Research in Motion Porter’s Five Force Porter’s Five Force Model There are some different approaches available when measuring the profitability in a market‚ or industry. I choose to use the model by Michael E. Porter‚ where the profitability potential of an industry‚ described as the long run return on investment‚ is reliant on the degree of competition in the selected industry. The five forces that Porter mentions are; threat of entry‚ supplier power‚ buyer power‚ threat of substitutes and industry
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Content 1.1. Introduction.........................................................................................................................2 1.2. Marketing analysis..............................................................................................................2 1.3. Environment Analysis.........................................................................................................3 1.3.1. Economic...........................................................
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Economic Competitive Strategy Analysis for Research in Motion Ltda. A. Overall Description of the Business and its Markets “Research In Motion (RIM)‚ a global leader in wireless innovation‚ revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry ® solution in 1999.” Founded in 1984‚ with Headquarters in Waterloo‚ Ontario‚ Canada and offices in North America‚ Asia-Pacific and Europe‚ RIM designs‚ manufactures‚ and markets wireless solutions for the mobile communications market
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Introduction to Business Research in Motion Ltd. Strategy Analysis Executive Summary According to their website‚ "Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (TSX: RIM‚ NASDAQ: RIMM) is a Canadian wireless and telecommunication equipment company. It is headquartered in Ontario‚ Canada and employs more than 17‚000 people. It is famous as the production of the tablet and BlackBerry smartphone." (Research In Motion Ltd.‚ 2012) With the increasing competition in the telecommunication industry
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Research in Motion: Managing Explosive Growth January 20‚ 2013 Words Count: 4‚590 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Identification 4 Analysis and evaluation 4 External Analysis 4 Competitive environment 4 PESTE analysis 5 Industry Key Success Factors 6 Five Forces Analysis 7 Implications 8 Internal Analysis 8 Financial Analysis 8 SWOT Analysis 9 Corporate and Functional strategies 10 Discussion of alternatives and key decision criteria 11 Recommendations
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RESEARCH IN MOTION Why was BlackBerry so successful in North America during the 2000s? First to introduce push email One phone with a lot of features Very secure Dint have much competition US govt and big multinationals accepted quickly Meant for the corporate world Slowly shifted focus from the corporates to consumers also. What difficulty did RIM face as it became bigger? Competition increased Apple iphone changed the meaning of smartphones Scarcity of physical space
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PESTEL analysis of BlackBerry RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED-BLACKBERRY Research in motion limited was founded in the year 1984 by Mr. Michael Lazaridis‚ the company’s President and Co-Chief Executive Officer‚ and Mr. Douglas Fregin (RIM-2009). The company then grew in to one of the leading designer and manufacturer of wireless solutions‚ the company product portfolios include the blackberry wireless solution and other software and hardware solutions. The major markets of the company include North
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Research In Motion Richard J. Truehl Jr. NETW/583 November 14‚ 2014 Professor Woody Wu I. Introduction A. This paper is will discuss the product development and the challenges that Research in Motion (RIM) faced in order to protect its intellectual property. We will also talk about some of the industry factors that influenced RIM with its decisions and course progression. II. Challenges A. In today’s digital world‚ intellectual property is the cornerstone upon which innovation
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maintaining the integrity of the core product is absolutely essential‚ and external development can put it at risk (Schilling‚ 2011‚ p. 205 Ebook).” The focus of this paper is about the history of BlackBerry‚ formerly known as Research in Motion (RIM). Research in Motion (RIM)‚ was founded by Mike Lazaridis of the University of Waterloo and Douglas Fregin of Windsor University in 1984; both of these men were Canadian engineering students. The company was founded with a focus on technology‚ including
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Executive Summary In early 2002‚ Chris Wornald‚ as the director of strategic alliances for RIM‚ believed the tremendous synergy value offered from the acquisition of Slangsoft and its importance for RIM’s future Asian market. However‚ after his successful presentation on the deal to senior executives‚ one piece of archived news on Jerusalem Post got the attention from RIM’s director of legal affairs. The widespread panic and paranoia among Slangsoft employees‚ unrealized revenue from HP and multiple
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