...Introduction The world’s No. 1 mobile maker and the first brand of phone everyone owned. Nokia were by no means the first company to release a commercially available mobile phone, but it was the first to do it really well, and with true mass appeal. During the late 1990s and early 2000s the 147-year-old Finnish company became a global technology star: In some emerging markets, so the story goes, the word ‘Nokia’ became a generic term for ‘mobile phone.’ But becoming synonymous with phones is where it all went wrong. Nokia sold phones in the hundreds of millions, controlled supply chains and had the tightest relationships with carriers. Customers meanwhile had to do mobile computing on a screen the size of their thumb. While Apple was designing the iPhone and Nokia was selling half a billion phones each year, Google bought a company called Android and announced an Open Handset Alliance, a grouping of industry players who would come together to build an open source OS for smart phones. Nokia was invited to join but refused to demean itself. As a result, Nokia’s brand image is declining since 2008. In 2007, Nokia had a market capitalization of €110 billion; by May 2012 this had fallen to €14.8 billion. Nokia failed to build a marketplace that would have lured in users and application developers. But alike touch screens, it was not as if Nokia did not try. They tried multiple times and failed every time. Situation analysis The Nokia of today is a very different, much diminished...
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...See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259692383 Microsoft Acquired Nokia in Unipolar Operating System Market ARTICLE · SEPTEMBER 2014 DOI: 10.14807/ijmp.v5i3.166 CITATIONS READS 2 2,355 1 AUTHOR: Netra Pal Singh Management Development Institute Gurgaon 68 PUBLICATIONS 62 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Available from: Netra Pal Singh Retrieved on: 12 February 2016 INDEPENDENT JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTION (IJM&P) http://www.ijmp.jor.br ISSN: 2236-269X v. 5, n. 3, June - September 2014. MICROSOFT ACQUIRED NOKIA IN UNIPOLAR OPERATING SYSTEM MARKET Netra Pal Singh Management Development Institute, India E-mail: knpsingh@mdi.ac.in Submission: 13/11/2013 Revision: 05/01/2014 Accept: 10/01/2014 ABSTRACT The recent big tickets include Microsoft acquiring part of Nokia for US$ 7.2 billion, Verizon buy 45% stake in Vodafone for US$130 billion, Google acquiring Motorola for 12.5 billion. These buyouts are analyzed and commented by experts of the industry. This research paper attempted to collate their view in the context of Microsoft and Nokia deal on six parameters. These parameters are (i) reasons for the downfall of the Nokia market share, (ii) general comments of the experts, (iii) similarities / dissimilarities of past and business models of the smartphone business, (iv) reasons for Microsoft to buy out Nokia, (vi) impact of buyout on Microsoft, Nokia, consumers and markets. In addition, paper discusses...
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...North South University School of Business Principles of Management GROUP PROJECT On SYMPHONY Prepared by: Prepared for: * AKIB NAWAZ SHOVON MS.TASMIA EKRAM * ID: 1211087030 Course Code: MGT210.23 * ABDULLAH Al NAHIAN Date of Submission: 08.09.2012 * ID: 1210806030 * AFNAN ELAHI * ID: 1210719030 * TAHMINA TABASSUM * ID: 1211105030 * MAHMOOD SHARIF * ID: 1210919030 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Management 210 is the introductory and elementary course of Management in the module of Bachelor of Business Administration. Management is one of the most important subjects for a business graduate and proper knowledge of management is the key to a successful manager. Therefore this course is highly essential for business students. Management 210 deals with the various aspects of the world of management and its application to the real-time corporate world. A clear concept of this course can enable a person to carry out the roles of a manager of any level skillfully. With profound regard we gratefully acknowledge our respected course teacher, MS.TASMIA EKRAM, for her generous help and day to day suggestion during preparation of the report. He helped us in various cases; thus guiding us to successfully finish this report. We would also like to give thanks to Mr. Rezwan Hoque ; -Director/CEO/General Manager of SB TEL...
