| Description |
1 online resource (15 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
International business online (text) |
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Thunderbird case series |
| Summary |
In early 1998, Global One, the alliance between Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, and Sprint, appointed a new CEO who had previously been a senior executive with Sprint. Publicly, the partners expressed optimism about the future of Global One and its position as a leading global service provider. However, the reality was quite different. The alliance was yet to make a profit and was reportedly plagued by quality and pricing problems. There was also speculation that Sprint could find itself a takeover target. On top of this, the telecommunications service industry was going through wrenching change with national monopolies disappearing, alliances being rapidly formed and terminated, and technologies shifting rapidly |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed July 24, 2014) |
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Thunderbird case number: A07-98-0014 |
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This edition in English |
| Subject |
Deutsche Telekom -- Case studies
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France. Direction générale des télécommunications -- Case studies
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Sprint Corp. -- Case studies
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Deutsche Telekom. |
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France. Direction générale des télécommunications. |
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Sprint Corp. |
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Telecommunication -- Finance -- Case studies
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Telecommunication -- Finance.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management.
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