* There might be a complex and inefficient cost composition as there was a 84.5% drop in net profit. * It has to implement the brand transition from IBM to Lenovo‚ so it needs to maintain strong and consistent marketing messages for its PCs. Opportunities: * Many small and medium enterprises would like to choose Lenovo due to its penetration into
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program on governance China’s Competitiveness Myth‚ Reality‚ and Lessons for the United States and Japan Case Study: Lenovo January 2013 CHARTING our future Authors Nathaniel Ahrens Yu Zhou a report of the csis hills program on governance China’s Competitiveness Myth‚ Reality‚ and Lessons for the United States and Japan Case Study: Lenovo January 2013 CHARTING our future Authors Nathaniel Ahrens Yu Zhou About CSIS—50th Anniversary Year For 50
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LENOVO CASE ANALYSIS Facts Surrounding the Case Competing at a global scale requires profound brand equity. Lenovo is a well-known brand in China (as Legend) but it cannot become a global technology giant like Dell or Hewlett-Packard‚ by merely acquiring the Personal Systems Division of IBM‚ whose products are popular across the world. Normally‚ the key challenge in establishing global brands lies in devising the manner in which a company can position its brands in customers’ mindsets‚ while
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Lenovo: The Leading Chinese Computer Company Enters Global Competition Questions: 1- How did Lenovo make such a great change so quickly? Lenovo is a manufacturer of computers‚ tablets and smart phones. Its headquarters is located in Raleigh‚ North Carolina‚ United States‚ home of IBM ThinkPad group and in Beijing‚ China. It is also incorporated in Hong Kong. The company was founded in 1984 by a group of 11 engineers. In terms of weakness findings‚ Lenovo has shortcomings of late entry
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Smartphone Business 1. Marketing channel for Lenovo computer business in China 1) Development of Lenovo computer’s marketing channel Phase 1: before 1994 Direct sellingPhase 2: 1994-1998 Agents and distributors Phase 3: 1998-2004 Intensive DistributionPhase 4: after 2005 Integrated Distribution In phase 4‚ Lenovo divided its computer business into two parts‚ Mode Trading for individual costumers and Mode Relationship for commercial clients. Lenovo clarified its integrated policy on channel
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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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1. What is the staffing policy that Lenovo is pursuing? A: Staffing policy is concerned with the selection of employees for particular jobs. At one level‚ this involves selecting individual who have the skill required to do particular jobs. At another level‚ staffing policy can be a tool for developing and promoting the desired corporate culture of the firm. The goal was to transform Lenovo into a truly global corporation with a global workforce. Lenovo made an effort to create a firm that was neither
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Lenovo: Building a Global Brand 1. Why did IBM want to sell its PC business? Why did IBM sell to Lenovo? The reasons that IBM wanted to sell its PC business to Lenovo are: • • • To shed an unprofitable operation as the company saw the limitation and more competitors in the market. Selling its PC business to Lenovo would help them increase market share‚ especially in Asia. IBM shifted their business from producing PCs to concentrating on consulting service. Therefore‚ merging with another company
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Lenovo computers: east meets west 1. What national sources of competitive advantage might Lenovo draw from its Chinese base? What disadvantages derive from its Chinese base? To identify the main national sources of competitive advantage that Lenovo might derive from Chinese based‚ first we should look more closely to the economy as for the long run. We can notice that china is near to become a globalized economy so this was so helpful for china to become a market leader through a rapid expansion
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Lenovo is one of the fastest growing PC companies today. As per its sale records in the market‚ it is considered the world’s second-largest PC vendor serving customers in more than 160 countries. The claims of Lenovo products delivering high quality‚ reliability and durability uphold the customers’ expectations and demand. Their goal is to improve the overall customer confidence while keeping the prices down. Lenovo is also consistently contributing to the needs of local communities and is highly
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