Operations Analysis: Motorola Mary Pugh BSA 523 – Operations Management Averett University Dr. Bruton November 8‚ 2013 Motorola Solutions‚ Inc. is an American data communications and telecommunications equipment provider that succeeded Motorola Inc. following the spin-off of the mobile phones division into Motorola mobility in 2011. (motorola.com) Motorola Inc. was an American multi-national telecommunications company based in Schaumburg‚ Illinois. The company was founded
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CASE 7- MOTOROLA What salient opportunities and threats exist in Motorola’s external environment? Observing the history of Motorola‚ they have this wide variety of products that they offer to different kinds of market. This strategy of Motorola will only be dealing in the development of the latest technology‚ gadgets and mobile phones by proper research and development. They have this strong promotional strategy by which they are using different tools that attracts customers towards the thrilling
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ALPER KILIC MOTOROLA CASE Stage 1: Identifying and evaluating the need for change Motorola’s strategy was to invent exciting new technologies and then create new markets around them.The company prospered as it executed this strategy in an era of economic growth with virtually no competitive threat in its principal markets. The late 1990s‚ however‚ introduced a new reality when competitors began to bring new products and technologies to market more quickly than Motorola‚ and subsequently
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1.0 Introduction Motorola Inc. was established at 1928. The products are divided into two independent public companies‚ Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4‚ 2011. The company entried into the mobile radio communications area by the initial car radio‚ after developing it becomes to be one of the largest electronics corporation in the United States. 2.0 Planning 2.1 First step The basic principle of Motorola Inc. is to increase the market share. So they began the international
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Motorola Initiation of Change "A change leader looks for change‚ knows how to find the right changes and knows how to make them effective both outside the organization and inside it." From "Management Challenges for the 21st Century" by Peter F. Drucker Companies need to be flexible and innovative in the ways in which they deal with the unfamiliar situations they often find themselves in. We are in a time of great change. The reality of yesterday proves wrong today‚ and nobody really knows what
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Motorola Mobility‚ the ailing cellphone maker that Google bought in May‚ told employees Sunday that it would lay off 20 percent of its work force and close a third of its 94 offices worldwide. The cuts are the first step in Google’s plan to reinvent Motorola‚ which has fallen far behind its biggest competitors‚ Apple and Samsung‚ and to shore up its Android mobile business and expand beyond search and software into the manufacture of hardware. The turnaround effort will also be a referendum on
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Motorola Inc. Company overview: Motorola is a leading provider of wireless communication devices‚ Enterprise mobility solutions and end-to-end broadband systems for homes. The Fortune 100 Company is based in Schaumburg‚ Illinois. Apart from being known for their innovation and R&D facilities their robust manufacturing capabilities have made a mark in the world’s tech arena. It has a strong global presence with centers in over 70 countries and is named as one of America’s Most Admired Companies
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Adaptive Organizational Cultures When the organizational culture fits with the demands on it‚ it is more likely to be effective. When demands change‚ a strong culture may find it difficult to change itself to match the changes in its markets‚ its suppliers‚ technological developments‚ the economy‚ governments‚ and available personnel. Old commitments‚ values‚ traditions‚ regulations‚ and rites may get in the way of flexible demands on the organization for new solutions. Xerox pioneered the development
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Executive Summary In a prominent level of integration worldwide economy today‚ people are more concerned about the phenomenon of intermediary corporations and multinational companies renounce the traditional research and development form in the host country where they have set up research and development centers. In this report I will discuss about Motorola’s reasons to enter China and commit itself as a local company. Moreover‚ I will talk about the localization strategies in china and its
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October 2009 Marion Gruber Reinis Onuzans Steven Teves Jessica Wernett Table of Contents 1 Introduction…………………………………………………….………………………3 2 Google’s future growth……………………………………………………………….4 2.1 Organizational Culture: Facilitating Aspects…………….……………….4 2.2 Organizational Culture: Constraining Aspects……..……………….……6 3 Recommendations……………………………………………………………………8 4 References………………………………………………...…………………………..9 5 Table of Figures…………………………………………….……………….………10 1 Introduction
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