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...Supply Cha S ain Manage nt Pro emen oject ‐ Reta ail Sup Chain at pply C Project Group – Balaji Nag garajan (Roll n no: EPGP‐04A A‐016) Deepak M Mittal (Roll no: EPGP‐04A‐0 026) Kannan S (Roll no: EPG GP‐04A‐044) Mahesh R Rajesham (Roll no: EPGP‐04 A‐115) Mansi Sha arma (Roll no o : EPGP‐04 A‐ ‐051) Dr. Priyan nka Mallick (R Roll no : EPGP‐04 A‐068) Sandeep G Gawde (Roll n no : EPGP‐04 A‐030) SCM Project – Retail Supply Chain at Wal‐Mart Table of Contents 1. 2. I. II. 3. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 3 About Wal‐Mart .................................................................................................................................... 4 Operating Divisions ........................................................................................................................... 4 Competition and Regional Alignments ............................................................................................. 8 Components of Supply Chain Management (SCM) ............................................................................ 11 A. Main Elements ................................................................................................................................ 11 4. Wal‐Mart’s Method of Managing the Supply Chain .............
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...evidence. However, the adoption of mobile forensics in the healthcare lags behind. The goal of our project is to examine the options and to provide recommendations for adoption and customization of mobile forensics in the healthcare field. An open-ended survey of local healthcare and related facilities around Indianapolis has been explored to examine the current status of Mobile Forensics in the healthcare field. The results have been evaluated using statistical analysis. A methodology is being proposed that would use mobile forensics procedures taking into account the regulatory measures that have to be instituted due to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. Keywords-mobile forensics, healthcare. Evelyn Walton Informatics Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis 799 W. Michigan St., ET 301 Indianapolis, IN 46202 emjohnso@iupui.edu forensics has been introduced by the law enforcement field to prescribe a thorough structure of policies and procedures to ensure that criminal evidence is properly detected, extracted, and preserved, thus ensuring that all evidence obtained is legally valid and can be used as evidence in a court of law. [2] Applying forensics...
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...make this system work. From tether hiring and back- office functions, to tether inventory distribution systems, and even online orders, for greater efficiency and quick response to demand. In other words, instead of having one huge store with endless goods, Walmart will offer three kinds of stores with most of those goods, at the time and place customers need them. Walmart’s current strategy includes more emphasis on smaller-format stores and more e-commerce. (Cheng, 2012). Competitive Advantage Walmart enjoys several of competitive advantages that are the source of the company’s market dominance. However, Walmart’s primary competitive advantage is low costs. Low cost culture and leadership initiated by the company’s founder, Sam Walton, and continuously reinforce by WalMart’s current management, are closely tied to the company strategy and securing its competitive advantage. Walmart focuses on developing and maintaining cost structure that allows it to offer low pricing to customers. The company inventory management is in the core of its strategy, and the way Walmart manages its inventory significantly reduces costs and...
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...GROUP Business Technology Strategy Coursework about Apple iPhone Cai Bichu, He Yubei, Lv Mengyu, Tu Hongting, Wang han, Wang Yian, Yang Tong 2015/12/10 Catalog 1. Abstract ......................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Background ................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Background of the apple company ...................................................................................... 3 2.1.1. Steve jobs ................................................................................................................ 4 2.1.2. Products -- iPhone ................................................................................................... 4 2.2 The analyses of apple’s porter 5 forces ............................................................................... 6 2.2.1. Competitive Rivalry or Competition with Apple .................................................... 7 2.2.2. Bargaining Power of Apple’s Customers/Buyers .................................................... 7 2.2.3. Bargaining Power of Apple’s Suppliers .................................................................. 8 2.2.4. Threat of Substitutes or Substitution ....................................................................... 8 2.2.5. Threat of New Entrants or New Entry.....................................
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...nice case study |Bull Story |Bear Story | |Financial Strength and Stability |Economy Changes Discretionary Spending | |Dominant Market Position |May Not be Embraced Overseas | |Asset Play: own about 70% of properties |Large Debt | |Innovation Efforts | | Table of Contents |Company Overview | |3 | |Company History | |3 | |Recent History ...
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...an insight of Singer Bangladesh Ltd. We have tried heart and soul to make the report effective and useful. We are grateful to you for providing us this opportunity of gaining such practical experiences. If you need any assistance for further interpretation, please call us up. Sincerely Yours, (Quazi Asaduzzaman) ID#14, 44th(E) batch (Quazi Asaduzzaman) ID#14, 44th(E) batch (B M Hasan Mahmud) ID#36, 44th(E) batch (B M Hasan Mahmud) ID#36, 44th(E) batch ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It gives us immense pleasure to thank few individuals for their cordial cooperation and encouragement, who have contributed directly or indirectly in preparing this report. Firstly, we express our gratefulness to Almighty who has enabled us to pursue our study. We are deeply grateful to Mr. A.K.M. Saiful Majid, Professor, Institute of Business Administration of University of Dhaka. We would like to thank him from the core of our heart for his proper instructions, suggestions and evaluations, which helped us to generate the report...
