Changing the rules of engagement
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Ing. C. Olivetti e Compagnia S.p.A. (Olivetti) has agreed to field 10% of its equity to the US-based computer company Digital Equipment Corp in exchange for the latter's technological expertise. The Italian firm had in the past resorted only to non-financial alliances, but a net loss of $410 million in 1991 and the need for research and development support have made such platonic arrangements inadequate. Olivetti Chmn and CEO Carlo De Benedetti made this significant policy change in order to take advantage of Digital's Alpha chip, reputedly as powerful as a miniture supercomputer and with the potential for widespread personal computer application. Digital, twice as large as the Italian computer company and third largest in the world, will be gaining European exposure in return. Olivetti has, over the years, been moving from hardware to flexible computer systems supply and has thus required such major management adjustments.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1992
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Is Tandem's management style as fail-safe as its computers?
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Tandem Computer Corp. has initiated a participative management program that mirrors its free-wheeling management style, a style that has made it famous among Silicon Valley firms. The company, which was one of the first (and is still one of the most successful) manufacturers of fault-tolerant computer systems, is struggling with stalled growth after having reached $500 million in annual sales in 1984. Its reputation has been tarnished in the computer industry, with many claiming part of the blame for its ennui is its unconventional management practices. Still, the company's management, including its president, James G. Treybig, supports the people-oriented approach to handling its employees; an analysis of its unique management programs is provided.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1984
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Far Eastern R & D: the California connection
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Several Asian electronics and computer firms have established research facilities in California, showing their concern for their potential inability to develop the breakthrough technologies required for success in the future. Among the first Japanese firms to claim an interest in research in California through acquisition were Toshiba Corp., NEC Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. However, since the first such deals, almost every large electronics firm from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan has invested in research on the U.S. West Coast. Examples are provided of several of these deals, and the problems such arrangements must overcome to guarantee success are discussed.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1984
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