CASE STUDY Xerox Corporation Question 1 Outline the management control system at Xerox. What are the key elements that make the system work? During 1970s‚ the management system of the company was rigid and accuracy was emphasized‚ which compromised the management control quality and also lead to unnecessary bureaucracies. In addition‚ customers’ satisfactions were also neglected due to the bureaucracy occurred. Then‚ the company’s targets were set unrealistically by the numbers people i.e.
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How would Xerox define diversity ? Xerox defines diversity as a priceless resource and a key to their success. It more than just race or gender. By incorporating in a company like xerox different cultures and ways of thinking it expands the mind set of the company and leads toward creating innovative solutions and business opportunities (Xerox). How has the definition of diversity changed over the years? We live in a world where‚ because of the Internet and the Web‚ we can communicate with
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Raja Kurapati Marketing 508 - 08/04/05 Xerox Case Study Analysis Xerox’s "Book In Time" is a revolutionary product‚ presenting some new opportunities for the company. It is simply a matter of costs. The Book-in-Time equipment allows for a publishing company to produce a 300-page book for $6.90‚ something which could have been previously reached only for lots larger than 1‚000 copies. A significant decrease in publishing costs‚ given the fact that these cover up to 20 % (including the paper
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Dear Fred‚ One and one-half (1 ½) years after joining Xerox‚ you achieved your primary short-term goal of becoming senior staff within five (5) years. Confronted with the current organizational restructuring in this your 6th year‚ you must intelligently navigate the political landscape to maintain the considerable power and influence you have acquired in order to achieve your ultimate goal of becoming a corporate officer and board member. The crossroads of the situation presented to you by Fred
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line. What is it significance to Xerox‚ or to any organization? When facing business threats from competition‚ Xerox ‘s president David Kearns becomes convinced that Xerox needed a long-range‚ comprehensive quality strategy as well as a change in its traditional management culture. As a result ‚ Xerox implement the quality management practices and was approached by several Xerox employees about instituting total quality management. Kearns determined that Xerox would initiate a totally quality
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Allaire Company: Xerox Corp. The fall of Xerox market share can be blamed on many factors; for starters it could have just been the economy. Another reason that could explain the fall of Xerox could be that Xerox did not fund its R&D programs well enough to secure their future in sales. One other reason for their fall could be that Xerox depended on current products to do well indefinitely. All these factors contributed to the fall of Xerox‚ however Xerox management also played a role
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International Financial Management‚ 2e (Bekaert / Hodrick) Chapter 1 Globalization and the Multinational Corporation 1.1 Multiple Choice Easy 1) Which of the following was created in an effort to promote free trade? A) World Trade Organization B) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act C) multilateral development banks D) the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Answer: A 2) Which one of the following is an investment from which the payoff over time is derived from the performance
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Case Analysis for Xerox Ajoy Singh Discussed Question 2. What is your opinion of the original vision of Xerox Technology Ventures (XTV)? What would you have done differently? Xerox’s interest in XTV came with the realization that the Xerox PARC’s technology was leaking out of the company. Industry rumor suggests that the Macintosh‚ Ethernet‚ laser printers‚ and mouse pointers were all invented by Xerox PARC and leaked out to various start-ups. The company
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1. In what ways can (a) flattening the hierarchy and (b) centralizing/decentralizing authority help an organization like Xerox to improve its performance? Flattening the hierarchy can help employees working closely‚ like those in R&D or strategic planning‚ work smoothly without having to wait for approvals or clearances. This may enable them to come up with innovative product line-ups quicker. It also helps cut down on bureaucratic costs. Centralizing an organization is useful when a large
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Globalization and the Role of Nongovernmental Organization and Transnational Corporations Ever since people started to migrate and encounter new people‚ globalization has been a fact of life. Trade‚ war and movement have spread culture around the world but now with the advent of telecommunication‚ global transportation‚ and more money; Globalization is happening at rate that is alarming to some and advantageous to others. Some would say that America is the driver of the globalization vehicle
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