operates. This essay will analyse the micro and macro external environment in the part five years (2000 to 2006) of IBM Company by using PESTEL and five forces model to analyse in the first part. The second part will discuss about the advantages and disadvantages of the two possible alternative strategies for IBM. Part 1: Analysis of Micro and Macro External Environment 1.1 PESTEL Analysis The external factors can be divided into six broadly categories which are political‚ environment‚ social‚ technology
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PACE UNIVERSITY- ACC-615 DR. FINN Financial Statement Analysis IBM and Microsoft Bill Jacoby 4/20/2010 Financial Statement analysis for two comparable companies; IBM and Microsoft ACC-615 Dr. Finn; William Jacoby Microsoft Corporation is the world’s largest software company. Microsoft has five operating segments; client‚ server and tools‚ online business services‚ Microsoft business division and entertainment and devices division. They develop personal computing software including the
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SWOT Analysis: Strengths: Being a public company‚ FJE Limited holds much advantages pertaining to its internal strength. First and foremost management expertise and management experience have claimed to be the most precious assets and resources of the organisation. The professional background of all the directors including the two mining entrepreneurs‚ the uranium geologist Rebecca Paulka points out that they all experienced in their domain. The good decision making within the organisation could
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SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 1) Maybank’s position as the undisputed leader in financial services in Malaysia‚ which has a widespread global presence (19 countries worldwide)‚ allowing it to spread risk and enjoy economies of scale. 2) Its brand is well-established historically and continually promoted‚ for example through sponsorship of Golf Tournament and WWW Foundation for Bengal Tigers. 3) High client retention with higher than average checking account balances in the year 2011‚ with
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Feed R&D or Farm it Out SWOT Analysis Strengths * RLK’s excellent brand equity * Reputation for high-end audio-video design‚ domestic U.S. production and unique creative culture * Innovation as a core competence * Employs the best mechanical and electrical engineers and designers in the business Despite competition (Psycosonics especially)‚ RLK has a unique product development expertise located under one roof‚ a prototype that’s proof of concept‚ and an audio technology that
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SWOT Analysis on T-Mobile MGMT303 January 27‚ 2013 T-Mobile USA‚ Inc. was first created in the early 2000s‚ headquartered in Bellevue‚ Washington owned by German-based Deutsche Telekom AG and its founder John W. Stanton. T-Mobile is a cell phone service that provides wireless voice messaging and data services in the United States‚ Puerto Rico and the Virgin islands. The company is the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. market. In 2005 T-Mobile had reached 20 million customers‚ following
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SWOT ANALYSIS I would have to say that my biggest strength is my wife and daughters‚ they are the reason that I do everything that I do. They could also be one of my biggest weaknesses I say this because I will do everything and anything for them no matter what. I also believe that I possess some other strengths as well‚ such as good communication skills‚ leadership skills‚ I am very well disciplined as well as very determined. I would have to say that it takes a lot for me to give in. I think that
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A hero is someone who has heroic qualities‚ has performed a courageous act and is regarded as a role model. I believe Martin Luther King Jr has all these qualities and that is one of the reason why he is my ultimate hero. Firstly‚ Martin Luther King Jr is Inspiratianal because he brought equality and justice to the world and while doing that he reduced racism. Secondly‚ he is brave because he wasn’t afraid to go to jail for what he believed in. Lastly‚ he is determined to achieve his goals by not
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Assignment #1: SWOT Analysis of Google References Apple Inc. (2012). Apple Press Info. Retrieved February 10‚ 2012‚ from Apple Web site: http://www.apple.com/ Barboza‚ David‚ and Miguel Helft. "Access to Google Is Interrupted in China - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News‚ World News & Multimedia. New York Times‚ 30 Mar. 2010. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/technology/31google
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In this report there are some of the important aspects that are needed to be discussed regarding the Spacer Company. It could be noticed that main two objectives of the company will be shown up in the report and then the SWOT analysis will be shown for both of the objectives. On the other hand the Min Map will be created for both of the objectives of the Spacer as well. Further stakeholders identification will be done in a clear manner and the mind map will be again created so that the influence
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