Motorola will split into a handheld device business and another one focusing on broadband and mobility. This decision was made under tremendous pressure from Carl Icaan.<\/p>\n
Is this a good move for the company? I think it is because Motorola is a company full of brilliant people who seem to suffer from terrible management and oodles of red tape which zap the company’s synergies.<\/p>\n
In addition, based on discussions with past Motorola employees, there seems to be a culture that is hesitant to change within the organization.<\/p>\n
This sort of culture in the technology space can be deadly.<\/p>\n
Splitting into two companies will not eliminate many synergies as there don’t seem to be too many today. In addition, there is a chance a reduction in red tape will allow some of the talent in the company to have a greater impact on new product development and strategy.<\/p>\n
I am sure there is a hope that change will help bring the culture in line with the times.<\/p>\n
So in the end, this move can only be seen as positive with a worst case scenario being similar results to a pre-split Motorola.<\/p>\n
By the way, if you think you would make a good Motorola CEO, the company is looking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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