The Underlying Reasons behind Xerox’s Strategic Management Failures and Possible Remedies that Could Have Been Implemented

Ahmar Habib, Rana Muhammad; Yazdanifard, Rashad

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

Cardiff Metropolitan University UK, Westminster International College, Subang, Malaysia

Abstract

This article is aimed to discuss and analyse Xerox Corporation and its core competencies. The research study will be focusing on the historical background and the era of success and downfall of the organization. In addition, several management models are also applied in this article in order to examine the competitive advantage of the organization and its strategies to sustain in the competitive market. The strategic problems faced by organization and its consequences are discussed in this article and in order to manage those issues and problems, different recommendations are also provided by the research study based on the past cases and secondary data. The paper suggests that Xerox should focus on the stretching of its brand name by diversifying into related fields in order to compete with competitors at multiple levels in the market. It is recommended that the organization should focus on certain departments like marketing as equal as it is focusing on research and development. The research has examined the strategies and major strategic making decision making of the organization in the past and its effect on the current state of the organization. The research study hopes that the discoveries and analysis helps for future studies in the related aspects.

Keywords

20.1001.1.23832126.2017.4.8.1.6

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International Journal of Management, Accounting and Economics

The Underlying Reasons behind Xerox’s Strategic Management Failures and Possible Remedies that Could Have Been Implemented

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Volume 4, Issue 8 - Serial Number 37
August 2017
Pages 796-810

The Underlying Reasons behind Xerox’s Strategic Management Failures and Possible Remedies that Could Have Been Implemented

References

References

Volume 4, Issue 8 - Serial Number 37August 2017Pages 796-810

Volume 4, Issue 8 - Serial Number 37
August 2017
Pages 796-810