Tricky twosome P.B. Nageshwar What happens when a merged entity is left with two marketing managers or two sales heads? A case in point is the Alcatel-Lucent merger. During the merger‚ the smooth settlement of HR issues was on top of the agenda for both companies. They decided to deal with both pre-merger and post-merger integration issues by holding a series of meetings between the top HR executives at the two companies. Issues such as salaries and benefits‚ designations‚ and other sensitive
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Sales Engineering Alcatel-Lucent COPYRIGHT © 2013 ALCATEL-LUCENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALCATEL-LUCENT —PROPRIETARY — USE PURSUANT TO COMPANY INSTRUCTION AGENDA • Alcatel-Lucent Introduction • Industry Trends • Wireless Data Capacity Enhancement Techniques • Small Cells Solution Overview • Integrating Metro Cells with the Network (Het-Net) • Deployment Benefits • Success Stories‚ Trials‚ and Awards 2 COPYRIGHT © 2013 ALCATEL-LUCENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALCATEL-LUCENT AT A GLANCE
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Case answers 1. The merger which was to be enacted in 2001 between the Alcatel‚ a telecommunication company in Paris- France and Lucent telecommunication and technology giants in the United States of America failed due to misunderstanding of the share-ability and resource control should they have collaborated in 2001 (Hartley 2010). The Lucent Company from US realized that Alcatel never intended to equally share and control the company after the merger; instead Alcatel intended to take over control
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-27- Lucent Technologies‚ Inc.—Revenue Recognition Lucent Technologies designs and delivers networks for the world’s largest communications service providers. Backed by Bell Labs research and development‚ Lucent relies on its strengths in mobility‚ optical‚ data and voice networking technologies as well as software and services to develop next-generation networks. The company’s systems‚ services and software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better manage their networks and create
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(referred to as allowance for doubtful accounts) through the allowance method before being presented on the balance sheet. D. If Alcatel anticipates that some accounts are uncollectible‚ why did the company extend credit to those customers in the first place? Discuss the risks that must be managed with respect to accounts receivable and vendor financing? Alcatel‚ like others in the telecommunications industry‚ offered products to many
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Lucent Technologies Case Yulissa T. Ortiz Salgado March 30‚ 2013 Financial Reporting: Peeking Under the Financial Hood Mrs. Darcie Sargent The Lucent Technologies is a company that helps creating new revenue generating opportunities for customers through the communication service. We all know how useful and important communication services have become throughout the years. Lucent Technologies is compounded of three organizations around the products and they are: Integrated Network Solutions
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adjustments will Lucent have to make to correct the revenue recognition problems announced in late 2000? Lucent recognized revenue when persuasive evidence of an agreement exists‚ delivery has occurred‚ the fee is fixed and determinable‚ and collection of the resulting receivable‚ including receivables of customers to which Lucent has provided customers financing‚ is probable. For sales generated from long-term contacts‚ primarily those related to customized network solutions and network build-outs
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Lucent Technologies Caser University of Phoenix Axia College Acc 230 October 3‚ 2010 Lucent Technologies After reviewing the Case Review of Lucent Technologies‚ it was apparent the Lucent Technologies assets suffered a large decline between the years of 2003 and 2004. In 2003 the current assets consisted of 49.4% of their total assets while in 2004 the current asset percentage decreased to 48.5%. After a more close and thorough evaluation‚ it is apparent that the inventory did increase
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“Lucent technologies is a company that designs and delivers the systems‚ software and services that drives the next generation communications networks. They are backed by Bell Labs research and development” (Fraser & Ormiston‚ p 79‚ para 2). “They use their strengths in mobility‚ optical‚ access‚ data and voice networking technologies‚ as well as services‚ to create new revenue generating opportunities. This makes it possible to help them better manage their networks. Their customers include
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Introduction A joint venture‚ according to Adler and Graham (1989)‚along with mergers and acquisitions‚ licensing and distribution agreements‚ and sales of products and services – critical aspects of all such interorganizational relationships‚ are face-to-face negotiations. This would mean the interaction between people. In today’s society‚ as the world becomes much more globalized than we could ever think of‚ with the fast growth of the internet industry‚ we are connected with people from another
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