KODAK VS. FUJI: THE BATTLE FOR GLOBAL MARKET SHARE by Thomas C. Finnerty Thomas C. Finnerty is a doctoral candidate in the Doctoral of Professional Studies Program‚ Lubin School of Business‚ Pace University‚ New York. This case was written under the supervision of Warren J. Keegan‚ Professor of International Business and Marketing and Director of the Institute for Global Business Strategy‚ Lubin School of Business‚ Pace University‚ New York‚ as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate
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George Eastman founded the Eastman Kodak Company in 1888‚ and pioneered the photography industry with new technology that would help bring photography to the mainstream. After its inception‚ Kodak created what many called a “monopoly” in the photography industry. Both in 1921 and in 1954 the company had to endure a consent decree imposed by the US Government in which it was concluded that Kodak monopolized the market in violation of the Sherman Act (the first and oldest of all US federal‚ antitrust
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Assignment 1: Kodak and Fujifilm By: Rufus Wilson Bus 302 Dr. Gina Zaffino 2/3/2013 Kodak vs. Fujifilm/Management Concepts Kodak and Fujifilm Rufus Wilson Dr. Gina Zaffino Bus 302 2/02/2013 Kodak‚ also known as Eastman Kodak was founded in the 1880 ’s by George Eastman and is currently based out of Rochester‚ NY. When George Eastman started this company reputation was very important to him. Eastman ’s goal was to make photography an everyday affair or as he put it: "to make the camera
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Kodak’s Resource and Capabilities For Kodak‚ identifying its resources and capabilities is critical to redefine its sustainable competitive advantages in this technologically fast-moving field. After almost a century of global leadership in the photographic industry‚ Kodak is a well-recognized brand name worldwide. This respected brand image will enhance Kodak’s ability to introduce new products to consumers especially in a market where technological change creates barriers and uncertainty to
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Kodak in Russia In the early 1990s‚ Kodak entered Russia. At the time‚ the country was deep in the middle of a turbulent transition from a Communist-run command economy to a fledgling democracy that was committed to pushing through the privatization of state-owned enterprises and economic reforms designed to establish competitive markets. Kodak’s entry into this market posed a number of challenges. Russian consumers had little knowledge of Kodak’s products‚ and the consumer market for photography
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“Metamorphosis” 1.2 Focusing the “Focus” 1.3 Legacy of Kodak 1.4 The Kodak “Plunge” 2. TECHNO-VATION 2.1 Literature Review (Technology and Innovation) 2.2 Analysis 3. CULTURAL BLUEPRINT 3.1 Literature Review (Organisational Culture) 3.2 Analysis 4. CHANGE RESISTANCE 4.1 Literature Review (Change Management Models) 4.2 Analysis 5. RECOMMENDATIONS 5.
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ideas in the case. Thanks. Kodak and the Digital Revolution 1. Evaluate Kodak’s strategy in traditional photography. Why has the company been so successful throughout the history of the industry? Kodak sought to deliver a low cost easy to use product to the consumer. Their main focus was to drive film sales and enjoy profit from that. This allowed them to sell cameras at a very low cost‚ but still profit from the film sales these cameras created. Additionally‚ Kodak film was the most easy to
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KODAK AT A CROSSROAD: THE TRANSITION FROM FILM-BASED TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Case Objectives and Use After reading and studying this case‚ students should be able to (1) understand the forces of change that were reshaping the business environment for firms in the photography industry in the twenty-first century; (2) understand the risks involved in developing corporate level strategy when the cash cow business is in a declining market; and (3) Understand the risks involved in competing in a
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supplies‚ but Kodak did not believe that American consumers would ever desert its brand.[30] Kodak passed on the opportunity to become the official film of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics; Fuji won these sponsorship rights‚ which gave them a permanent foothold in the marketplace. Fuji opened a film plant in the U.S.‚ and its aggressive marketing and price cutting began taking market share from Kodak. Fuji went from a 10% share in the early 1990s to 17% in 1997. Meanwhile‚ Kodak made little
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case six Eastman Kodak: Meeting the Digital Challenge Robert M. Grant January 2004 marked the beginning of Dan Carp’s fifth year as Eastman Kodak Inc.’s chief executive officer. By late February‚ it was looking as though 2004 would also be his most challenging. The year had begun with Kodak’s dissident shareholders becoming louder and bolder. The critical issue was Kodak’s digital imaging strategy that Carp had presented to investors in September 2003. The strategy called for a rapid acceleration
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