Microsoft and Nokia. This ‘transformation’‚ turning Microsoft into a ‘devices and services’ company‚ is key to the company’s continuing survival‚ and would be impossible without Nokia. Here are four reasons why the acquisition had to happen: Microsoft need to keep its momentum Recent industry figures have shown Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 posting its highest ever market share allowing the mobile OS to leapfrog BlackBerry and become the third-most popular globally. This means that Windows Phone
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Chapter 15 COMPANY SECURITIES 15.1 DEBENTURES This is a written acknowledgement of a debt owed by a company. Whilst it is possible for some debentures to be unsecured‚ those given to the bank will usually incorporate a fixed and / or a floating charge over the company’s assets. 15.2 FIXED CHARGE This is a charge which immediately encumbers specific assets of the company. Accordingly‚ the chargee’s (bank) consent would be required if the company is to deal with or dispose the assets
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PORTER ’S VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS The porter’s value chain is a model that helps to analyze specific activities through which firms can create value and competitive advantage. There are two activities in value chain which are: Primary activity – directly concern with creating and delivering a product. Support activities – not directly involved in production‚ may increase effectiveness or efficiency. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES | DESCRIPTION | Inbound Logistic | * Concerned with receiving
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Nokia Case Study February 27‚ 2011 I. Introduction This case study will examine the development and implementation of corporate strategy of the Nokia Corporation. This case study will examine in particular recent events involving Nokia’s cellular phone business. Nokia is a Finnish company that is the world’s largest manufacturer of mobile devices. In addition‚ Nokia offers communication services‚ software‚ as well as‚ phone and internet based content. Nokia includes a network
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CHAPTER 2: Porter’s Five Forces (Detailed Analysis of Present Environment) -Threats of new entrants A couple of years ago there were just a couple of casinos in Manila‚ all owned and operated by Pagcor (owned by the government)‚ but in the recent years a lot has changed and The Philippines is now expected to be one of the world’s top casino destinations in the near future. Resorts World Bayshore is the 4th casino to open in Entertainment City Manila. Construction on the first phase of the resort
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NOKIA CASE STUDY - Irfan Mohammed -@02775411 There was a huge demand for Nokia phones in the year 1996‚ due to these the company could not handled their supply chain due to the rapid growth as they had lot of back orders piling up. During these period to tackle the problems‚ Nokia started a supply chain transformation process in which they created an integrated supply chain which linked suppliers‚ manufacturing plants‚ contract manufacturers‚ sales‚ logistics service providers‚ and the consumer
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Michael five forces model Rivalry among competing Firms: this is usually the most powerful of the five competitive forces. The strategies pursued by one firm can be successful only to the extent that they provide competitive advantage over the strategies of other firms (Grobler 2009) Due to China’s incredibly high FDI rate‚ more and more companies are investing into Chinese businesses and strengthening them in both their domestic markets and also on the global front. With the ever increasing
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Communication is simply the act of transferring information from one place to another. Although this is a simple definition‚ when we think about how we may communicate the subject becomes a lot more complex. There are various categories of communication and more than one may occur at any time. The different categories of communication are spoken or verbal communication‚ face-to-face‚ telephone‚ radio or television and other media. Non-verbal communication: body language‚ gestures‚ how we dress
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Analysis of Intel Corporation using the Porter’s 5 forces Model Intel Corp is an American company famed for making semiconductor chips‚ microprocessors‚ network interface controllers‚ flash memories‚ graphic chips and other components found in many computers and mobile phones. The porter’s Five Forces Model is a suitable method of analyzing Intel Corp’s business strengths and weaknesses. The porter’s five forces model is a tool based on five businesses forces to access where adjustments
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Threat of New Entry There are many companies manufacturing and selling office products at an international level. New entrants can find it easy to enter and establish their position in the market by basing their strategy on low cost. The market offers growth opportunities to new entrants as well indicating low entry barriers for the firms wanting to enter into the area of office products. Therefore it can be stated that Staples Inc is operating in an industry where
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