Introduction
The merging of Exxon and Mobil oil and gas firms led to the inception of ExxonMobil Corporation, in 1999. The firm has its headquarters situated in Irving, Texas. It is currently the world largest publicly traded firm by market capitalization according to Forbes Global 2000. However, this paper seeks to establish how globalization and technology have influenced the operations of the firm. In addition, the application of a resource-based model industrial organization model in a bid to improve the firm’s productivity will be highlighted. An assessment of how the vision and mission statement has contributed towards the success of the ...