Lenovo Group Analysis

In my small group for the film project analysis project I worked with four other students, Deonte, Frank, Osama, and Stephen. The specific purpose that we came together for was to analyse the film, Oz, The Great and Powerful and identify the different properties of communication in the film and how they were used. We held our group meetings after class three times and once before class. Our group had no clear leader, and instead each member was self-directed, and instead our group came to a general consensus at each meeting as to how tasks should be divided and what should be done before the next meeting. While there were significant setbacks to our group’s progress, aside from one anomaly our group worked well together and had only one major conflict.

The group interactions between those new in the group and those who were in later stages of the program were interesting to note. The interaction was almost that of an educational one between the two and members from later stages effectively encouraged those new to the group or those who failed, one which was on the first stage. A balanced dynamic and showed the positive aspects of an open group format. Individuals from varying stages interact in the group setting providing an environment that shows progression through struggles. Also, this assists in clients who believe their situations are unique and thus feeling alone the ability to connect with another member who had similar structures but are now on step eleven, these similarities provide

Working in groups isn't the easiest thing to do. A lot of the time there's conflicts of interest on the future of the group, but working in groups also teaches you basic life skills like patience, cooperative and learning how to compromise. Back in high school, I was the President of the Student Against Destructive Descisions group. On a bi-weekly schedule, we would have meetings. Prior to these meetings, myself and others in the leadership position would discuss topics of these meetings. There were many disagreements, but for the most part, it was a friendly environment. It was enjoyable when things went right. It was challenging to get everyone on the same page. Some people were just in the club for credit and didn't care to make an effort

Founded in 1992 by Lu Quin with a small investment, a ceramics machinery manufacturer. They modeled their business after the European market leaders. By 2002, they got listed on the shanghai Stock Exchange, in 2009 they reported revenues of US$209M almost double the amount of 2006.

Once acquired, it should convert the acquisition into one or multiple subsidiaries. Southern Company’s internationalization into Mexico immediately does two things: further exploit core competencies and gain access to new customers. In addition, it has the potential to achieve lower costs through economies of scale, experience, and increased purchasing power.

The company has managed to earn a profit in these tough economic times because of its diverse customer base, broad portfolio, and numerous cost initiatives (Edwards, 2008). The company made a commitment three years ago to focus on design and innovation in the PC replacement market by offering devices such as touch screen PC’s and easy to use software (Edwards, 2008). This has enabled the company to gain market share from its competitors such as Dell and Toshiba (Edwards, 2008). The company has also focused on innovation in printers and services that has helped boost consumer and business interest (Edwards, 2008).

Hewlett Packard is a leading technology company that is headquartered in California, United States. It was established by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in 1939 and today, they primarily deliver a variety of software, products, and technologies to a broad range of corporate and individual consumers.

Thirty-three years ago, the founder of Lenovo founded the company with only 33,231 USD (converted from 20,000 CNY). 2 Nevertheless, Lenovo has become one of the Fortune 500 companies, and it is one of the largest PC manufacturers in the world, with a more than 20% market share, and around 43 billion revenues in 2016. 3 Over the past three decades, Lenovo has implemented numerous strategies to achieve such accomplishments. Since multinational enterprises often involve in

Innovation, localization and customization, and an efficient and environment-friendly global supply chain are the pillars of growth for Lenovo. Cost-innovation, efficient execution of strategy and a strong presence in China support its global endeavours. In-house manufacturing reduces costs and strategically located manufacturing facilities in China, Mexico and India enhance the efficiency global supply chain. It spends adequately on R&D to move ahead with the times. The R&D centres are located in North America, Japan, and China. Joint ventures and local-level innovation supports its customer oriented focus. Over the years, it has leveraged its strong presence in China, pursued incremental innovation and used inorganic growth strategies to its advantage (Ahrens & Zhou 2013). Further, geographical diversity helps it avoid overdependence on a particular market or product. Cultural diversity, supported by an inclusive organisational culture, facilitates Lenovo’s efforts to build a sustainable competitive advantage (Lenovo

Founded in June 1911, IBM has always been a leading company in the technology industry and at the forefront of innovation. It is a manufacturer of computer hardware and software, and also provides infrastructure, hosting and consulting services. Before the 2000s, IBM was the largest PC vendor in the world. However, the hardware sales have continually declined since 2000, and IBM sold its PC group to Lenovo in 2004, as well as its x86 Server Business in 2014. In the new era of the technology industry, IBM has faced the challenge to transit from a hardware manufacturer to a service company.

Companies can decide to go global or to enter international markets for various reasons, and these different objectives at the time of entry that enable the business to produce different strategies and the performance goals, and even forms of market participation.

Subject : Appraisal of a MNE's recent market entry (2007-2010) ( 1. Firm Motivations for internationalization 2. Entry Strategy 3. Corporate Strategy)

Well known companies like Nike, Microsoft, Sony, Shell Group are just some of the big companies that went global and expanded their trading around the world, they are large businesses that operate internationally in many countries. Development of worldwide integration urges companies to reach out international markets and interact with foreign customers. Businesses focus on fulfilling the demand of the market by its products or services, besides their target is increasing profit, in order achieve these goals they favor to expand their work in a foreign market. Other reasons to internationalize their business may be to become

Hewlett Packard began in 1939 in Palo Alto, California. The company was founded by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard who were friends at the time and remained that until both of their passing. Hewlett Packard has been a leader in technology that encompasses globally, into space exploration, the entertainment industry, the medical industry, the hospitality industry, and many others. In the early 2000’s, the economic landscape was changing globally and Hewlett Packard was beginning to feel the financial hardships of a very competitive industry. In an effort to remain competitive, Hewlett Packard and Compaq decided upon a merger that did aid in transforming both companies, but only to a degree.

Acquisitions have been the major business strategy employed by Indian MNCs to expand and capture the markets. The International acquisitions help Indian companies by: