Mergers & Acquisitions: The Case of Microsoft and Nokia Luís Franco Hilário Advisor: Peter Tsvetkov Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degrees of MSc in Business Administration‚ at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa SEPTEMBER 2011 1 Abstract Due to the financial downturn and the emergence of new devices in the global handset market has led companies to change their business strategies. Indeed‚ Mergers and Acquisition are considered one of the
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Smartphone | | A smartphone‚ or smart phone‚ is a mobile phone built on a mobile operating system‚ with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than a feature phone.[1][2][3] The first smartphones combined the functions of a personal digital assistant (PDA) with a mobile phone. Later models added the functionality of portable media players‚ low-end compact digital cameras‚ pocket video cameras‚ and GPS navigation units to form one multi-use device. Many modern smartphones also include
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Problems at Nokia Nokia‚ considered to be the pioneer in smartphones and a global leader in the mobile phones market‚ started to face severe challenges to its dominance in the smartphone market in 2007. The problems came mainly in the form of competition from the new mobile operating systems that entered the market like iOS and Android. Nokia had started the smartphone business and had been the leader since the release of its smartphone OS Symbian in 1997. But the release of Apple’s revolutionary
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WHY NOKIA FAILED AT SMARTPHONE SEGMENT AGAINST APPLE? According to my project I am going to explain two companies; which one of them is successful at producing and selling Smartphone and one of them is‚ can not success at production and sale of Smartphone. Firstly I am going explain Nokia which is leader of communication industry but going to fail at Smartphone sector and after that‚ I am going to explain Apple‚ that is best at producing Smartphone and proved its quality in last 4 years
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Nokia Corporation[3] (Finnish: Nokia Oyj‚ Swedish: Nokia Abp; Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnokiɑ]‚ English /ˈnɒkiə/) (OMX: NOK1V‚ NYSE: NOK) is aFinnish multinational communications and information technology corporation headquartered in Keilaniemi‚ Espoo‚ Finland.[4] Its principal products are mobile telephones and portable IT devices. It also offers Internet services including applications‚ games‚ music‚ media and messaging‚ and free-of-charge digital map information and navigation services through
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1. What Nokia should do next http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=2&sid=a1606512-2fe5-4502-b82f-c6387f85f619%40sessionmgr10&hid=21&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=90188081 In the end‚ I decommissioned my £10 Nokia 1100 out of vanity three years ago. It had survived countless mishaps‚ including one memorable death-defying dive into a cup of hot tea. Unlike my iPhone‚ its battery could trundle along for at least a week and no app could be more useful than its built-in torch
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Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 A.Acknowledgement 2 B.Project Outline 3 C.Executive Summary 5 D.Introduction 6 E.PESTEL Analysis 7 F.Porter’s Five Forces Industry Analysis 10 G.Key Success Factors 12 H.Appraisal of Nokia’s Resources 13 I.Assessment of Nokia’s Financial Resources 15 J.Review of Options and Recommendations for Future Strategic Direction 16 K.Recommendations for Successful Implementation of Strategies 18 L.Conclusion 19 M.List of References 20 Acknowledgement
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Joining the Armed Forces The Modernization of the Military The military of today is in no way like that of a century‚ or even three decades ago. The threats to the national environment have been greatly exacerbated by the heightening of the “war on terror” and international situation as a result thereof. The armed forces are seeking to adapt to the growing trends of globalization‚ challenges to national sovereignty‚ the relocation of political authority to transnational
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front of me‚ completely blocking out everything he says to me. I think to myself “Am I making the right choice? Will my family support me with my decision?” I admit I was scared‚ but in reality‚ this will change my life‚ and for the better. Joining the U.S. Air Force isn’t just signing papers and you’re done‚ it’s a long and stressful process of mental and physical strength. I still wonder if I’m fully prepared for this. Just sitting there‚ not moving‚ I think about my life‚ my future. “Sarah‚ are
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Innovate Or Die Ask a European about Nokia and a faraway look will come into their eye‚ a wistful tone creep into their voice. During the late 1990s and early 2000s the 147-year-old Finnish company became a global technology star: the world’s No. 1 mobile maker and the first brand of phone everyone owned. In some emerging markets‚ so the story goes‚ the word ‘Nokia’ became a generic term for ‘mobile phone.’ But becoming synonymous with phones is where it all went wrong. There can be little doubt
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