Please read Text Case 19 – Case Analysis 2: 3M: The Innovation Engine (in MindTap) and answer the below case questions:
Q1. What are the roots of 3M’s culture of entrepreneurship and innovation? What were the key tenets of this culture as they emerged over time?
Q2. What were the strengths of the organization and culture of 3M during the McKnight to DeSimone era? What were the potential weaknesses?
Q3. The expansion of 3M into international markets was highly successful. What explains this? What was the drawback with 3M’s international expansion strategy?
Q4. By the 1990s 3M was starting to develop some problems. What were the causes of these problems?
Q5. Why did 3M’s board hire an outsider, McNerney, to run 3M after DeSimone. What was McNerney trying to do at 3M? What were the pros and cons of his approach?
Case analysis format:
– This is not a group assignment but an individual assignment,
– If your similarity score is higher than 30%, your assignment will not be accepted.
– On 8.5 by 11-inch paper with one-inch margins and font size twelve. No restriction on line spacing.
– Do not retype the case questions. However, please specify the question numbers for your answers.
– Analysis must be no more than five pages. The limit does not include the cover page, figures, graphs, references, and other supplementary materials.
– Appropriate references must be included.
Please read Text Case 19 – Case Analysis 2: 3M: The Innovation Engine (in MindTa
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