| STRAT | COM 400 – Richard Wolfe | [An Analysis of BlackBerry] | Using the 7-S and other relevant frameworks. July 17‚ 2013. | Executive Summary This paper is targeted to anyone interested on further information regarding BlackBerry (investor‚ prospective employee‚ management) and is written from the point of view of a former employee. The overarching theme of the analysis is the organizational challenges facing BlackBerry in its competitive environment‚ where it has already
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKinsey_7S_Framework The McKinsey 7S Framework is a management model developed by well-known business consultants Waterman and Peters (who also developed the MBWA-- "Management By Walking Around" motif‚ and authored "In Search of Excellence") in the 1980s. This was a strategic vision for groups‚ to include businesses‚ business units‚ and teams. The 7S are structure‚ strategy‚ systems‚ skills‚ style‚ staff and shared values. The model is most often used as a tool to
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its architecture will determine the path that the company will go through to reach their goals. Many ways to do this kind of analysis exist and are used world widely‚ but the ones that are able to give the best results are‚ in my opinion‚ McKinsey 7s model and Galbraith`s Star model. Both models are useful because they describe very important organisational elements and recognise the interaction between them. Both also require organisations to use a chosen strategy to inform structure decisions
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mewWHAT IS THE 7-S FRAMEWORK? DESCRIPTION The 7-S Framework of McKinsey is a management model that describes 7 factors to organize a company in a holistic and effective way. Together these factors determine the way in which a corporation operates. Managers should take into account all seven of these factors‚ to be sure of successful implementation of a strategy. Large or small. They’re all interdependent‚ so if you fail to pay proper attention to one of them‚ this may effect all others as well.
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Telenor (First 3 ‘S’ Example) I did only the first 3 ‘S’ for Telenor analysis. They were strategy‚ structure and system. “Telenor Group is the incumbent telecommunications company in Norway‚ with headquarters located at Fornebu‚ close to Oslo. Telenor Group is mostly an international wireless carrier with operations in Scandinavia‚ Eastern Europe and Asia‚ working predominantly under the Telenor brand. It is ranked as the sixth largest mobile phone operator in the world‚ with more than 172 million
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Analysis from the reputation perspective Corporate story of L’oreal a) Relevant: They are talking about the realistic and relevant description of the key aspects of the organization such as their origins‚ vision and mission. It is really clear that Loreal is committed to beauty through quality and innovation‚ b) Realistic: We can see that L’oreal is talking about
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Chapter 12 McKinsey 7S Ch12. McKinsey 7S • • • • • • • • Short Description Background Strategic Rationale & Implications Strengths & Advantages Weaknesses & Limitations Process for Applying Technique Case Study: Kenya Airways FAROUT Business and Competitive Analysis. By C. Fleisher & B. Bensoussan. FT Press 2007. All Rights Reserved. Ch12.2 Ch12. McKinsey 7S Short Description • The McKinsey 7S model is a diagnostic management tool used to test the strength of the strategic degree
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Marketing Case “L’Oreal” Problem Statement L’Oréal has successfully launched Plénitude in France and recently introduced the Sub brand into the US market. Unfortunately‚ Plénitude is not having the same success as it has had in its home market in France and Europe‚ and is still not gaining any profit. L’Oréal now needs to adapt its Product strategy to the US market in order to strengthen the brand. Situation Analysis (annex 1) L’Oréal exported Plénitude to the USA and has been struggling
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Discuss the advantages of developing models for a DSS with Planners Lab instead of traditional programming languages or spreadsheets? Ans) The PL is easy to use and it provides easy visibility of all the formulas/logic‚ which is easy to modify. Also‚ the graphs and the effects of changes are easily seen in the PL software. The dashboard makes it easier to present the graphs and tables. Different types of graphs and charts can be produced just at the click of the mouse. The drag and drop feature
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Team Image Parfaite Pre-Case Study Akila Devers Stephanie Heyligar Khadidjatou Camara I. Current Offering of the L’Oréal Paris Brand L’Oréal Paris is just one of the many global consumer product brands owned by the megacorporation L’Oréal. Natalie Cristo‚ the Senior Vice President of L’Oréal Paris‚ stated that L’Oréal Paris is the flagship brand of the company and that it celebrates the value of the consumer (Jeffries‚ 2011). With a legendary slogan‚ “Because you’re worth it”‚ L’Oréal Paris
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