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(2008, 1000 words)
The paper analyses the issues surrounding creativity and innovation, using intensive growth strategies of Nokia as a framework for discussion. Creativity and innovation of Finland are discussed with regard to Nokia. Recommendations are suggested to enhance creative culture in Nokia.
(2008, 3200 words)
The paper examines the customer-centred approach know as customer centrality (CC) in Nokia Corporation providing the company's background, describing their target audience, and conducting Marketing Mix and SERVQUAL analysis of their products and services.
(2008, 10 000 words)
This dissertation examines how firms can achieve competitive advantage through leveraging the knowledge that resides within and external to the firm, enabling them to develop and launch innovative products and services. In so doing, it focuses on the case of Western mobile phone handset providers – Motorola, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson – in the Chinese market. The dissertation would be particularly useful for anyone interested in the strategic management, innovation management, and knowledge management literature, as well as that relating to market entry modes, especially in the context of China. It would also be useful for those wanting to draw on historic, case study research as a methodological approach. Proposal matching this dissertation is also available on our website under the name: C/B/880. Proposal. Innovation and Knowledge Management as a Source of Competitive Advantage: The Case of Western Mobile Phone Handset Providers in the Chinese Market.
(2008, 10 000 + 1900 words)
This dissertation examines how firms can achieve competitive advantage through leveraging the knowledge that resides within and external to the firm, enabling them to develop and launch innovative products and services. In so doing, it focuses on the case of Western mobile phone handset providers – Motorola, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson – in the Chinese market. The dissertation would be particularly useful for anyone interested in the strategic management, innovation management, and knowledge management literature, as well as that relating to market entry modes, especially in the context of China. It would also be useful for those wanting to draw on historic, case study research as a methodological approach. Proposal is available in the appendix.
(2008, 1900 words)
This proposal puts forward the case to examine how firms can achieve competitive advantage through leveraging the knowledge that resides within and external to the firm, enabling them to develop and launch innovative products and services. In so doing, the dissertation proposal focuses on the case of Western mobile phone handset providers – Motorola, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson – in the Chinese market. Dissertation matching this proposal is also available on our website under the name: C/B/878. Dissertation. Innovation and Knowledge Management as a Source of Competitive Advantage: The Case of Motorola, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson in the Chinese Market.
(2007, 3700 words)
The report evaluates the management of human capital by Balfour Beatty to achieve high performance with the help of benchmarking against the best practices within and across the industries. Case studies are conducted of Jarvis, a construction and support services group, and Nokia, the telecommunication giant, as high performing organisations that have gained competitive advantage from effective human resource management.
(2007, 350 words)
The paper presents a brief overview of the capabilities and competencies of Nokia Corporation as compared to its competitors.
(2007, 560 words)
The paper examines the recent history of the cell phone industry with reference to Nokia and Motorola, the two most successful companies in the industry, reporting on their sales, strategy and current position in the global cell phone market.
(2007, 3000 words)
This report has been commissioned by top management at Nokia to produce an implement plan concentrating on people's aspects of implementation of the new environmental initiative of reducing its carbon footprint by introducing a company wide centralized management information system and policy focused at reduction in paper and printing usage. Therefore the specific objectives of this report can be highlighted as to understand the dynamics of environmental initiative for the organization; to analyze the impact of this initiative on the attitude and behaviour of employees; and to recommend an implementation plan focused at softer aspects of organization for the successful change management.
(2007, 4000 words)
The purpose of this report is to analyze the importance of 'lean' operations philosophy in the practical world where the competitive environment across and within the industries have forced firms to streamline their operations to optimize their outputs. In order to achieve the objectives of this report Nokia, the Finnish telecommunication giant, which according to the Forbes 800 International Companies is the world's biggest cellular phone manufacturer in the international electronic industry has been used as a case study.
(2007, 15 000 words)
The research has been focused at understanding the role of human resource management in the transitional economy of China. A comparative analysis of HRM practices has been provided between local and foreign-invested firms. The report holds chapters like introduction, literature review, methodology, analysis and findings, and conclusion. Literature review provides an in depth critical analysis of different schools of thought in the field. The research falls in the domain of interpretivism and therefore case studies, semi structured interviews and secondary data have been used to provide a qualitative analysis. The chosen case studies for the purpose of this research are Haier Group and Nokia. It has been concluded by the research that there is a trend towards convergence of HRM practices and the gap between the foreign invested and local firm's HRM is diminishing.
(2006, 5000 words)
The paper reports on the position Nokia providing an overview of their background, and conducting the company's PESTEL analysis, analysis of their demographic and competitive environment within the mobile communications market, Porter's five forces analysis of their management and organizational structure, etc. Strategic options for the company's future development are discussed.
