Opportunities‚ Threats‚ Strengths‚ Weaknesses and SWOT Strategies HEWLETT PACKARD Opportunities 1. The worldwide personal computer industry posted its fourth consecutive year of double digit expansion in 2006‚ recording 10 percent unit growth. 2. PC shipments in the Asia-Pacific region expanded by an estimated 17.6 percent in 2006 on a unit basis. 3. IDC’s “rest of the world” category‚ which includes Eastern Europe‚ Latin America‚ and the Middle East rose 22 percent on
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its surrounding (Armenakes & Bedeian‚ 1999). Strategy was concerned to manage firm’s activities and resources to the environment in which it operates. This essay will analyse the micro and macro external environment in the part five years (2000 to 2006) of IBM Company by using PESTEL and five forces model to analyse in the first part. The second part will discuss about the advantages and disadvantages of the two possible alternative strategies for IBM. Part 1: Analysis of Micro and Macro External
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Americans have increasingly divulged themselves in over-consumption. This escalating desire for physical goods is initiating the depletion of our resources and the destruction of our environment. The people of the United States‚ in their quest for material products‚ are causing catastrophes‚ such as the greenhouse effect‚ hazardous wastes‚ and a growing number of landfills. This in turn pollutes the planet and catalyzes global warming.      Greenhouse effect has been reeking havoc with
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Pd. 1 Do people need to look to the past or the future when making decisions? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading‚ studies‚ experience‚ or observations. Do people need to look to the past or the future when making decisions? Today there are many obstacles to success‚ and the decisions you make‚ whether you succeed
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Vision of future By: Omar Second year of secondary stage We in Egypt must have unique goals to be achieved in the journey of our life‚ those goals have to come as a result of thinking about problems which face each one personally‚ face the whole country and face many people in the world‚ so we have to add something valuable to our community which will change the face of the future in any way possible because the future belongs to the people who prepare
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Week 2 - DQ1 For a time‚ people would joke that IBM was an acronym for ‘Inferior But Marketable’. The thinking behind this was that IBM produced inferior products‚ but did a better job of marketing them than competitor companies that produced superior IT products. What was IBM doing from a competitive capabilities perspective? Consider factors such as brand and core competencies in your answer. Which of these factors may have played a role in earning the company its nickname mentioned above?
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IBM 3 ideas to build one smarter planet 1. Instrument the world’s system (INSTRUMENTED):- i) By making the world’s system instrumented I.B.M. means that now they have the ability to measure‚ sense and see the exact condition of everything ii) They believe that everything will get instrumented ranging from supply chains‚ health care networks‚ cities to natural systems like rivers 2. Interconnect them (INTERCONNECTED) i) Interconnected means connecting people
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IBM Case Analysis “What happened to IBM‚ the symbol of American supremacy?” -Challenge to America video‚ 1993 Problem Statement IBM needs to grow revenue and stay competitive in the dynamically changing computer marketplace of the 1990’s by maintaining technological leadership and accepting the organizational transformation which needs to be undertaken for them to excel. IBM needs to recapture their previously held powerful position in the personal computer and microprocessor markets and
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IBM BOARD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES 1. Board Size 10-14 directors on the Board is optimal. This approach is flexible depending on the circumstances and the qualifications of proposed candidates. 2. Number‚ Structure and Function of Committees The number‚ structure‚ and function of Board Committees are reviewed periodically by the Directors and Corporate Governance Committee. The Audit Committee‚ Executive Compensation and Management Resources Committee‚ and the Directors and Corporate
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CASE IBM : Restructuring The Sales Force In 1993‚ IBM’s Board of Directors decided the time was right for dramatic action. The once proud company had seen its sales fall from almost $69 billion in 1990 to $64‚5 billion in 1992. In the same period‚ profits plunged from $5‚9 billion to a loss of $4‚96 billion. In April 1993‚ the Board hired Louis V. Gerstner‚ Jr. to serve as its new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and to turn the company around. Just three months into the job‚ Gerstner announced
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