DISC 1
“Navigating through the Life Cycle of Maturity” Please respond to the following:
• From the first and second e-Activities, evaluate the effectiveness of Dell’s current turnaround strategies. Present at least three (3) examples to support your evaluation.
• From the first and second e-Activities, analyze Dell’s declining industry strategy. Next, compare the company’s strengths, relative to remaining pockets of demand, to the intensity of the competition in the declining industry. Provide one (1) example of Dell’s strength over the competition to support your response
e-Activity
• Watch the video titled “Michael Dell talks turnaround strategy” (5 min 17 s). Be prepared to discuss.
Video Source: Kulikov Boris (2011, November 22). Michael Dell addresses Dell’s future [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbcQC7nbcBo.
This video can be viewed from within your online course shell.
• Watch the video titled “Michael Dell addresses Dell’s future” (33 min 46 s). Be prepared to discuss.
Video Source: Fortune Magazine (2013, January 16). Michael Dell addresses Dell’s future [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ivFDvzAzw8.
DISC 2
“Comparing First-movers in Technology” Please respond to the following:
• From the first and second e-Activities, analyze the key ways in which Intel and Microsoft capitalized on and reaped substantial first-mover advantages in pioneering new technologies. Provide a rationale to support your response.
• From the first and second e-Activities, compare Intel’s and Microsoft’s strategies in terms of their ability to profit from innovation. Next, analyze the manner in which shifts in new technologies revolutionized the structure of the industry, increasing profitability and growth through global expansion. Provide a rationale to support your response.
• Watch the video titled “Designer Behind the World’s First Microprocessor” (4 min 20 s). Be prepared to discuss.
Video Source: ChannelIntel (2011, September 27). Designer Behind the World’s First Microprocessor [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcOk3jMRoyA.
This video can be viewed from within your online course shell.
• Watch the video titled “TechForum 2012: A New Age of Personal Computing” (3 min 3 s). Be prepared to discuss.
Video Source: Microsoft (2012, February 27). TechForum 2012: A New Age of Personal Computing [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juoAo8p8OI8.
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