(2006, 4000 words)
The paper examines brand strategies of Nokia reporting on their brands' history, reviewing the methods of brand evaluation (Holistic Model and Interbrand Model), and evaluating the company's current market position and brand status. Recommendations are offered concerning the strategies of Nokia's brand positioning.
(2006, 1500 words)
The paper reports on Nokia, a mobile phone company, conducting analysis of their profit model, discussing the safety issues of mobile communication, and identifying their effects on the company’s profit.
(2006, 4000 words)
The paper examines organisation behaviour (OB) in Nokia Corporation offering the company’s overview and analysing the issues of their organisational culture, communication within the organisation, and human resource management on the basis of a literature review. Recommendations in the respective areas are offered.
(2006, 3000 words)
The report critically analyzes and synthesizes best practice in relation to various tools used to map and share existing knowledge within an organization. It looks at there case studies of Nokia, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and International Business Machine (IBM). The report has been divided into three major parts, first part deals with the business overview of each company, second part looks at the KM strategy and process adopted by each company and lastly with the help of appropriate literature these strategies and process have been evaluated.
(2006, 3500 words)
The paper investigates purchasing behaviour towards Nokia mobile phones reporting on the company’s current market position, advertising strategy, etc. Theories on consumer behaviour, attitude changes, etc. are reviewed. Secondary research is conducted in combination with primary data collection (through questionnaires) and analysis. Conclusions are made about the success of the Nokia brand.
(2005, 2500 words)
The paper reports on the mobile phone producers Nokia and Ericsson conducting comparative analysis of their products, markets and strategies. The role of innovation in the mobile phone market is discussed.
(2006, 2500 words)
The roots of Nokia go back to the year 1865 with the establishment of a forest industry enterprise in the Southwestern Finland. The company established its reputation as a major telecommunication company in the 1960’s but the rapid expansion of the company took place in the 1980s when it was floated on the major stock markets. This report is aimed at providing an explanation of this growth at Nokia through knowledge management. The report provides an insight into the information audit conducted at the company and based on that proposes a future strategic direction. The report concludes with the resource based view of strategic management and the proximity of knowledge management to it.
(2005, 2000 words)
This paper focuses on a case study of Nokia, highlighting issues of marketing management on the current mobile phone market. PEST analysis and Porter's Five Forces Model, generic strategy and value chain model are used to analyze the industry and Nokia. Areas examined in the paper include competitive advantage, industry life cycle, customer segmentation & differentiation, competition and business integration etc.
(2005, 11000 words)
The paper reports on the Finnish company Nokia offering an overview of the mobile phone industry and providing information on the development of Nokias vision and mission, current competitors, customers loyalty to Nokia products, supplier relations management, marketing and economic challenges, core competence, localization strategy, corporate governance, acquisitions, business group structure, future development prospects, etc.
(2005, 11000 words)
Nowadays organizations, their strategies and management become ever more complex. The study of this dissertation is based on the case study of Nokia Corporation and its strategic performance in the mobile handset industry. The paper consists of executive summary, introduction, literature review, methodology, analysis, conclusions and managerial recommendations on implementation. The Literature review outlines the concept of strategic management and the importance of strategic analysis of the environment, organizational performance and competence. The methodological part justifies and explains the use of PEST analysis, Porters five forces and SWOT analysis as the means to investigate strategic situation of the firm and draw conclusions. The analysis also involves the internal review of Nokia, its corporate culture, mission, objectives and values; considers the strategy formulation and strategic management processes of Nokia. The analysis part shows the way different external and internal factors that have a great impact on Nokias operations and strategies. Managerial recommendations suggest various approaches, as for instance, diversification, in order for the companys to win back its leading positions in the marketplace.
(2005, 3000 words)
Nokia has successfully leveraged upon its human resources to boost its performance. The company has the 40% share of the mobile phone handset market and management of the company has admitted that it is due to ‘The Nokia Way – the companys HRM strategy. This report looks at the overall HRM strategy employed by the company and then focuses upon the HR practices and activities in the areas of Performance Management, Reward Systems and Motivational Techniques. The report concludes with recommendations on the basis of the analysis of HRM strategy and activities of Nokia globally.
(2005, 2500 words)
The paper reports on the Finnish company Nokia and US Company Motorola providing their key financial data and comparing their human resource management (HRM) practices including compensations and benefits, training, development and internal communication.
(2005, 3000 words)
This essay looks at the practice of the Finland based telecom giant, Nokia in the field of international human resource management (IHRM). The essay starts with a brief introduction of the company and then focuses discussion on development of multicultural workforce, management of performance and rewards, and looks into the ethical issues faced by the company in the context of international HRM. Finally the conclusion is drawn under the light of detailed analysis based on the comparison of theory with the company practice in each topic.
(2005, 3000 words)
Nokia is the world leader in the manufacturing of mobile phones with a 40% share of the overall market. Nokia has contributed its success to its people policies which has led the company to a sustainable competitive advantage over its rivals. This essay looks at the three complex issues in international human resource management (IHRM) and the practice of the company in these fields. The documented espoused values of the company, named ‘The Nokia Way have been used as the basis for this discussion.
