Xerox Corporation has been a well known corporation for over 50 years that introduced many innovative technological ideas giving our era a whole new face of technological advancement. However, due to various issues, they weren't able to attain the success they deserved. The major problem was the team of officers who could not work cooperatively. For instance, Barry Romeril (chief financial officer), Paul Allaire (chairman), Dolan (president of Xerox's global sales) and Anne Mulcahy (Dolan's sister and another member of the executive group) were all working together against Rick Thoman, the chief executive officer. Thoman came up with several great plans such as restructuring Xerox's global sales division to better compete with the Japanese firms and concentrating on developing a strong relationship with customers rather than service a wide market. Unfortunately, most of the plans were rejected by disagreeing members. Alongside this struggle, the company was facing a weak stock market, lawsuits and a decreased value. Furthermore, many sale representatives commenced quitting to join other firms because they had no clear sense of what goal the company was aiming for and stability was more guaranteed with other companies. Overall, the poor communication and conflicts between the personal relationships of the corporate leaders resulted in the ultimate downfall of Xerox Corporation.
