Microsoft and Nokia. This ‘transformation’‚ turning Microsoft into a ‘devices and services’ company‚ is key to the company’s continuing survival‚ and would be impossible without Nokia. Here are four reasons why the acquisition had to happen: Microsoft need to keep its momentum Recent industry figures have shown Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 posting its highest ever market share allowing the mobile OS to leapfrog BlackBerry and become the third-most popular globally. This means that Windows Phone
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globalization‚ people can sell anywhere take advantage of a country’ resources (cheap labour‚ human intellect‚ lower taxes etc.) take advantage of a country’s less strict labour laws (ex. child labour) · Was the German backlash against Nokia justifiedadd your own opinion? How can nations make themselves more competitive? · New plant developed would be to maximize output in production to Europe‚ Middle East and Africa · Other manufacturers (ex. BenQ [bankrupt]‚ Motorola)
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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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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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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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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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Marilyn Bell Marilyn Grace Bell Di Lascio is a retired long distance swimmer‚ born October 19‚ 1937‚ in Toronto‚ Ontario. She was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario and later swam the English Channel and Strait of Juan de Fuca. Personal life Bell was born in Toronto‚ Ontario to parents Sydney and Grace Bell. The family moved to North Bay‚ Ontario‚ then Halifax‚ Nova Scotia before returning to Toronto in 1946.[1] After her swimming career‚ Marilyn married Joe Di Lascio and moved
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Nokia under Kairamo 1977-1988: Era of Growth Transformation from a paper and rubber concern to a major global electronics and telecom concern – RESTRUCTURING THE COMPANYS ORGANIZATION 1989 Nokia was influential in establishing the second generation network (2G) – allowed phones to work throughout Europe – INNOVATION / DIFFERENTIATION Nokias mergers and acquisitions activities – boosted revenues + adding valuable patents ‚ investments in R+D DIFFERENTIATION Nokia under Vuorilehto: Challenging Times
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NOkia Organisation structure at Nokia Introduction Nokia is an international producer of computer software‚ internet and telecommunication equipment‚ it is one of the major candidates competing in the smart phone industries (Studymode2013). Dominating the market around 15 years‚ Nokia was perceived as the more dominant and relentless brand within its industry. However‚ due to a number of problematic issues within the company‚ Nokia was forced into making implosive and drastic design resulting
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