(2005, 2300 words)
Through a comprehensive PESTEL analysis, the paper examines the competitive environment in which Nokia, the worlds leading mobile phones company, is operating. The industry analysis is then presented with the help of the Porters five forces. Finally, the essay scrutinises Nokias strengths and weakness as well as provides an overview of the opportunities the companys can capitalise on and threats it could face in the immediate future (SWOT).
(2005, 5500 words)
The paper reports on the performance of the Nokia company over the past three years providing information on the mobile industry as a whole; recent developments within Nokia; its share prices on the London Stock Exchange; ratio analysis of the companys profitability, efficiency, liquidity, gearing and investors; SWOT and PESTEL analysis.
(2005, 2600 words)
This report provides an in-depth profile of Nokia Corporation in regards to company's international business performance. To evaluate company's experiences, macro and micro success and threats, a strategic framework of SWOT analysis is considered analysing such issues as globalization, integration, protectionism and product development.
(2005, 1200 words)
This paper defines the SWOT analysis and explains why is it important and where it is applicable. Moreover, the paper provides a full account of SWOT analysis of Nike and Nokia based on the latest facts and issues in relation to these companies and their industries.
(2004, 3000 words)
The present paper will explore the way new culture contributed to the present success of the company. At first, the paper will outline the major factors that triggered the organisational change and what elements of the organisation were involved. Then, the paper will elaborate on the content of cultural change process. This analysis will be built with the use of cultural web as the analytical tool. The utilisation of this tool will help divide the complex notion into separate but interrelated components to make a clear distinction between the old and new organisational cultures. Along with the analysis of the content the paper will uncover the strategic importance of each component. The further section will describe the way the new culture contributed to the success of Nokia. It will highlight the number of strategic benefits which were introduced by new organisational culture and the way it enable the company to maintain competitive advantage. The section about R&D culture describes the distinguishing features of Nokia's way. It elaborates on such important elements of Nokia's R&D culture as radical innovation paradigm, lean approach and team working. The paper explains the way the open culture contributes to the development of creative and innovative environment. The separate attention is given to the way the new culture fosters self-actualisation of its employees. Finally, the paper considers the pitfalls of the open culture and the range of costs that were incurred due to these pitfalls.
(2004, 2000 words)
This report of Nokia Mobile Corporation will provide the following analyses of Nokia: Country risk analysis of Nokia; Foreign direct investment of Nokia; International financing and project finance of Nokia; Multinational working capital AND trade finance of Nokia; Foreign exchange exposure and financial accounting of Nokia and Foreign exchange and interest rate risk management.
(2004, 3500 words)
This essay looks at in economic terms, the structures of the market for consumer electronics that Nokia entered and how did the market structures influence Nokia's decisions regarding its product range and output levels. This essay also explains Nokia's expansion into and withdrawal from, the consumer electronics business by Penrose's growth theory. Moreover, critical evaluates the Principal/Agency issues were managed in Nokia, and discusses if the organizational structures adopted help or hinder company performances in the consumer electronics business
(2003, 2700,)
Evolution of the Mobile Phone Market, Trends & Future of the mobile phone market, Nokia's Marketing Strategy, Competitors Strategies (especially Motorola and Ericsson), Summary and conclusions, The mobile phone market
(2002, 4500 words)
This report is to analyse the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that set Nokia in context in terms of its operations and marketing activities. It discusses Nokia's culture and values, and how these elements impact on Nokia's overall performance. In addition, it identifies Nokia's current financial position, and how the current financial position is likely to impact on future marketing activities that include its new products and its investment. The report finds that high quality and advanced technologies are the important factors for Nokia's success. In Nokia's human resource management, the features are to improve employee's techniques by regularly training and developing effective teamwork. Moreover, the other finding is that Nokia's financial position is surpass its competitors in telecommunication. The report concludes that Nokia has established its leadership in mobile phone market according to its successful marketing strategies and internal management. Nokia's philosophy is to learn continuously, to satisfy consumers, and to respect individual and pursue professionalism. The report recommends that Nokia should target consumers in group markets rather than in individuals.
(2002, 4000 words)
This report analyses the impact of external an internal influences on the business strategies of Nokia Corporation, evaluates the factors, modifiers of Nokia's advancement, and also considers the environment policies, and technology development in the future.
(2003, 10000 words)
This dissertation analyses and evaluates Nokia's competitive advantage. writer attempted to answer the following questions: What internal factors have been underlying in its success? What attempts have been made and can be done in order to fully utilise these? What are the external factors contributing to Nokia's decision making and to what extent have these been central to the company's overall success? What role has the government and domestic institutions had in the Nokia we see today?
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