Case study: Finland and Nokia 1. How was Finland able to move from a sleepy economy to one of the most competitive nations in the world by the end of the 1990’s? Finland was considered a sleepy country even after their independence from Sweden‚ depending its economy mainly on the Soviet Union by exporting its natural resources. Finland however slowly but constantly developed its economy up to the OECD average‚ following the models of its Nordic neighbors to invest highly in social welfare and
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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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Southern Pulp and Paper Introduction In this work I am going to identify the Southern Pulp and Paper’s Toccoa mill problems and issues that are available to mill’s manager Curtis Shelton. Part 1 In considering the overall process on the pulp and bleached products industry it is always good to start with the main performance objectives and measures. One of the first important issues is the process design and layout. How the process architecture looks like and how well it is designed
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conditions‚ related and supporting industries and firm strategy‚ structure and rivalry. In the article “Finland-and-Nokia:Creating-the-World’s-Most-Competitive-Economy” the authors showed how Finland created the diamond of national advantage ensuring the emergence of the Finnish Telecommunications cluster that facilitated Nokia’s innovation and world leadership. The competitive landscape within Finland (non-monopolized telephone network to prevent the Russians from taking over the system)‚ export-centered
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| History 1865 to 1967 | | | Fredrik Idestam‚ co-founder of Nokia. | | Statesman Leo Mechelin‚ co-founder of Nokia. | The predecessors of the modern Nokia were the Nokia Company (Nokia Aktiebolag)‚ Finnish Rubber Works Ltd (Suomen Gummitehdas Oy) and Finnish Cable Works Ltd (Suomen Kaapelitehdas Oy).[13] Nokia’s history started in 1865 when mining engineer Fredrik Idestam established a groundwood pulp mill on the banks of the Tammerkoski rapids in the town of Tampere‚ in southwestern
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Nokia Corporation[3] (Finnish: Nokia Oyj‚ Swedish: Nokia Abp; Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnokiɑ]‚ English /ˈnɒkiə/) (OMX: NOK1V‚ NYSE: NOK) is aFinnish multinational communications and information technology corporation headquartered in Keilaniemi‚ Espoo‚ Finland.[4] Its principal products are mobile telephones and portable IT devices. It also offers Internet services including applications‚ games‚ music‚ media and messaging‚ and free-of-charge digital map information and navigation services through
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In 2007‚ Nokia combined its telecoms infrastructure operations with those of Siemens to form a joint venture named Nokia Siemens Networks. NSN has become a leading global provider of telecommunications infrastructure‚ with a focus on offering innovative mobile broadband technology and services. In 2011‚ Nokia joined forces with Microsoft to strengthen its position in the highly competitive smartphone market. Nokia adopted the Windows Phone operating system for smart devices and through their strategic
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Nokia can trace its roots back to 1865 and a pulp mill in south-west Finland. A century and a half later‚ Nokia’s handset business is being bought by Microsoft for €5.44bn after a troubled few years for the mobile phone giant. Here we track Nokia’s rise‚ and subsequent fall. 1865: Mining engineer Fredrik Idestam sets up a wood pulp mill at the Tammerkoski Rapids in south-western Finland. 1871: The Nokia name is born‚ inspired by the Nokianvirta river on the banks of which Idestam opens a second
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APPENDIX W PULP AND PAPER Wi Wii APPENDIX W PULP AND PAPER MICHIEL P. H. BRONGERS1 AND AARON J. MIERZWA1 SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS Corrosion Control and Prevention The $165 billion pulp‚ paper‚ and allied products industry supplies the United States with approximately 300 kg of paper per person per year. More than 300 pulp mills and more than 550 paper mills support its production. A typical pulp mill uses approximately 64 m3 of water per metric ton of pulp‚ and the combined
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A Brief History of Finland When looking through the main events in Finnish history‚ broadly speaking‚ it can be divided into three chapters: the Swedish period prior to 1809‚ the Russian period from 1809 to 1917‚ and the independent period from 1917 to the present day. Finland was part of the Swedish Empire from 1150 to 1809. As we are focusing on the main events in Finnish history‚ we are going to begin from the 17th century. During the 17th century‚ while Finland was under Swedish Rule‚ it
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