themselves‚ in turn‚ the result of previous mergers in their respective countries. Mittal Steel and Arcelor were at that point the two largest and most global steel producers; it would have been far easier to imagine the two giants growing in parallel through other significant acquisitions. For example‚ World Steel Dynamics had sketched out a scenario in which Mittal Steel acquires the AngloDutch steelmaker Corus and Arcelor acquires ThyssenKrupp of Germany1. Yet‚ at the announcement of the offer on
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Enterprise IT at Cisco (2004) Question: How well did Solviks’ model work? Did it have the desired effect of turning managers into IT enthusiasts? Answer: At Cisco‚ Pete Solvik was considered a “visionary” and a “cult-like figure” to many managers because of his innovative ideas on how to use IT to change the company. (Aungle video). During Solviks’ rein‚ Cisco was growing at an exponential rate and it was John Chambers’ attitude that as long as they were growing‚ the business units could
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Part A Executive Summary (one Page) Part B+ Part C + Part D= Max 8 pages Part B (imp) Q. Cisco is committing to produce Viking at a single source Foxconn. Moreover‚ the Viking production mostly takes place within two-hour driving distance of the Hong Kong fulfillment center. “Cisco ran the risk of being overly dependent on a single supplier and whatever financial and operational constraints it had”. What are the potential risk factors in and around Hong Kong? Some risk factors are natural disasters
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How Social Media Tools Can Be Used to Distribute Messages to Consumers Social media tools facilitate communication because millions of people are using them‚ especially with the current advances in mobile media communication tools. Social media tools are rather inexpensive‚ comprehensible‚ and easy to get to which can allow anyone to publish or access information‚ compared to traditional business media‚ which normally requires substantial resources to publish information (Drost‚ 2011). With
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Effect of plant densities and phosphorus levels on the growth and yield of vegetable cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) var. Arka Garima K. RAVI KUMAR1 AND V. SUDHA VANI2 Department of Horticulture‚ College of Horticulture‚ Venkataramannagudem-534 101‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India. E-mail : ravikuna4u@gmail.com ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at College of Horticulture‚ Venkataramannagudem to study the effect of plant density and phosphorus levels on the growth and yield of vegetable cowpea
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Step-by-step Guide for Configuring Cisco® ACS server as the Radius with an External Windows Database Table of Contents: INTRODUCTION:....................................................................................................................................... 2 GETTING STARTED: ................................................................................................................................ 3 STEP-1: INTERFACE CONFIGURATION ............................................
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Cisco has gone from a nimble technology innovator with huge market cap to one struggling to hold onto declining market share and maintain relevance. This paper outlines management strategies used during its ascent‚ problems facing the company recently and recommendations for the future. (1) Cisco’s approach to its culture and structure was suitable to accomplish its strategy and deal with a competitive market. Because the networking industry is rapidly changing‚ Cisco needed to adapt to the
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INDIVIDUAL CASE REPORT Cisco Systems Inc.: The Viking Challenge Submitted to: Mr. Dave Swanston Submitted by: Vishal Gupta ID: 125821880 20th March 2013 Executive Summary Cisco Systems Inc. is a $100 B technology company which provides internet networking solution to telecommunication and broadband service provider corporations. Cisco is leader in developing the networking equipment for the industry. Cisco wants to develop a new generation
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modification requirements and encountered a malfunction that resulted in corrupting the database. The company was almost completely shut down for two days. It became clear that the legacy system would not continue much longer and a solution was required. Cisco was faced with the dilemma of selecting from three potential solutions to the system issue: 1) Upgrade to the new version of the legacy‚ 2) Implement a single integrated replacement of all applications in parts‚ 3) Implement a single integrated replacement
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Case #1-0001 Cisco Systems (A): Evolution to E-Business "We view the Internet as a prototype of how organizations eventually will shape themselves in a truly global economy. It is a self ruling entity." —John Morgridge‚ Annual Report‚ 1993 Cisco Systems‚ says president and CEO John Chambers‚ is “an end-to-end networking company.” Its products and services enable the construction of corporate information superhighways‚ a driving concern of today’s CEOs‚ seeking to become “e-business” leaders in
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