The History of the Nokia Company

Seminar Paper , 2012 , 26 Pages , Grade: 1

Business economics - Economic and Social History

The aim of this seminar paper was to describe the history of Nokia company, which is a well- known Finnish manufacturer of mobile devices. Nokia employs around 139.000 people across 120 countries and it is present in more than 150 countries around the world. This is actually an admirable achievement for a company that started its business as a small riverside paper mill in Finland. As well as this Nokia is doing business for more than 135 years.

Although Nokia is a leading multinational enterprise, a major part of its business is located in Finland, where the company has its headquarters in Keilaniemi of Espoo. As a result, Nokia ́s success or failure is crucial for Finnish economy. Besides Nokia ́s electronics, the company is also worldwide known for its „Nokia- Connecting People“ slogan, its Nokia Tune ringtone or its spectacular Snake game. This seminar paper handles the business history of Nokia, its impact on Finnish economy and employees, the most important personalities of Nokia and factors that have been responsible for Nokia ́s success and the general contribution of Nokia company to business history.

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1. Introduction

2. Situation today
2.1. Nokia's market share and brand strength
2.2. Nokia Business Units
2.3. Nokia and its major competitors

3. History of the Nokia Company
3.1. Pulp mill and paper production start
3.2. Rubber production
3.3. Cable production
3.4. Merger into the Nokia Corporation
3.5. The Era of Information Technology and Telecommunications

4. Nokia in the Finnish Society and Economy
4.1. Nokia´s impact on working culture
4.2. Nokiazation of Finland
4.3. The impact of Nokia on GDP of Finland
4.4. The impact of Nokia on R&D expenditure
4.5. Nokia´s impact on employment
4.6. Nokia´s impact on productivity

5. Management strategy and factors that influenced the success of Nokia

6. Personalities of Nokia

7. Conclusion
7.1. Future of Nokia-led Finland
7.2. Future of Nokia

8. List of References

• College: University of Vienna (Institut für Betriebswirtschaftslehre)
• Course: Innovations- und Technologiemanagement
• Grade: 1
• Authors: Alexandra Barokova (Author), Miroslava Jergušová (Author)
• Publication Year: 2012
• Pages: 26
• Catalog Number: V340144
• ISBN (eBook): 9783668299108
• ISBN (Book): 9783668299115
• Language: English
• Tags: Nokia, business history, Finnish economy, electronics, mobile phone industry