Case Study Case Study: Managing a Global Team: Greg James at Sun Microsystems‚ Inc. As illustrated in the article‚ “Managing a Global Team: Greg James at Sun Microsystems‚ Inc. (A)”‚ managing a global team is an intricate task that requires special and specific skills (Neely & Delong‚ 2009). Greg James‚ the Global Manager‚ at Sun Microsystems is faced with many layers of problems that have manifested with a crisis with HS Holdings. Greg uncovered more serious problems as he traveled across the
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Managing a Global Team: Greg James at Sun Microsystems Inc. Case 3 Danielle Burrell Professor Richards BUAD 647.185 May 5‚ 2015 1. How well has James managed his global team? Before James’s trip‚ he had not been in touch with his team or their progress. However‚ upon his return‚ he instituted several team meetings‚ one on one meetings and skip level session to bring him closer to his team and to develop team closeness and trust. 2. Who is responsible for the HS Holding crisis? I
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jame Table of Content Introduction 3 Question 1: How well had James managed his global teams? 3 Question 2: Compare and contrast how the various teams see as the cause of the crisis? In your view‚ who is responsible for the HS Holding Crisis? 4 Question 3: What role did open work environment and diversity play in the case? How? 7 Question 4: What should James do in the short and long term? 9 Conclusion 11 Reference List 12 Team Distribution of Tasks: 12
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TSEDAL NEELEY THOMAS J. DELONG Managing a Global Team: Greg James at Sun Microsystems‚ Inc. (A) Greg James‚ a global manager at Sun Microsystems‚ Inc. (Sun)‚ slumped on the edge of his bed in the company’s corporate flat in Paris. He struggled to even move after only three hours of sleep. James had embarked on this unexpected trip from Sun’s Santa Clara‚ California‚ headquarters six days earlier. With only a few hours’ notice‚ he had set out to meet with his entire 45-member customer implementation
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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Master of Science in Finance. TEACHER: ANTÓNIO BORGES ASSUNÇÃO CASE 2 Sun Microsystems 6TH MARCH 2014 CASE REVIEW As Shelton (1988) said strategic fit exists when two companies are able to create value that would be created if they were trying to reach the same goals separately. The IT industry is extremely competitive and companies are always searching for new ideas and new ways to evolve to be constantly one step ahead of its competitors
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Fujitsu 6 Long-Term Packages 6 Linked Prosperity 7 Internal Strategy 8 Mission Statement 10 Marketing Strategy 10 Conclusion 12 Appendices 13 Appendix A – Porter’s Five Forces 13 Appendix B – S.W.O.T Analysis of Sun Microsystems 16 Appendix C – History of Sun 19 Appendix D – About Products 20 Appendix E – Stock Chart 21 Appendix F – Market Shares 22 Appendix G – Budget/Marketing Expenses Chart 23 Appendix H – OS Market Share / Windows Budget 24 Appendix I – Microsoft Lawsuit
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A complete analysis was conducted on the financial statements and status of Sun Microsystems. After examining the research findings and analysis it is fair to say that evidence determines that Sun Microsystems finances has not been on a steady incline. In fact‚ it had definitely experienced some highs and lows in its return on investment and stockholders? In order to get a concise understanding of where problems are within the company’s operations the following factors were considered and examined:
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interested party for a minimal fee => several different branches were developed -> FX the BSD version (Berkeley Software Distribution). Many of the hardware suppliers made their own version of UNIX whit competing features. (IBM‚ Hewlett-Packard‚ and Sun) => different workstation and server manufacturers’ UNIX-based systems diverged in several characteristics. Servers * servers = the backbone of networks (where printers ‚ files and applications software are share) * “client-server” architecture
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Introduction Sun Microsystems is a leading supplier of computer related products‚ including servers‚ workstations‚ storage devices‚ and network switches. In the 2001 annual report‚ a letter to stockholders from the President and CEO Scott G. McNealy offered a remark saying that the fiscal year was ended with a significant revenue growth of 16% and that was a good indication of gaining market share. Also‚ that the employees were responsible for bringing the costs down and new products to the market
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SUN MICROSYSTEM CASE: Chapter 3 - Comprehensive Problem 2 Sun Microsystems is a leading supplier of computer related products‚ including servers‚ workstations‚ storage devices‚ and network switches. In the letter to stockholders as part of the 2001 annual report‚ President and CEO Scott G. McNealy offered the following remarks: “Fiscal 2001 was clearly a mixed bag for Sun‚ the industry‚ and the economy as a whole. Still‚ we finished with revenue growth of 16 percent—and that’s significant. We believe
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