ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 597 CASE STUDIES ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 598 ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 599 Guide to using the case studies The main text of this book includes 87 short illustrations and 15 case examples which have been chosen to enlarge specific issues in the text and/or provide practical examples of how business and public sector organisations are managing strategic issues. The case studies which follow allow the
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Unit 3 Case Study Nokia Analysis Kaplan University School of Business MT460 management Policy and Strategy Professor Bagley February 19‚ 2013 Nokia Analysis Introduction Nokia is one of the largest telecommunication manufacturer companies in the world. They are recognized globally for their reliable and high quality products. Though they are a pioneer in manufacturing mobile phones and the GSM technology‚ Nokia’s profitability has been on the decline in recent years. A reduction
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Summary 2. Introduction 3. Internal Analysis of Nokia 3.1 PESTLE Analysis 3.2 Porters Five Forces 4. Analysis of Current Strategies 5. Recommendations 5.1 Ansoff’s Matrix 5.2 Marketing Strategy 5.3 Segmentation‚ Targeting and Positioning Strategies (STP) 5.4 Objectives 5.5 Analysis of Marketing Mix (7Ps) 5.6 References 6. Appendices 6.1 Appendix A 6.2 Appendix B 6.3 Appendix C EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This report analyses the current situation Nokia is facing within the industry internally and externally
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Olin Business School Washington University S-02-001 Published: 2002 Revised: 2009 Disney Corporate Strategy (A) Barbarians at the Magic Kingdom’s Gate* Introduction The next big takeover fight – and it would be a beauty – may involve Walt Disney Productions. By the time you get this issue‚ Disney’s defense strategy may already be unfolding. But it will produce no quick victory for Disney even if a white knight comes along‚ and even if the principle attacker‚ Saul Steinberg‚ can be bought
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! Corporate Strategy! E-Retailing Industry Analysis! Business Level Strategy! SWOT Analysis! Strategic Alternatives! Action Plan Began as one of the firstmajor companies to sell goods over the Internet Started as solely as an Online Bookstore Due to success diversified into many other product lines and services Multinational e- commerce company Worlds Largest online Retailer RETAIL NON-RETAIL Books‚ Music & Movies! ! Referrals/Commission! Consumer Electronics! Computer & Office
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competition with a smaller margin. Dell’s focus was to acquire as many new customers as possible‚ which in turn allowed them to negotiate even lower prices from their component suppliers‚ and through economies of scale‚ reduce costs even further. This strategy was extremely successful‚ shown in Figure 1 Dell sales numbers and income rapidly increased through most of the 1990’s. Figure 1 http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=DELL+Interactive#chart5:symbol=dell;range=19880901‚19991201;indicator=volume;chartt
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Note [Online]. Available at student.kingston.ac.uk/C2/E-Resources/default.aspx Accessed on 10/11/09. Kumar‚ N. (2006)‚ Strategies to fight low-cost rivals‚ “Harvard Business Review”‚ Volume 84(12)‚ pp. 104-111. EBSCOhost [Online] Available at : http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=6&sid=e913bce9-341a-4a26-8bcc-34b4d765b944%40sessionmgr14 Porter‚ M (1980)‚ Competitive Strategy: techniques for analyzing industries and competitors. New York: Free Press Porter‚ M (1998)‚ The competitive advantage
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15% of the total global market‚ thereby creating medium concentration. In addition‚ cost conditions‚ excess capacity and exit barriers‚ and product differentiation were also medium. Although there was high diversity among competitors‚ Swatch’s strategy of differentiation‚ complemented with the other industry factors‚ allowed them to enter the industry and profit. Although there were barriers to entry and a high threat of substitute products‚ Swatch was able to forgo the barriers and create a
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facility who produces only .02 % less mobiles in a min compared to no1 samsung Still no one is for it sales the most no f phones in india regardless f its downfall t present‚ the manufacturing unit of Nokia India has manpower of more than 4100 people. Nokia manufactures at both d plants People still prefer nokia ovr ny othr brand coz f its durability which d Indians found very imp Samsung produces mobile phones in Noida nw coz f d xcesive load on Noida plant hence de hav moved many products to its Chennai
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MBA (2010) “SWOT Analysis” Available at: http://www.netmba.com/strategy/swot/ (Accessed: 7 December 2010) 6. Quick MBA (2010) “SWOT Analysis” Available at: http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/swot/ (Accessed: 7 December 2010) 7. Quick MBA (2010) “Porter’s Five Forces” Available at: http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/porter.shtml (Accessed: 4 December 2010) 8. Quick MBA (2010) “PEST Analysis” Available at: http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/pest/ (Accessed: 20 December 2010) 9. Time Warner (2010) “Political
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