case six Eastman Kodak: Meeting the Digital Challenge Robert M. Grant January 2004 marked the beginning of Dan Carp’s fifth year as Eastman Kodak Inc.’s chief executive officer. By late February‚ it was looking as though 2004 would also be his most challenging. The year had begun with Kodak’s dissident shareholders becoming louder and bolder. The critical issue was Kodak’s digital imaging strategy that Carp had presented to investors in September 2003. The strategy called for a rapid acceleration
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CONTENT PAGE Page 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Organizational “Metamorphosis” 1.2 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
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Hyun Lee Eastman Kodak v. Image Technical Services -- Plaintiff This is yet another case that concerns the standard for summary judgment in an antitrust controversy. The principal issue here is whether a defendant’s lack of market power in the primary equipment market precludes — as a matter of law — the possibility of market power in derivative aftermarkets. Eastman Kodak Company manufactures and sells photocopiers and micrographic equipment. Kodak also sells service and replacement parts
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The Eastman Kodak Company – a new era in digitisation Question: 1. Discuss the pressures for change Kodak has experienced. Kodak is all the while the leading photography company in the photographic industry. Due to the change from film photography to digital photographic services in the photographic industry‚ the development has caused an organisational change to Kodak. As a result of market pressures‚ the company is now fighting new competitors. This changes had causes Kodak to undergo
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Eastman Kodak Resource and Capabilities Analysis Eastman Kodak has been able to maintain business in a tough market that has changed dramatically fast. Kodak’s core competitive advantage was redundant with the new digital moves happening. The introduction of digital imaging has taken off beyond anyone’s belief. Eastman Kodak has acquiring other business in trying to gain a competitive advantage in markets they have never been in. Between 1985 and the early 1990’s‚ Eastman Kodak acquired
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Kodak and Fujifilm What causes a company to declare bankruptcy? This is what most business entrepreneurs fear the most something they work so hard for to fail. There are ways to mitigate the risk of starting a business and ways to save one that is failing. Eastman Kodak Company is a large multinational company that has recently filed for bankruptcy. Exploring what has gone wrong with their business plan and how their competitor Fuji Films has gotten that equation right can help larger corporations
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Mr. Liu has myopia. He has to wear his glasses every day. His vision is getting worse every day because of aging. Twenty years ago‚ Mr. Liu did not need to wear a pair of glasses. He could see things really clear. Now‚ Mr. Liu has to wear his glasses every day‚ so he can read his newspaper. Mr. Liu cannot hear really well‚ he needs people to talk to him really loud‚ so he can hear them. When Mr. Liu was young‚ he could even hear people whispering. Along with aging‚ sometimes Mr. Liu needs to wear
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Eastman Kodak – Case Analysis Problem The problem in this case is concerned with Eastman Kodak losing its market share in film products to lower-priced economy brands. Over the last five years‚ in addition to being brand-aware‚ customers have also become price-conscious. This has resulted in the fast paced growth of lower priced segments in which Kodak has no presence. Kodak plans to address this issue by introducing a new brand‚ “Funtime” in the economy brand segment. Kodak also proposes to replace
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Eastman Kodak CO. which headquartered in Rochester New York‚ USA‚ was founded in 1892 by George Eastman. The company holds a vital role in the innovation and development of the motion picture industries as well as the film photographic industry. Kodak organized itself in 3 key segments: the Graphic Communication Group (GCG); the Film‚ Photofinishing‚ Entertainment Group (FPEG) and the Consumer Digital Imaging Group (CGD). ) This report relays to Kodak’s managers the importance of one’s company strength
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Kodak Case Study 2) Compare traditional photography to digital imaging. What are the main structual differences? How have value creation and value capture changed from traditional to digital photography? The main difference between traditional photography and digital imaging is that digital imaging doesn’t need physical films to take pictures and papers to see the pictures taken. This changed the customer experience of the whole process of enjoying pictures as below. Traditional Photography
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