MT5012 2013-02-21 Xerox Case Study Q1. What kind of strategic planning process (bottom-up or top-down) did Xerox follow for its turnaround? What interference can you make about the effectiveness of this approach? I would recognize Xerox’s strategic planning process as a top-down one‚ considering a lot of emphasis in the case is put on the major change achieved by the CEO Mulcahy. This could indicate that many of the ideas regarding cutting costs and regaining growth descended from one person
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CHAPTER 2: Porter’s Five Forces (Detailed Analysis of Present Environment) -Threats of new entrants A couple of years ago there were just a couple of casinos in Manila‚ all owned and operated by Pagcor (owned by the government)‚ but in the recent years a lot has changed and The Philippines is now expected to be one of the world’s top casino destinations in the near future. Resorts World Bayshore is the 4th casino to open in Entertainment City Manila. Construction on the first phase of the resort
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Case 2 Xerox Review Questions 1 How would Xerox define diversity? How has its definition changed over the years? It’s their key to success and they provide many opportunities to different people. Xerox provides a very good environment to their employees to work at its full potential. Diversity has a power to influence other people that no matter what is your gender‚ age‚ culture or etc will never be a hindrance to your work. Xerox have a strong workforce because of the creativity that the employees
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Individual Case Assignment 1 I c) The competitor I choose is Sonic Corp.‚ their competitors are 1) Burger King‚ 2) McDonald’s and 3) Whataburger. The first financial ratio calculated was the current ratio. The industry percentage is .93‚ McDonald’s current ratio is 1.14 and Sonic is 1.72. Both companies have ability to pay back their short-term liabilities with their short-term assets. Debt to Equity: McDonald’s: .75‚ Sonic (-172.3) and the industry: 1.00. Sonic’s short-term debt has gone up
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turnaround In Dean’s Innovative Leader Series presentation‚ Xerox Chairman and CEO Anne Mulcahy reveals leadership strategies that helped resuscitate the historic company As the chairman and CEO of Xerox‚ Anne Mulcahy was largely responsible for orchestrating what Money magazine called “the great turnaround story of the post-crash era.” By keeping the company steadfastly focused on customers and employees‚ she was able to lead Xerox away from the brink of collapse to become one of the world’s
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Xerox was founded in 1906 as the Haloid Company‚ a photographic supply house that developed the world’s first xerographic copier. They had a positive people oriented culture and dedicated employees‚ who were the desire of the corporate world. With the passage of time many things become a hurdle in the success of the company. The biggest factor was that they couldn’t move beyond copiers to sustain growth in the market‚ they only focused on the copier because they were getting 70 percent profit
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Michael five forces model Rivalry among competing Firms: this is usually the most powerful of the five competitive forces. The strategies pursued by one firm can be successful only to the extent that they provide competitive advantage over the strategies of other firms (Grobler 2009) Due to China’s incredibly high FDI rate‚ more and more companies are investing into Chinese businesses and strengthening them in both their domestic markets and also on the global front. With the ever increasing
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Threat of New Entry There are many companies manufacturing and selling office products at an international level. New entrants can find it easy to enter and establish their position in the market by basing their strategy on low cost. The market offers growth opportunities to new entrants as well indicating low entry barriers for the firms wanting to enter into the area of office products. Therefore it can be stated that Staples Inc is operating in an industry where
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There is continuing interest in the study of the forces that impact on an organisation‚ particularly those that can be harnessed to provide competitive advantage. The ideas and models which emerged during the period from 1979 to the mid-1980s (Porter‚ 1998) were based on the idea that competitive advantage came from the ability to earn a return on investment that was better than the average for the industry sector (Thurlby‚ 1998). As Porter’s 5 Forces analysis deals with factors outside an industry
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INTRODUCTION Carnival has enjoyed an extended run as Big Kahuna of the cruise world. The assets of its parent company‚ Carnival Corporation‚ are enormous and growing: In addition to its own fleet of 20 ships‚ Carnival Corp. holds full ownership of Cunard‚ Seabourn‚ Costa‚ Windstar‚ and Holland America Line -- all told‚ more than 50% of the North American cruise industry. And‚ in April 2003‚ Carnival beat out Royal Caribbean to acquire P&O Princess‚ adding yet another major cruise brand to its cruise
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