Essays Tagged: "Polaroid Corporation"

Polarized Light

a light wave can be identified as the light vector.Humans are unable to detect polarization, so The Polaroid Corporation invented polaroid sunglasses. These sunglasses enable the wearer to notice the ... separated as they pass through the material.Another way of getting polarized light is by using the Polaroid sheet polarizer invented by E.H Land. There are 3 types of sheet polarizers.1A microcrystal ...

(3 pages) 22 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Polaroid: I-Zone case study from Zikmund's "Business Research and Statistics"

mix?Marketing mix includes product, price, communications and distribution decisions. The keys for Polaroid were the target market they were trying to attract lay in hitting all four of these areas. ... ALL teenagers strive to be). Our generation wants things fast and cheap, but still at good quality. Polaroid did this by allowing pictures to be developed instantly and also allowed teenagers to think ...

(2 pages) 45 0 2.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Polaroid Goes Bankrupt; Plans to Sell Existing Assets

ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITORThe Cambridge-based Polaroid Corporation obtained bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Wilming ... y protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware on October 12.Last June, Polaroid announced that it would lay off 2,000 employees, approximately a quarter of its 8,000-membe ... -member global workforce. In September, the company reduced health benefits for some of its workers.Polaroid intends to continue making and shipping its products while it restructures its business ope ...

(3 pages) 39 0 3.0 May/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies