Scott Mcnealy and Sun Microsystems
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LDEN039 |
For delivery in electronic format: Rs. 300;
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ThemesCorporate Social Responsibility
Themes
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| Case Length |
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14 Pages |
| Period |
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1984-2006 |
| Pub Date |
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2006 |
| Teaching Note |
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Not Available |
| Organization |
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Sun
Microsystems |
| Industry |
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Information
Technology |
| Countries |
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USA |
Abstract:
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Scott McNealy had been the CEO of Sun Microsystems, a company
that he had co-founded in 1984, for 22 years. In April 2006, he announced his
decision to step down in favor of Sun's president and COO Jonathan Schwartz.
This case study discusses the various events at Sun under McNealy's leadership.
It traces the company's growth from a small startup in the mid 1980s to one of
the driving forces behind the internet economy in the 1990s. It also talks about
the events that led to Sun's decline in the early 2000s, and McNealy' failure to
arrest this decline. The case concludes with a discussion of the leadership
change at Sun and whether Schwartz was the right person to give the ailing
company a new lease of life. |
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Issues:
» To study the rise and fall of one of the major companies in the IT
industry, and the role of its founder in its initial success and later troubles.
» To analyze the relationship between leadership and growth.
» To appreciate the effect of changing business environmental scenarios on
companies and the need to respond to these changes rapidly.
» To examine the relationship between innovation and success, and to
understand that developing cutting edge products does not automatically
translate into financial success.
» To understand the importance of flexible business models, especially in
markets with rapidly evolving technologies.
Contents:
Keywords:
Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems, UNIX, Solaris, SPARC, Java,
Linux, Microsoft, Windows, Intel, Dotcom Crash, Networking, IBM, HP, Leadership.
Scott Mcnealy and Sun Microsystems
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