Strategic technology management of Nokia Corporation 2003-2013 faulty choices and the collapse of the handset business

This extended case study aims to analyze the strategic technology management of Nokia Corporation – how and why Nokia failed to ensure the position at the forefront of a disrupted mobile communications market between 2003 and 2013. For this research a total of 13 knowledgeable informants have been i...

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Päätekijä: Lubinaite, Sandra
Muut tekijät: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Aineistotyyppi: Pro gradu
Kieli:eng
Julkaistu: 2015
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title_full Strategic technology management of Nokia Corporation 2003-2013 : faulty choices and the collapse of the handset business
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title_sub faulty choices and the collapse of the handset business
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topic Nokia (yhtiö) Yrittäjyys Entrepreneurship 20422 strategia Symbian OS langaton tekniikka
topic_facet 20422 Entrepreneurship Nokia (yhtiö) Symbian OS Yrittäjyys langaton tekniikka strategia
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