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Publications
- September 2004 (Revised June 2005)
- HBS Case Collection
QUALCOMM, Inc. 2004
By: David B. Yoffie, Pai-Ling Yin and Elizabeth Kind
Abstract
QUALCOMM, Inc. had transitioned from a fledgling startup into a Fortune 500 wireless technology leader. Its CDMA technology was considered the preeminent technology and was the world's fastest growing wireless communications technology. CEO Irwin Jacobs had a number of concerns as he determined how to sustain the company's success. How should the company allocate its resources among products? How could QUALCOMM encourage other countries--China and India in particular--to move to CDMA-based systems? How should QUALCOMM defend its position against other new technologies?
Keywords
Business Startups; Government and Politics; Leadership Style; Resource Allocation; Product Positioning; Problems and Challenges; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; China; India
Citation
Yoffie, David B., Pai-Ling Yin, and Elizabeth Kind. "QUALCOMM, Inc. 2004." Harvard Business School Case 705-401, September 2004. (Revised June 2005.)