Lenovo Company SWOT Analysis 1. Introduction Lenovo is one of the most prominent PC manufacturers in the world especially in Asia. It is headquartered in Morrisville‚ North Carolina and has more than 25000 employees in the world. In 2004‚ Lenovo purchased IBM’s Personal Computing Division‚ its global PC (desktop and notebook computer) business. The acquisition made Lenovo one of the leading global PC makers. In addition‚ Lenovo is a Worldwide Olympic Partner and the Official Computing Equipment
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Why Lenovo Succeeds Nowadays‚ is hard for people to have high quality of life without technological products in their daily life. According to a survey‚ there are 900 million to 1 billion computer users (2010)‚ therefore‚ there is no doubt that the technology industry is one of most intense and competitive industries in comparison with other industries. Lenovo is an IT miracle which growing rapidly and achieving successful not only in China but also in global competitive market. “Lenovo creates
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BUS 478 Case Study -----Lenovo April 1‚ 2011 Prepared by: Hu‚ Zhihan Liu‚ Xiaobei Mi‚ Yu Shen‚ Yan Zhou‚ You 301097126 301105475 301067373 301061639 301091758 TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1 MISSION‚ GOALS & STAKEHOLDERS .................................................................................... 1 EXTERNAL ANALYSIS................................................
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LENOVO Case Analysis Situation Analysis Chinese super brand Lenovo‚ formerly formed as Legend‚ has seen itself rise from being a mere imported parts distributor into its country’s largest computer manufacturer as well as being the world’s fourth. The company now has branches world-wide and has experienced successful growths since its establishment in 1984. Lenovo SWOT breakdown: Strengths: Lenovo has a mass and strong relationship with their domestic customer base. Being a homegrown company
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Sequential learning in a Chinese spin-off: the case of Lenovo Group Limited Wei Xie1 and Steven White2 School of Economics and Management‚ Tsinghua University‚ Beijing 100084‚ China xiew@em.tsinghua.edu.cn 2 INSEAD‚ France steven.white@insead.edu 1 This paper analyzes the learning process and sequential capabilities development in Lenovo‚ China’s most successful PC manufacturer‚ which originated as a spin-off from a governmentsupported research institute. The case study reveals this firm’s evolutionary
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The SWOT Analysis of Lenovo-IBM Acquisition Case study: The acquisition case of American IBM Personal Computer by the Chinese computer company Lenovo. This article uses SWOT matrix to analysis the post-merger situation of Lenovo’s PC business and try to demonstrate a possible roadmap for future business. On December 8th of 2004‚ Lenovo announced its merging of IBM’s world personal computer (PC) business which included the ThinkPad line of PCs. This deal costing Lenovo $1.25 billion‚ including $650
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Accounting Education: an international journal Vol. 20‚ No. 3‚ 275 – 294‚ June 2011 ‘A distinguishing factor’: Oral Communication Skills in New Accountancy Graduates F. ELIZABETH GRAY and NIKI MURRAY Massey University‚ New Zealand Received: August 2009 Revised: January 2011; May 2010; January 2011 Accepted: January 2011 Published online: March 2011 ABSTRACT This study into the perceived importance of oral communication skills in accountancy
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Report on Marketing Techniques of Apple and Lenovo INTRODUCTION Apple was founded by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne on April 1‚ 1976‚ to develop and sell personal computers. It was incorporated as Apple Computer‚ Inc. on January 3‚ 1977‚ and was renamed as Apple Inc. on January 9‚ 2007‚ to reflect its shifted focus towards consumer electronics. Apple Inc. is American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino‚ California‚ that designs‚ develops‚ and sells consumer electronics
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Lenovo: Building a Global Brand Case Analysis Case Summary Lenovo‚ the leading PC (Personal Computer) manufacturer in China‚ acquired IBM PC division in December 2004 for $1.75 Billion. The acquisition was a marriage of 2 great companies with complementary strengths and the operations effectiveness was expected to benefit both companies. IBM at that stage wanted to shed its PC business and concentrate on the service industry while Lenovo wanted to expand its market presence. Growth of the PC market:
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Product – Lenovo Laptops With a total population of 5 million in 2011‚ Singapore has more than 3.37 million internet users. The country has more broadband accounts than homes with the broadband penetration rate at 148.9% in 2009‚ representing more than 5.96 million subscriptions With a total population of 5 million in 2011. This shows the high level of digital literacy in the Singapore market. Further more‚ laptops are slowly replacing desktops in terms of those studying‚ and those working whose
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