Individual Case Assignment 1 I c) The competitor I choose is Sonic Corp.‚ their competitors are 1) Burger King‚ 2) McDonald’s and 3) Whataburger. The first financial ratio calculated was the current ratio. The industry percentage is .93‚ McDonald’s current ratio is 1.14 and Sonic is 1.72. Both companies have ability to pay back their short-term liabilities with their short-term assets. Debt to Equity: McDonald’s: .75‚ Sonic (-172.3) and the industry: 1.00. Sonic’s short-term debt has gone up
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Nokia Cultural Changes Brenda Boakye Westwood College May 13‚ 2013 Nokia began 150 years ago in Finland. Before they for were known as a telecommunications company‚ they were known for a lot more. Nokia was founded by Fredrick Idestam and began as a paper mill. Nokianvirtra River was the location of the second paper mill plant which opened in 1871 and later the name of the company. Nokia has made everything from galoshes to tires. In 1898 Eduardo Polon founder
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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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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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The Nokia Revolution The story of an extraordinary company that transformed an industry Dan Steinbock Presentation by: Selina Beelaerts & Meena Mallipeddi 1 *Note: It should be understood that the company now known as “Nokia” did not exist in its present form until the 1990s. However‚ for simplicity’s sake‚ we will be referring to the predecessor companies as “Nokia” as well. Outline • Introduction • Background: Nordic Cooperation & Nokia’s Postwar Consolidation • Nordic Cooperation
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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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COUNTRY REPRESENT •Finnish Company •Nokianvirta river Nokia‚ Finland YEAR OF BIRTH Company started in 1865 as wood pulp mill. After 1963 Nokia started producing radio telephone COMPANY PRODUCT Early products: Wood pulp Rubber Cables and Television Main Product: Mobile Phone‚ Smart Phone‚ Mobile Computers‚ etc. FOUNDER OF THE COMPANY •The company was initially founded by Fredrik Idestam in 1865 •But it was later converted into a share company
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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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Nokia Connects: A Case study Alyssa Crowder Bus 302 Professor Day 4/27/10 What are the opportunities associated with being first into a major new country market? What are the risks? There are many benefits of being the first company to introduce your product on the market in a new country. One advantage would be gaining sales and popularity‚ by introducing your brand new product. But before they decide to launch their product in a new country‚ the company needs to research the target
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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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