WATER AS A RESOURCE GE: 340 (NOTES) TOPIC 1: WATER AS A RESOURCE Distribution of water on earth • Saline and fresh water distribution • Hydrological cycle • Reasons for uneven distribution of water • Water covers about 70% of Earth’s surface (Shakhashiri‚2009) The Earth is often referred to as the "blue planet" because when viewed from space it appears blue • This blue color is caused by reflection from the oceans which contain the bulk of water. Water is widely
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Michael Porter in his article “The-competitive-advantage-of-nations-(1990)” discusses how a firm or a region can build competitive advantage and strategy. Porter argues that Competitive advantage is often not an outcome of favorable factor and macro-economic conditions as classical economists insists. A nation’s competitiveness depends on the ability of its industries to innovate. Porter introduces the concept of “the diamond of national advantage” - a system that some nations establish for its industries
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| History 1865 to 1967 | | | Fredrik Idestam‚ co-founder of Nokia. | | Statesman Leo Mechelin‚ co-founder of Nokia. | The predecessors of the modern Nokia were the Nokia Company (Nokia Aktiebolag)‚ Finnish Rubber Works Ltd (Suomen Gummitehdas Oy) and Finnish Cable Works Ltd (Suomen Kaapelitehdas Oy).[13] Nokia’s history started in 1865 when mining engineer Fredrik Idestam established a groundwood pulp mill on the banks of the Tammerkoski rapids in the town of Tampere‚ in southwestern
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Nokia Smartphone Strategy Nokia is a world renowned telecommunications corporation that connects over 1.3 billion people. Nokia’s mission is simple: Connecting People. Their goal is to build great mobile products that enable billions of people worldwide to enjoy more of what life has to offer. The company started out producing wood pulp and paper‚ the most influential communication technology in history‚ in Finland in 1865. By the 1960’s Nokia is a booming business with large production of rubber
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es NOKIA WEAKNESS The state or quality of being weak is the definition of weakness and therefore any organization‚ company and even people do have weakness. Therefore Nokia as a company does have it own weakness and the weaknesses are as follows. - Nokia fired a number of R&D employees in order to cut costs as of just weeks ago (Pepin G. 2009). As of that it will probably have effect on short run margin or long run margin. - Some of the products are not user friendly; if the customers face
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Nokia is a well known brand in the world of mobile communication and it is the world leader in the industry because of its history‚ name‚ reliability and unique products and provision of protected solutions. It is one of the most well-known companies and it has offices all over the world. The main product of Nokia is mobile phones and it also deals in household items. Nokia recognizes its corporate responsibility and states that “in all parts of business it makes corporate responsibility a part of
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Ansoff Matrix for Nokia Market penetration Product development Market development Diversification Current markets New markets Figure: The Ansoff matrix Market penetration The aim of market penetration is to sell existing products to an existing market‚ to do this Nokia must do a few things: ■ Change the pricing scheme (for example‚ penetration or competitor based) ■ Introduce discounting ■ Start up a different advertising campaign or consider changing
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Introduction Nokia was founded in 1865‚ is headquartered in Finland‚ mainly engaged in the production of mobile communication products multinational‚ is the world’s third largest mobile phone manufacturer. February 2011‚ Nokia and Microsoft entered into a strategic alliance and the depth of cooperation. Over the past few years‚ Nokia shares have gradually from London‚ Frankfurt‚ Paris and Stockholm stock market delisting. February 9‚ 2012‚ due to poor management‚ Nokia announced layoffs in three
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The Nokia Revolution The story of an extraordinary company that transformed an industry Dan Steinbock Presentation by: Selina Beelaerts & Meena Mallipeddi 1 *Note: It should be understood that the company now known as “Nokia” did not exist in its present form until the 1990s. However‚ for simplicity’s sake‚ we will be referring to the predecessor companies as “Nokia” as well. Outline • Introduction • Background: Nordic Cooperation & Nokia’s Postwar Consolidation • Nordic Cooperation
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Case study: Finland and Nokia 1. How was Finland able to move from a sleepy economy to one of the most competitive nations in the world by the end of the 1990’s? Finland was considered a sleepy country even after their independence from Sweden‚ depending its economy mainly on the Soviet Union by exporting its natural resources. Finland however slowly but constantly developed its economy up to the OECD average‚ following the models of its Nordic neighbors to invest highly in social welfare and
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