NOKIA AND MICROSOFT News from Microsoft -1.28% in the last few days – 4Q14 earnings‚ an announcement of 18‚000 layoffs‚ and the release of a memo from Microsoft’s EVP of devices Stephen Elop about rightsizing – has brought about a clearer picture of Microsoft’s plans for Nokia Nokia’s phones‚ which it acquired in April for $7 billion. Nokia was one of many cellphone manufacturers that struggled as Apple -1.13%’s iOS and Google GOOGL -1.92%’s Android gained dominance of the smartphone market and displaced
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BM3399 Strategic Management Strategic Plan: Nokia | Group F4 | 905690745162235792279447892599 | | | | Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Internal Analysis 3 2.1. Resource Analysis 3 2.1.1. Hierarchy of resources 4 2.1.2. Resource Portfolio 4 2.1.3. Core Competencies 5 2.1.4. Summary of Resource Analysis 5 2.2. Strategic Business Unit (SBU) Analysis 5 2.2.1. Identification of SBUs 6 2.2.2. Summary of SBU Analysis 6 2.3. Value Chain Analysis 7 2.3.1
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Introduction The company that we choose from the list is Nokia. Over the past 150 years‚ Nokia has evolved from a riverside paper mill in southwestern Finland to a global telecommunications leader connecting over 1.3 billion people. During that time‚ they’ve made rubber boots and car tires. They’ve generated electricity. They’ve even manufactured TVs. Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications and information technology corporation that is headquartered in Espoo‚ Finland
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Market Leader A market leader is a brand‚ product‚ or a firm that has the largest percentage of total sales in terms of revenue (the market share) of a market. A market leader often dominates all his competitors in areas such as: customer loyalty‚ distribution coverage‚ image‚ perceived value‚ price‚ profit‚ and promotional spending. To be the leader in the market‚ the company needs to be innovative‚ agile‚ revolutionary‚ obsessive and supportive. Market leader objectives are to continue expanding
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of the reasons Nokia has fallen so fast is that it has a simple branding problem: Nokia isn’t a distinctive brand. It is a brand with positive associations and high awareness‚ but it isn’t unique. For many years‚ Nokia seemed to successfully do what marketing experts say you can’t do: serve all segments in a market. Nokia sold very high-end‚ technologically advanced phones and simple‚ inexpensive phones‚ all under the Nokia brand. The branding structure was very simple: the Nokia brand with a product
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History of Nokia Nokia has a long history of successful change and innovation. In 1865‚ Nokia was originally founded by Fredrik Idestam‚ a mining engineer. Fredrik Idestam opened his first wood pulp mill in South-Western Finland‚ Tammerkoski Rapids. In 1867‚ Fredrik Idestam’s wood pulp invention was awarded a Bronze Medal in the Paris World Exposition (Kolvuniemi 1998‚ p.17). Three years later‚ Fredrik Idestam constructed a second mill by the Nokiavirta river‚ which inspired him to name his company
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behaviors member d) Personality Changes Wide Such as changes in the above‚ one of the organizations that do the above changes are Nokia Corporation. When Eloc entering Nokia in 2010‚ he has made changes in the Nokia.strategic. In June 30‚ 2012 the Nokia Leadership Team was changes. 1.2 Introduction of Nokia Corporation Nokia Corporation is the largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in the world and is the largest company in Finland. The center is located
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Nokia will empower everyone to share and make the most of their life by offering irresistible personal experiences. March 2010 The convergence of the mobile‚ internet and PC are a reality. Consumers want complete solutions not just devices‚ and technology to be invisible. Consumer relationships are the new unit of value in this converged industry as consumers "consume" services as they are created. Our vision of the future "Connecting people" is now connecting people to what matters - whatever
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Introduction: "Nokia - Connecting People": this slogan is known all over the world. In 2006 Nokia employs 68‚041 people in 120 countries. Currently every third mobile phone sold in the world is from Nokia. The Nokia Company is today one of the world’s leading high tech companies. Its rapidly growth in the 1990s coincided with a basal structural change of the Finnish economy and industry. In this restructuring process Nokia played an important role. Despite the fact that Nokia is a leading multinational
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Low-cost handsets=reduced Average Selling Price o Growing market for $25 and $10 phones · Companies moving manufacturing plants to low-cost Asian countries * Rising cost levels * declining prices * higher competition Nokia’s strategy and globalization: · Maintain large market share and economies of scale o Strong brand‚ supply chain efficiency‚ dominant position in emerging markets‚ understand consumer needs and provide phones that satisfy needs
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