Case Analysis 2 – Research in Motion - RIM: Research the history of RIM‚ specifically with an eye toward product development Introduction Research in Motion‚ or RIM‚ is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company based in Waterloo‚ Ontario‚ Canada. Founded in 1984‚ by Mike Lazaridis‚ an engineering student at the University of Waterloo‚ and Douglas Fregin‚ an engineering student at the University of Windsor. For years the company tinkered in obscurity‚ until it focused on a breakthrough
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wireless‚ handset technology is led by the Canadian company Research in Motion (RIM). It is this company and how they’ve applied science that we will examine to try and identify their economic standing within this specific industry. We will dissect the framework of the company in order to determine its standing on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). On March 26‚ 2008 the market closed with RIM selling at $120 a share. RIM was founded in March‚ 1984 by Mike Lazaridis‚ now President and Co-CEO of the
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Case 2– Research in Motion- RIM 1. What were some of the challenges RIM faced to protect its Intellectual Property and how did RIM handle those challenges? There was a legal action between NTP and RIM over the intellectual property. RIM resolved the action. To protect its intellectual property‚ RIM agreed to pay $612.5 million to NTP Inc. to settle the fight. The dispute had threatened to end RIM’s BlackBerry e-mail service to millions of users in the U.S. and has been the subject of a four-year
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ANALYSIS Research in Motion (RIM)) is a leading socially responsible designer‚ manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Our objective is to allow hyper-connected users to communicate with one another verbally as well as emotionally. RIM will achieve this objective by creating the most powerful smartphone by far and providing manageability and scalability solutions to BlackBerry users. Operations: As part of the RIM culture‚ it is imperative
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PERFORMANCE 9 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS9 HANDHELDS9 GROWTH STRATEGY9 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MOBILE PHONE INDUSTRY9 TABLETS9 COST ANALYSIS 9 COST ACCOUNTING METHODS 9 GENERAL 10 ELECTRONICS HARDWARE 10 SOFTWARE 11 SERVICE 13 OTHER 13 USE OF ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING AND ACTIVITY-BASED MANAGEMENT 15 ABC AND ABM OVERVIEW 9 ADVANTAGES OF ABC COSTING FOR RIM 10 MAJOR COMPONENTS OF OPERATIONS 23 EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FUTURE 31 CONCLUSION 33 REFERENCES 46 INTRODUCTION Research In Motion (RIM) is a
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self-governing colonies‚ each ultimately under Britain’s rule and numerous politicians had been pushing for Australia to federate and after being initially rejected during a conference in Melbourne in 1899 it was later given Royal Assent on 9 July‚ 1900. There were a number of reasons that opposed the idea to federate. Fears of smaller colonies being overpowered‚ patriotic feelings towards a particular colony‚ the cost of running a central parliament would be too high‚ as well as rising hostilities between colonies
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the Environment‚ respectively. Section D outlines the elements of an acceptable system to manage conformity to this Code. Section E adds standards relating to business ethics. BlackBerry continues to be an active participant in the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI). Supply chain social responsibility Implementation BlackBerry uses a risk-based approach for monitoring supplier conformance to Supplier Code of
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Estimates‚ 2009‚ Smart phones defy slowdown - Nokia retains lead‚ with Apple and RIM rising fast‚ but Microsoft loses ground‚ Retrieved 9 April‚ 2012 from http://www.canalys.com/newsroom/smart-phones-defy-slowdown Research in Motion in 2010‚ Annual Report 2010‚ Ontario‚ Canada IT World Canada‚ 2012‚ Balsillie resigns as RIM tailspin continues Retrieved 9 April‚ 2012 from http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/balsillie-resigns-as-rim-tailspin-continues/145154 Elliot‚ Ferrell‚ Paladino‚ Pride‚ Rundle-Thiele
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13 References 15 Attachment 1: Five year stock comparison of RIM‚ Apple‚ and Google 16 Research In Motion Company Profile Research In Motion Limited (RIM) was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo‚ Ontario‚ Canada but has multinational operations with offices in North America‚ Asia-Pacific and Europe. The company is a leader in Smartphone and wireless technology and the parent company of BlackBerry products. RIM is involved in all aspects of its main product line from design through
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6. What are the key success factors in the European airline industry? ---When addressing this question we find it worthwhile to remind students that a KSF is what any firm in the industry must do to be successful. Based on this definition‚ the following KSF’s apply to the European airline industry: (1) A reputation for safety – This is a fundamental KSF for any segment of the airline industry. If a firm is not viewed as safe by potential passengers‚ they will not use the carrier. (2) Offering
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