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    Ibm Culture

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    The culture values of Thomas Watson which made IBM corp. adopt were “THINK” and “Professionalism” in order to inspire and motivate staff‚ work hard and adhere to high ethical standards which were defining attributes for American professionalism. “Job security” was also a main value of IBM Corp. offering lifetime employment guarantees for its employees in order to show loyalty and motivate them in offering good services. These values not only made IBM one of the most stable and profitable company

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    Ibm Supply Chain

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    In IBM: * Early 1990’s: decentralized geographic and functional departments * Mid-late 1990’s: Distribution and logistics functions centralized into a global organization with world-wide responsibility * Early 2000’s: merger of Customer Fulfillment‚ Procurement‚ Manufacturing‚ and Global Logistics/Distribution functions into a new global Integrated Supply Chain function * Result: cost savings of $5.6B in 2002 and $7B in 2003 * A Case study on IBM * IBM developed

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    IBM Case

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    IBM Corporation In the seven years (since 1994)‚ that Lou Gerstner reigned over IBM‚ the company’s earnings per share increased an average of 27% per year. This remarkable increase in earnings did not go unnoticed by the securities markets. Indeed‚ the company’s market value grew from less than $30 billion to over $200 billion during the period. Use the following financial statement data to: 1. Decompose IBM’s ROE (by quarter) and discuss the factors (and trends) that contribute to Big Blue’s profitability

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    1. What do you think Will Hunting’s life would be like if the therapy had not been successful? I believe that Will would have still been a construction worker and a janitor. He would still be afraid to take chances and allow people to actually love him. Furthermore‚ Will would have continued to be an intelligent‚ yet angry person for the rest of his life. He was going to look at his life fifty years from now and have so many regrets. He was going to be labeled as a genius that was an idiot for wasting

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    IBM: Case Study

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    Introduction This report is a case study on IBM from 1993 to the present. The reporters’ objectives were to define the problems within IBM in 1993; management tools used to remedy these problems; if these solutions will lead to a sustainable competitive advantage; and what kind of innovators IBM is and what streams of innovation IBM is involved with today. This report is from a managerial science perspective‚ with a focus on innovation. Executive Summary This case involves IBM‚ an international computer

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    Ibm Case Study

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    Business Machines (IBM) Case Study I. Introduction: The Company that has been chosen for this case study is International Business Machines abbreviated IBM. This company was founded by Herman Hollerith in 1896 as the Tabulating Machine Company. It was later incorporated as the Computing Tabulating and Recording Corporation on June 16 1911. The Company was listed in the New York Stock Exchange in 1916 and one year later the Canadian and South American subsidiaries became what we know today as

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    IBM Case Study

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    IBM Case Study 1. What factors led to IBM’s success during the 1960s and 1970s and its problems during the late 1980s and early 1990s? Watson Jr. hit a home run when he invested $5 billion to develop the System/360 computer family‚ which utilized an integrated semiconductor chip and modular components. Taking full advantage of this innovative momentum‚ IBM debuted other products during that time which enabled the company to rise to the top of the IT industry. These products included hard and floppy

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    Ibm Knowledge Management

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    Lotus and IBM Knowledge Management Strategy An Overview September 2000 A Lotus Development Corporation White Paper Copyright 2000 Lotus Development Corporation. All rights reserved. Not for reproduction or other use without express written consent of Lotus Development Corporation Table of Contents The Dynamics of Knowledge Management People‚ Places & Things The Raven Development Project Implementation Scenario Conclusion White Paper Description This overview describes the Lotus

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    Ibm Financial Analysis

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    Content Page Part 1. Qualitative Analysis 3 1. Company Profile 3 2. Analysis of the Company’s Accounting Policies 10 Part 2: Quantitative Analysis of Financial Statements 17 1. Scope of the Analysis 17 2. Examining Credit Worthiness of IBM 17 2.1.1. Short Term Paying Ability 17 2.1.2. Long Term Solvency 22 3. Examining IBM Stock as a Investment Opportunity 23 Part 3: Conclusion 25 References 27 Appendix 1: Calculations for Financial Analysis 28 Part

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    Executive Summary This report is an examination of change process prompted by MEG International‚ a large and reputable Finnish IT organisation. This report explains Enterprise architecture and how it can be applied as a strategy. It explains Zachman’s "framework for enterprise architecture" (Zachman‚ 1987) and the components of its two dimensional matrix. Criticism that Zachman framework is only a taxonomy follows on identifying next framework "The Open Group Architecture Framework" (known as TOGAF)

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