MOBILE PHONES Back in 1994‚ Samsung’s cell-phone quality was so poor that its CEO burned cheap models in a company bonfire. Today‚ it has the Galaxy S smartphone series‚ which touts state-of-the-art specs (1 GHz processor‚ 5-megapixel camera). It has sold more than 10 million units since its June debut and has helped edge Samsung closer to unseating Nokia as the world’s top mobile-phone maker. http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2011/profile/samsung.php Processing Power
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►Samsung • Assessing the opportunity and the Situation - Understanding the situation ►What was Samsung’s financial situation like? Samsung was experiencing a steep financial setback ►Who was responsible for Samsung’s situation? China was able to put cheaper products on the market ►Describe Samsung’s ‘cost-driven competitive strategy’ until the mid-1990: Samsung produced technical components for firms with better-known brands Samsung sold me-too consumer products ►What did Samsung need to
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KIM Question (A): Describe an ethical failure by an organisation on an important business decision and its adverse downstream consequences. ETHICAL FAILURE BY SAMSUNG Samsung Electronic one of the largest multi-billion dollar corporations in the world recently found itself on the wrong side of ethical behaviour. In 2010 Samsung Electronic exceeded the $150bn mark in the annual sales for the first time in its history. This makes it one of the world’s top three companies in the electronic industry
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Culture | Respecting Global Diversity Business Creation Corporate value comes from efficiency‚ which originates from the corporate culture and a talented workforce. Samsung Electronics pursues the utmost efficiency through a life / work balance and candid communications with employees in addition to transparent business practices. Samsung Electronics practices the value of “Talent Management” in its daily business activities. Business Creation is all around us. Vision Building a Creative Corporate
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Everyday‚ more than a quarter of all Samsung employees—40‚000 people—engage in research and development to discover the next generation of powerhouse products that will take everyday life beyond the ordinary—beyond imagination. R&D at Samsung Innovation is crucial to Samsung’s business. As new technologies are being constantly introduced to the market‚ speed is essential for remain-ing competitive in today’s digital era‚ and new markets have to be pioneered continuously.Through the interplay
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS ANNUAL REPORT 2006 Contents 2006 Financial Highlights Performance Summary by Business Creation Message from the Board Message from the CEO Product Highlights 2006 Product Highlight 01 02 04 06 10 18 Innovation Business Overview Digital Media Telecommunication Networks Digital Appliances Semiconductors LCDs 22 23 26 29 32 35 Premium Brand Design Marketing Research and Development 40 42 46 Communication Corporate Citizenship Co-prosperity Green Management
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decreased. Also‚ Samsung has the multiple products to sustain itself and high brand value. Besides‚ Samsung has its own advantages: Lower-cost structure: located main R&D facility and fabs at a single site High investment in R&D to maintain technology lead Multiple product segments(LCD‚ Mobile Phones) Financial stability Created high brand value 3. How much of Samsung’s performance is based on its reputed low-cost advantage? According to Exhibit 7a‚ In 2003 Samsung enjoyed a cost advantage
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superiority of Samsung over its competitors exceeded 51 per cent! The cost advantages related to raw materials may be explained by better negotiated agreements with suppliers (perhaps due to the larger volumes of purchases – comp. Fig. 5) and possibly less shipping and distribution costs that stem from the fact that Samsung’s fab facilities are geographically collocated (while competitors’ facilities are spread world-wide). In terms of labour productivity only Chinese SMIC outperformed Samsung‚ but that
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1 INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background Samsung is one of the world’s premium electronics manufactures. The estimated value of Samsung brand had risen from US$6.37 billion in 2001 to US$10.85 billion in 2003. A major factor behind this impressive growth had been Samsung’s effort to redefine itself as a vendor of cutting-edge‚ “gee-whiz” consumer technology. Samsung believed that repositioning the brand is a vital to the company’s future success. While the Samsung had become more familiar and more favorably
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Maintaining the “Single Samsung” Spirit: Recommendations for a changing environment Contents Introduction 1.a. Samsung: - Philosophy - Culture - Values - Human Resource Policies 1.b. Philosophical grounding of Samsung’s Value System: - Ontological Assumptions - Agency Assumptions - Epistemological Assumptions 2.a. Current Challenges facing Samsung’s NEO program: - A Changing Profile of New Samsung Employees
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