Internal Analysis RIM‚ one of world leaders in mobile communications market‚ stepped into the telecommunication industry with its pioneered BlackBerry products. The BlackBerry’s wireless platform and line of handhelds provides remarkable functions with fully integrated e-mail‚ browser and organizer applications which today made one of the leaders in wireless mobile communication. RIM’s Successful Strategies With worldwide demand for wireless handheld’s‚ RIM quickly identified the market potentials
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including people’s lives. Let us take a look at one of the most devastating wildfires in California’s History‚ The Yosemite Rim Fire. This massive fire started on August 17‚ 2013‚ Took nearly a full 9 weeks of fire fighters fighting to get the fire fully contained. Nearly costing $127.35 million just in the fight against this devastating wildfire.The size of the Yosemite Rim Fire was nearly 257‚314 acres. A total of eleven homes‚ three commercial structures‚ and 98 outbuildings were destroyed in the
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To: Board of Director From: Managing Consultant Date: 4th November 2010 Subject: Research In Motion (RIM): Managing Explosive Growth 1. Introduction After reviewing the background and operation of the Research in Motion (RIM) organization‚ it showed that the organization itself does not provide vision and mission statement to their employees as well as the public. According to Thompson and Strickland (2010)‚ a strategic vision delineates management’s aspirations for the business‚ providing
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Describe the SWOT analysis and the VRIO model and compare them. Highlight their main similarities and differences. (25 points) (A 1½-page response is required.) Student’s Response The SWOT analysis is used to describe the Strength‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats that face a corporation. The purpose of this analysis is to identify the particular competencies that the corporation has as well as to identify the opportunities that they are facing but unable to take advantage of due to the
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REVIVIAL STRATEGIES RESEARCH IN MOTION (RIM) GROUP 25 ‘The Trillions’ Somil Turakhia Rooparam Solanki Christ university‚ bangalore INTRODUCTION Research In Motion Limited (RIM) is a Canadian telecommunication and wireless equipment company. Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie are the founders and is headquartered in Waterloo‚ Canada. The company is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange‚ USA. and Toronto Stock Exchange‚ Canada Best known as the developer of the BlackBerry smartphone
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History of RIM Innovation Research in Motion Limited (RIM) is a Canadian telecommunication and wireless equipment company best known as the developer of the BlackBerry smartphone. RIM is headquartered in Waterloo‚ Ontario‚ Canada. It was founded by Mike Lazaridis‚ who served as its co-CEO along with Jim Balsillie until January 22‚ 2012 when RIM announced that both have stepped down and the new CEO will be Thorsten Heins. 1.) What were some of the challenges that RIM faced to
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Distinctive Competencies The VRIO analysis is helpful in determining if a resource or capability leads to competitive advantage (Middleton‚ 2004). Resources/Capabilities Valuable? Rare? Costly to Imitate? Exploited by Organization Competitive Implications Strength or Weakness Key Account Management Initiative Yes Yes Yes Yes Sustained Competitive Advantage Strength and Sustainable Distinctive Competence Recruitment Process Yes Yes No No Temporary Competitive Advantage Strength and Distinctive
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RIM Culture According to RIM its culture is innovative‚ creative‚ encouraging and provides an environment that inspires people to realize their full potential. However according to Boy Genius Report an RIM employee wrote a letter stating the that RIM employs smart people with many great ideas for future but unfortunately the culture at RIM does not allow us to speak openly without having to worry about the career-limiting effects. There are four layers that an organisational culture considers.
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Research in Motion Porter’s Five Forces Threat of New Entrants * Moderate The ability for brand new competitors to emerge is very low. The smartphone industry is very technologically intensive. This means that a brand-new entrant would require a significant amount of money to build a comparative technological product in order to compete with RIM’s technology. No man or woman in their right mind would attempt to design and manufacture such an expensive product for such a competitive industry
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Geopolitics‚ from Greek Γη (earth) and Πολιτική (politics)‚ refers broadly to the relationship between politics and territory whether on local or international scale. It comprises the practice of analysing‚ proscribing‚ forecasting‚ and the using of political power over a given territory. Specifically‚ it is a method of foreign policy analysis‚ which seeks to understand‚ explain and predict international political behaviour primarily in terms of geographical variables. Those geographical variables
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