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...Sam Walton Made in America My Story by Sam Walton with John Huey BANTAM BOOKS NEW YORK• TORONTO• LONDON• SYDNEY• AUCKLAND This edition contains the complete text of the original hardcover edition. NOT ONE WORD HAS BEEN OMITTED. SAM WALTON: MADE IN AMERICA A Bantam Book/published by arrangement with Doubleday PUBLISHING HISTORY Doubleday edition published June 1992 Bantam edition/June 1993 Photographs without credits appear courtesy of the Walton family. All rights reserved. Copyright© 1992 by the Estate of Samuel Moore Walton. Cover photo copyright© 1989 by Louis Psihoyos/Matrix. Cover design by Emily & Maura Design. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 92-18874. ISBN 0-553-56283-5 Published simultaneously in the United States and Canada Bantam Books are published by Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. Its trademark, consisting of the words "Bantam Books" and the portrayal of a rooster, is Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. Marca Registrada. Bantam Books, 1540 Broadway, New York, New York 10036. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OPM 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 Contents Acknowledgments 4 Foreword 5 1 Learning to Value a Dollar 9 2 Starting on a Dime 14 3 Bouncing Back 25 4 Swimming Upstream 33 5 Raising a Family 44 6 Recruiting the Team 50 7 Taking the Company Public 58 8 Rolling Out the Formula 68 9 Building the Partnership 77 10 Stepping...
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...Hornbrook 1861 Canister vacuum Nancy Perkins 1987 Car heater Margaret Wilcox 1893 Circular saw Tabitha Babbit 1812 Computer program Augusta Ada Byron 1842 Cooking stove Elizabeth Hawk 1867 Dam and reservoir construction Harriet Strong 1887 Direct and return mailing envelope Beulah Henry 1962 Dishwasher Josephine Cochran 1872 Drinking fountain device Laurene O'Donnell 1985 Electric hot water heater Ida Forbes 1917 Elevated railway Mary Walton 1881 Engine muffler El Dorado Jones 1917 Feedback control for data processing Erna Hoover 1971 Fire escape Anna Connelly 1887 Globes Ellen Fitz 1875 Grain storage bin Lizzie Dickelman 1920 Improved locomotive wheels Mary Jane Montgomery 1864 Improvement in dredging machines Emily Tassey 1876 Improvement in stone pavements Emily Gross 1877 Kevlar, a steel-like fiber used in radial tires, crash helmets, and bulletproof vests Stephanie Kwolek 1966 Life raft Maria Beaseley 1882 Liquid Paper correction fluid Bette Nesmith Graham 1956 Locomotive chimney Mary Walton 1879 Medical syringe Letitia Geer 1899 Mop-wringer pail Eliza Wood 1889 Oil burner Amanda Jones 1880 Permanent wave for the hair Marjorie Joyner 1928 Portable screen summer house Nettie Rood 1882 Refrigerator Florence Parpart 1914 Rolling pin Catherine Deiner 1891 Rotary engine Margaret Knight 1902 Safety device for elevators Harriet Tracy 1892 Street cleaning machine Florence Parpart 1900 Submarine lamp and telescope Sara Mather...
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...MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS: BUSINESS DRIVEN mis INFORMATION IS EVERYWHERE. INFORMATION IS A STRATEGIC ASSET. WITHOUT INFORMATION, AN ORGANIZATION SIMPLY COULD NOT OPERATE. THIS CHAPTER INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO SEVERAL CORE BUSINESS STRATEGIES THAT FOCUS ON USING INFORMATION TO GAIN A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, INCLUDING: • The core drivers of the information age • Data, information, business intelligence, knowledge • Systems thinking • Competitive advantages • Porter’s Five Forces model • Porter’s three generic strategies • Value chain analysis Many of these concepts and strategies will be new to your students. Be sure to explain to your students that this chapter offers an introduction to these concepts and they will gain a solid understanding of the details of these concepts as they continue reading the text. SECTION 1.1 – BUSINESS DRIVEN MIS Competing in the Information Age The Challenge: Departmental Companies The Solution: Management Information Systems SECTION 1.2 – BUSINESS STRATEGY Identifying Competitive Advantages The Five Forces Model – Evaluating Industry Attractiveness The Three Generic Strategies – Choosing a Business Focus Value Chain Analysis – Executing Business Strategies | | |SECTION 1.1 ...
