Mining and Manufacturing Minn » CONTENTS I. Presentation of the company 1. Brief history 2. Description of the Businesses/products 3. Influence made by the different types of environment II. SWOT analysis III. Organizational focus: 1. Organizational structure 2. Type of structure in relation with the type of business IV. Brief Financial analysis and trends (3 years): 1. Liquidity 2. Equity 3. Debt ratios 4. Profitability ratios 3M Company was founded in 1902 by five businessmen‚ a lawyer
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3M Optical Systems: Case Brief As Andy Wong‚ how would you handle the authorization for expenditure for the re-launch of the privacy screen? As Andy Wong‚ I would take the proposal to one of my senior-level mentors for support. The OS unit has already tried and failed three times with the microlouvered filter and high level support would benefit both Wong and Guehler in this case. If Guehler sees that other areas of 3M are in support of the authorization for expenditure‚ then he will not have
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Organizational Analysis Paper 3M 3M Intro 3M is a Maplewood‚ Minnesota based company. Previously it was named Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing. 3M is an international science based company that develops new technologies to solve real world problems encountered by people and businesses every day. This Fortune 500 Company employs more than 80‚000 employees in 28 states and 65 countries with the majority of the employees outside the United States of America. 3M is broken down into 6 business
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Contents 1.0 Introduction 2 1.1 Background of 3M Company 2 2.0 Contents 3 2.1 Issues of 3M 3 2.1.1 Structure in Relation to Innovation 3 2.1.2 Leadership Relation to Innovation 3 2.1.3 Linkages and Networking to Innovation 4 3.0 Analyze difficulties in using 3M in different cultural situation 6 4.0 Evidence of reflection on how insights relate to student own situation and how learning might applied in current situation 7 5.0 Discussion of challenges in transforming their learnings into
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1-What are the roots of 3M’s culture of entrepreneurship and innovation? What were the key tenets of this culture as they emerged over time? 3M goes back to 1902 when five Minnesota businessmen established the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. to mine a mineral that they thought was corundum‚ which is ideal for making sandpaper. The mineral‚ however‚ turned out to be low-grade anorthosite‚ nowhere near as suitable for making sandpaper‚ and the company nearly failed. To try and salvage the business
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3M Company - 2010 Sustainability Report 3M Corporate Headquarters 3M Center St. Paul‚ MN 55144-1000 1-888-3M-HELPS Table of Contents: • • Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Content Index Vision & Strategy • Company Information • 3M’s Sustainability Vision • Sustainability Strategies • Key Objectives around Sustainable Development • 3M’s Governance Structure • Business Conduct • 3M Public Policy • Environmental‚ Health‚ & Safety Management • Supply Chain Sustainability • Economic Management: Building
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CREATIVITY 20 DECEMBER 2013 CREATIVITY CASE STUDY Table of contents 1 - Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 2 - Culture of Innovation ......................................................................................................................................... 6 3 - Pillars of 3M Innovation Process ....................................................
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3M’s ethos for and cultivation of innovation and creativity can be attributed to multiple‚ mutually supporting “layers”: At layer 1‚ the primary concern is the 3M culture. The official vision statement is “to be the most innovative enterprise in the world”‚ and 3M’s basic definition is: “new ideas +action or implementation which results in an improvement‚ gain‚ or profit”. 3M has also coined the word “inventorpreneur” for those who invent and implement. The culture encourages stubborn persistence amongst
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Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company Case Study Table of contents Table of contents Page 1 Introduction to 3M Page 2 Market and products Page 2 Performance over the last 5 years Page 3 International Marketing Activities Page 4 Miscellaneous Topics Page 6 Appendix 1 Page 7 References Page 8 Introduction to 3M 3M Company‚ the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company‚ was founded in 1902 by five businessmen. They wanted to make a profit out of minerals for grinding
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Question 1 (Statement of the Problem) Pinnacle Machine Tool Company is an example of an opportunity and a problem that needs to be examined. The CEO of Pinnacle‚ Don Anglos‚ has the opportunity to acquire Hoilman Inc. If Pinnacle Machine Tool Company acquires Hoilman Inc‚ they have the resources to develop software that transmits real-time information on its customers’ equipment. This advantage will enable the company to upgrade itself and be more sufficient to its customers. However‚ CFO and
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