02142 +1 617 693 4235 jt17@cornell.edu michael_muller@us.ibm.com ABSTRACT Social tagging systems allow users to share resources categorized according to community-generated tags. These systems serve to organize personal information
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Responsibility of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) SUBMITTED TO Rabeya Sultana‚ Assistant Professor‚ Department Of MIS‚ University of Dhaka SUBMITTED BY Akibul Kowser Pahlowan Student ID: 61222-15-055 Summer Semester 2012 Department of MIS. University of Dhaka. Candidate’s Declaration I certify that the report entitled “A report on Corporate Social Responsibility of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)” submitted as a term paper of the course Introduction
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and IBM: Business Process Transformation in India Case synopsis The analysis of the case involves an in depth understanding of the strategic management decisions and consequences of IBM’s acquisition of Daksh. The case deals with the IBM’s agenda of why they opt for an acquisition‚ the strategies involved and business environment that prompts for the acquisition. IBM stood tall with its software and hardware integration solutions but the changing IT scenario in mid 2004 paved way for IBM to
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1890-1938: The early years IBM was incorporated in the state of New York on June 15‚ 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company. But its origins can be traced back to 1890‚ during the height of the Industrial Revolution‚ when the United States was experiencing waves of immigration. The U.S. Census Bureau knew its traditional methods of counting would not be adequate for measuring the population‚ so it sponsored a contest to find a more efficient means of tabulating census data. The
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The culture values of Thomas Watson which made IBM corp. adopt were “THINK” and “Professionalism” in order to inspire and motivate staff‚ work hard and adhere to high ethical standards which were defining attributes for American professionalism. “Job security” was also a main value of IBM Corp. offering lifetime employment guarantees for its employees in order to show loyalty and motivate them in offering good services. These values not only made IBM one of the most stable and profitable company
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