American telephony &telegraph company analysis with nadler-tushman congruence model

AT&T Inc is a company engaged in Telecommunication service business. The company has the customers all over the world. The company major clients are telecommunication service provider and various business groups. The AT&T offers wireless communication, local exchange services, and broadband & internet services. Furthermore it is also offering telecommunication equipment & accessories. Video services, Advertisement through directory and whole sales services.

We are conducting AT&T analysis and we for that we have to review different output of the AT&T. Basically every business aims to have certain output in the form of high revenues, sales volume or turn over rate. These output ratio shows how secure the company is financially. The Output of AT& T are its sales volume, its turnover ratio and

Inventory turnover, increase in revenue. The model emphasis on the different factor which is the base of an organization’s output. What is the input what factors affects the output and what is the process involved in it. The AT&T has done well as the profit of the company increased by 41% in the third quarter. There is an increase of 2 million customers who are interested in wireless sets. This brings the total increase in mobile revenue of $10.9 billion.

Furthermore, the net income of AT& T increases by $3.06 billion. The sales volume has almost double and the net sales are around 30.1 billion. These are the output of the AT&T during the third quarter of current fiscal year. While doing the analysis of the company it is highly important to get the real picture what company has gained in terms of output. These outputs have a very clear link with the analysis as it will depict how the company is doing. What is its financial position and how it affects the stability of the company. Like if the sales volume, increases it affects the revenue of the company. The company can earn higher. Like wise if the inventory turn over of the AT&T is lower it depicts that the demand of the company’s product decreases and the overall performance of the company is not up to the mark.

Similarly the outputs of the AT&T are closely associated with each other and have a deeper impact on each other. Like wise if the inventory turnover of AT&T decreases, it means the company has fewer sales to gain and it results in low revenue. All the output of the company is deeply connected to each other. Its like a financial cycle, if one output is increased it definitely have a positive impact on other output. The model of congruence depicts clearly that the whole structure of the organization depends upon the input and the output. And all are closely linked with the other factors as well like people in working in AT&T as well as the job description or a kind of work people are doing at the AT&T.

The example of outputs related to each other can be analyzed with the financial position of AT&T. As we have shown earlier, that AT&T has done well as the profit of the company increased by 41% in the third quarter. There is an increase of 2 million customers who are interested in wireless sets. This brings the total increase in mobile revenue of $10.9 billion. Furthermore, the net income of AT& T increases by $3.06 billion. The sales volume has almost double and the net sales are around 30.1 billion. It means that the company has gain an increase the profit by 41% because of 2 million customer retention and orders, It means that the sales has direct impact on the turnover rate. The more the company can sell, the more the company can earn as can be seen by AT&T financial statements. The turn over rate of the company increase by 2.15 percent as the sales increases. This is because the company has retained long term deals with 1.2 million customers.

These outputs are deeply connected with each and every activities of the organization. AT&T main foundation is built on its output and all the activities, from marketing to production from delivering to advertisement all activities are meant for and depend upon the output of the companies. The output of AT&T has brings tremendously positive results for the company. The company has started its operations in more than 120 countries and is doing very well.

We have observed and analyzed from market research and forecasts that the output of AT&T has bring lots of synergies for the company. The company becomes the leader in advance communication service. The company gains the financial stability and brand recognition all over the world. Ninety percent of smaller business in the country depends upon the AT&T communications as they consider it most reliable service in the country.

The sales volume, and high turnover of AT& T has not only brings huge revenue for the company but also increases it credibility in the market. It gives a high yield for the company which in return increases earning per share. The company is in better position to pay it off to its shareholder who is the real owners of the company. Further more the company has gain the confidence of the investors and they investors are in investing in the company with full confidence. The helps the company to start new ventures and expands rapidly. The position of the company getting better in the stock market as the share price of the company is getting better. These are all because the company has given great outputs and which is the result of the good strategic planning. The company actually achieved much more than the company planned.

NADLER-TUSHMAN CONGRUENCE MODEL

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