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...----------- Conflict Resolution in Organization through Strategic Management Dr F.Zafara*, H.Ashfaqb, A.Alic, and M.Imrand a Dr F.Zafar, University of Derby, currently working in GCU, Lahore, Pakistan. b M.Phil Business Administration from Kinnaird College Lahore, Pakistan. c,d MS (Management Sciences) from Institute of Business and Administration UET Lahore, Pakistan. a email:Dr.F.Zafar@gcu.edu.pk b email:hinaashfaqkhan@gmail.com c email:ahmad09137@gmail.com d email:mimranmgl@gmail.com Abstract: This study reveals the conflict Resolution in organization through Strategic management. There are different causes of conflicts within Organization and impact of conflicts on organization performance. The past decade researches identify the negative relation of conflict with employee performance. The research methodology was case study approach of different National and Multinational companies. The aim of study is to alleviate conflicts in organization through strategic management for enhancing organizational performance and managing change in order to attain competitive edge in this dynamic era. This paper covers the role of strategic management in resolving and minimizing conflict that brings positive impact on organization. Conflict in the workplace just seems to be a fact of life. The fact that conflict exists, however, is not necessarily a bad thing: As long as it is resolved effectively, it can lead to personal and professional growth...
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...P A R T I Discovering Momentum 1 1 The Power of Momentum Where’s the Impetus? Momentum. Most businesses get it at some point: the impression that everything they undertake succeeds effortlessly, as if they’re being carried along by a tailwind that increases their efficiency and propels them on to exceptional growth.1 Some hold on to it. Most don’t. Slowly, imperceptibly, the tailwind turns around and the momentum disappears, without anyone quite realizing what has happened. The company is still growing, but not as strongly as before, not as efficiently. Everyone’s maxing out, but it seems like there’s molasses in the works. Sound familiar? Sooner or later, it hits you in the face. Imagine you are meeting up with a senior analyst whose opinion counts with some of your company’s biggest investors. You think you’re on safe ground—after all, your company is doing better than the competition. But the analyst is in full gimlet-eyed, illusion-killing mode. “That’s nothing to crow about,” she says. “Yeah, you’ve got reasonable growth, but it’s nothing exceptional. You’re a safe bet, nothing more. Okay, I might tell my mom to buy, but 3 The Momentum Effect then she’s happy with inflation plus one. The way we see it, you’re really grinding it out. We reckon the strain’s getting harder, too. There’s no impetus—no momentum.” Words like that can really take the gloss off a day. The next time you gather your team, you don’t congratulate them on beating their targets—you...
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...John Wiley & Sons, Inc. David L. Kurtz University of Arkansas Louis E. Boone University of South Alabama BUSINESS 14TH EDITION Contemporary . . . at the speed of business “The 14th edition of Contemporary Business is dedicated to Joseph S. Heider, who brought me to John Wiley & Sons. Thank you, Joe.” —Dave Vice President & Executive Publisher Acquisitions Editor Assistant Editor Production Manager Senior Production Editor Marketing Manager Creative Director Senior Designer Text Designer Cover Designer Production Management Services Senior Illustration Editor Photo Editor Photo Researcher Senior Editorial Assistant Executive Media Editor Media Editor George Hoffman Franny Kelly Maria Guarascio Dorothy Sinclair Valerie A. Vargas Karolina Zarychta Harry Nolan Madelyn Lesure 4 Design Group Wendy Lai Elm Street Publishing Services Anna Melhorn Hilary Newman Teri Stratford Emily McGee Allison Morris Elena Santa Maria This book was set in Janson TextLTStd-Roman 10/13 by MPS Limited, a Macmillan Company, Chennai, India and printed and bound by R. R. Donnelley & Sons. The cover was printed by R. R. Donnelley & Sons. This book is printed on acid free paper. ∞ Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of knowledge and understanding for more than 200 years, helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Our company is built on a foundation of principles that include responsibility to the communities we serve and where we live...
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