Chulin Deng BA 3103 Critical Analysis Paper 1 According to the article “BlackBerry Posts Loss as Phones Go Unsold”‚ BlackBerry performs a poor performance. Business has a quarterly loss in 2013 for $965 million. The revenue had drop 45% that down to $1.57 billion from $2.86 billion compares with a year earlier. BlackBerry lost $248 million‚ or 47 cents a share‚ and analysts forecast 49 cents a share loss for the quarter ended August 31. The net loss is $235 million which excluding inventory
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Survey Self administered Questionnaire Mail Survey Internet Survey Method of Data Collection • Observational studies – Researcher inspects the activities of a subject or the nature of some material without attempting to elicit responses from anyone • Interrogative/Communication Mode – The research questions the subjects and collects their responses by personal or impersonal means • Interview or telephone conversations (Interactive) • Self-administered questionnaires (Non Interactive; does
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used to get the respective number of participants. The Slovin Formula with a margin of 6 percent of error is used to get the 255 actual numbers of participants out of the 3000 total enrolled students. There are 245 returns out of the 255 survey questionnaires floated. N n = 1 + Ne2 where: n – sample size N – number of cases e – margin of error mathematician To determine the sample population‚ the number of cases 3000
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RIM: Software Upgrade Caused BlackBerry Failure By: Wayne Rash Updated: The Company says the shutdown that stopped e-mail service to BlackBerry users resulted from a software upgrade that went awry. BlackBerry maker Research in Motion announced late April 19 that it has determined the apparent cause of the shutdown that stopped e-mail service to BlackBerry users throughout North America earlier in the week. According to a statement from the Waterloo‚ Ontario-based company‚ the shutdown
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References: * RIM’s Blackberry Delay Hits Stock‚ June 28‚ 2012 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304058404577495013601177508.html# * RIM Official Website http://www.rim.com/newsroom/mediaexecutive/index.shtml * John A Pearce‚ Richachard B Robinson‚ AmitaMital‚ “Strategic
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How can RIM use their Blackberry Brand Dominance to gain consumer market share? Facts relating to problem "Research In Motion (RIM) is a leading designer‚ manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market" according to RIM’s Corporate Profile. The Blackberry user appeal comes largely from the professional "prosumers" and business markets and it has been slow to capture the consumer market. In North America‚ Blackberry has had strong growth
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the survey questionnaires to the parents of the children to fill out. The parents gave us suggestions to change some of our questions and rephrase others for they could merely understand what was being asked of them. Source of Data The researchers have gathered the necessary information from the respondents and their parents. In this case the researchers have conducted BMI calculation after weighing and getting the children’s height. Research Instrument Survey Questionnaire The main
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to time-sensitive information‚ including email‚ phone‚ Instant Messaging (IM)‚ short message service (SMS) messaging‚ Global Positioning System (GPS)‚ Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM is known primarily as the maker and provider of Blackberry wireless devices and e-mail services. It can provide users with a wireless extension of their work and personal email accounts‚ including Microsoft Outlook‚ IBM Lotus Notes‚ Novell GroupWise and many
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University Keller Graduate School of Management Research in Motion (RIM) By Gbolade O. Soneyin gsoneyin@my.keller.edu (770) 598-5006 NETW-583-18552 Strategic Management of Technology Professor John Lambrou Friday‚ January 24‚ 2015 Abstract BlackBerry Limited‚ formerly known as Research in Motion (RIM)‚ was a key player in the smartphone market. Created by two friends in 1984‚ it grew to become one of the leading manufacturers of applications and hardware for the mobile phone industry. Through
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"Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (TSX: RIM‚ NASDAQ: RIMM) is a Canadian wireless and telecommunication equipment company. It is headquartered in Ontario‚ Canada and employs more than 17‚000 people. It is famous as the production of the tablet and BlackBerry smartphone." (Research In Motion Ltd.‚ 2012) With the increasing competition in the telecommunication industry and the development of smartphone technologies‚ more and more corporations enter into the mobile phone industry. RIM Ltd. is now
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