Case Study: Eastman Kodak AdministratorJanuary 27‚ 2012Case Studies Kodak’s last chance for survival ~ a recommendation on strategic direction Author: Tony Lan Foreword During 2011‚ Kodak was under intense pressure to survive in the digital imaging business. As professor Burley describes‚ ‘Kodak was caught in a perfect storm of not only technological‚ but also social and economic change’ (Neate‚ 2012). As of Thursday 19 January 2012‚ Kodak filed for bankruptcy protection (Neate‚ 2012) and has
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Executive Summary: Eastman Kodak is an industry leader in developing‚ manufacturing‚ and marketing different imaging products for leisure‚ commercial‚ and medical use. Recently‚ Kodak attempted to reorganize its architecture Kodak has been slowly executing a plan to make the transition from a film business‚ to a profitable and sustainable digital company. Kodak has faced great difficulties such as: Restructuring costs High competition Rapid
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Eastman Kodak Products External analysis of Eastman Kodak Introduction Kodak is the market leader in providing photographic products and services to consumers and commercial customers around the globe for memories‚ entertainment and information. The company brings inventive and modern products to the market that allows people to take‚ make and share pictures and experience the magic of photography (History of Kodak‚ 2008). As the world leader‚ Eastman Kodak is always looking for talented
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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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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. CONCLUSION
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PROBLEM STATEMENT Kodak is the photo film market leader since 1994 but the company is loosing share‚ in the past five years in United States has decrease from 76% to 70%‚ the main reason is the growing share of brands with lower prices. In January of 1994 Kodak is analyzing if launching a lower price product is the best alternative to stop loosing share. DIAGNOSIS As said before Kodak is loosing market share and looks like if the company doesn’t do something the tendency is going to be the same
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the organizational change Kodak experienced as a means to maintain success and in this digital driven and diverse economy. George Eastman’s wish was to make "photography as convenient as the pencil" and began by creating the first handheld camera which could take pictures with a push of a button in 1889 (Kodak‚ 2008). He built the company’s success with his own ingenuity and his advertising campaign where he coined the slogan‚ "you press the button‚ we do the rest." (Kodak‚ 2008‚ para. 28) Since then
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Análisis de caso Kodak Kodak en la encrucijada: la transición de fotografía en película a fotografía digital Índice 1. Hechos Relevantes * Análisis comercial * Análisis financiero * Modelo de competencia de 5 fuerzas * Análisis FODA * Análisis de cadena de valor 2. Problemas apremiantes 3. Problema principal 4. Posibles soluciones 5. Recomendación 6. Actualización de caso Análisis comercial: * Para el año 2000 los ingresos y las ganancias netas
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The Kodak Eastman Company was created in 1880 in Rochester‚ New York. George Eastman‚ its founder‚ created film on a roll allowing photographers and developers to take a picture without having to change a plate every time a picture was taken. Next‚ Eastman invented the plain black box camera that had a push button to take pictures and a key to advance the film. When the roll of film‚ normally 100 exposures‚ was complete the photographer sent the entire camera to the Eastman Company in Rochester
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University Kyle McCluskey Comprehend the Case Situation Eastman Kodak Company is the world ’s foremost multinational corporation that produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment. Its products includes photographic films‚ photo printing‚ film cameras‚ digital picture frames‚ instant cameras‚ image sensors motion picture‚ TV production‚ consumer inkjet printers‚ and ink cartridges. Kodak also provides home service for other devices‚ such as printers‚ microfilmed machines
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