3M creativity and innovation
Contents
1.0 Introduction 2
1.1 Background of 3M Company 2
2.0 Contents 3
2.1 Issues of 3M 3
2.1.1 Structure in Relation to Innovation 3
2.1.2 Leadership Relation to Innovation 3
2.1.3 Linkages and Networking to Innovation 4
3.0 Analyze difficulties in using 3M in different cultural situation 6
4.0 Evidence of reflection on how insights relate to student own situation and how learning might applied in current situation 7
5.0 Discussion of challenges in transforming their learnings into action given their particular strength and limitations 9
6.0 Conclusion 9
7.0 Bibliography 10
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of 3M Company
3M is a Miscellaneous technique and technology company Serving customers and communities in innovative services and products. The home of the fundamental strength of the 3M Company in the use of technology systems that distinguished by over 40 technology-often in jointly with a wide range in needs of customers, the brand of 3M is recognized and reliable in whole the world. Household names like Post-it, Nexcare, Scotch-Brite, Scotch and Scotchgard.
3M established in 1902 in Minnesota, United States, has more than 35 business units and the company are located throughout the world such as The Americas Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia in the following markets: Communications and Electro, Office and Consumer, Graphics and Display, Health Care, Safety and Industrial and Transportation, Protection and Security services , with this business units across six business lines and 75 thousand employees, the company have generated sales more than 23 bn USD in 2009 And has grew up to become one of 30 companies and part of Dow Jones index.
Today, 3M is a multinational powerhouse, with more than $23 billion in annual sales across a product line 50,000 deep, from adhesives to optical film. It boasts 22,800 patents, many derived from its 15 percent program. The program has been key to 3M’s business strategy and could
1.0 Introduction 2
1.1 Background of 3M Company 2
2.0 Contents 3
2.1 Issues of 3M 3
2.1.1 Structure in Relation to Innovation 3
2.1.2 Leadership Relation to Innovation 3
2.1.3 Linkages and Networking to Innovation 4
3.0 Analyze difficulties in using 3M in different cultural situation 6
4.0 Evidence of reflection on how insights relate to student own situation and how learning might applied in current situation 7
5.0 Discussion of challenges in transforming their learnings into action given their particular strength and limitations 9
6.0 Conclusion 9
7.0 Bibliography 10
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of 3M Company
3M is a Miscellaneous technique and technology company Serving customers and communities in innovative services and products. The home of the fundamental strength of the 3M Company in the use of technology systems that distinguished by over 40 technology-often in jointly with a wide range in needs of customers, the brand of 3M is recognized and reliable in whole the world. Household names like Post-it, Nexcare, Scotch-Brite, Scotch and Scotchgard.
3M established in 1902 in Minnesota, United States, has more than 35 business units and the company are located throughout the world such as The Americas Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia in the following markets: Communications and Electro, Office and Consumer, Graphics and Display, Health Care, Safety and Industrial and Transportation, Protection and Security services , with this business units across six business lines and 75 thousand employees, the company have generated sales more than 23 bn USD in 2009 And has grew up to become one of 30 companies and part of Dow Jones index.
Today, 3M is a multinational powerhouse, with more than $23 billion in annual sales across a product line 50,000 deep, from adhesives to optical film. It boasts 22,800 patents, many derived from its 15 percent program. The program has been key to 3M’s business strategy and could
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