Computers Office Equipment Case Interview Questions & Answers

IBM to Sell Personal Computer Division to Lenovo Group

Case Type: industry analysis; business competition, competitive analysis
Consulting Firm: IBM Global Business Services (GBS) second round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: computers; software, information technology (IT).

Case Interview Question #00674: The year is 2004. We were hired by International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, NYSE: IBM) to support them with their portfolio strategy. Headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States, IBM… Read the rest

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PC Maker Lenovo to Set Up More BPO Call Centers in India

Case Type: estimate, guesstimate; HR, organizational behavior.
Consulting Firm: Hay Group second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: software, information technology (IT); computers.

Case Interview Question #00516: Lenovo Group Limited is a multinational information technology company that develops, manufactures and markets desktop and notebook computers, workstations, servers, storage drives, IT management software, and other related products and services. The company’s principal operations are… Read the rest

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General Binding to Relocate Chicago Plant to Malaysia

Case Type: market entry.
Consulting Firm: Ernst & Young (EY) first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: office supplies; packaging.

Case Interview Question #00440: Your client General Binding Corporation (GBC) is an office supplies manufacturer with many highly recognized global brands for binding, lamination, and other presentation products. The company is headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire, Illinois and is part of ACCO… Read the rest

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Seagate Continues to Grow Its Market Leading Position

Case Type: growth; increase sale or market share.
Consulting Firm: IBM Global Business Services (GBS) final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: computer hardware; electronics, semiconductors.

Case Interview Question #00421: Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of hard drives and data storage devices. Headquartered in Scotts Valley, California, United States, the company had revenues of approximately USD $… Read the rest

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PC Giant Compaq Losing Its Market Share to Dell

Case Type: increase sales/market share; business competition.
Consulting Firm: Capgemini Consulting first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Computers, Office Equipment.

Case Interview Question #00396: This case is set in the late 1990s. Our client Compaq Computer Corporation is a leading personal computer (PC) company headquartered in Texas, United States (later acquired for USD $25 billion by Palo Alto, California-based PC maker Hewlett-Packard, NYSE:… Read the rest

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