...Running head: Internal and External Factors Internal and External Factors MGT/230 Apple Inc. Apple is a household name because of the company’s ability to manage the changes of internal and external factors in the market. Internal and external factors influence the functions of management; planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Internal factors include the business’s reputation, their image, how there company is structured and how they operate. External factors are the things beyond control like lending conditions, government regulations and competition. Apple’s internal factors are functions they have control over like planning, and organizing leading. External factors would influence controlling; learning and changing with the market competition and the ever changing market. Internal and external factors specifically influence innovation, diversity, and ethics. Apple remains flexible and universal due to producing consumer needed products, products that are a common need and ethically leading the way as a successful company. Apple Inc. formerly Apple Computer, Inc. was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976. During the first phase of management; the planning process, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak designed the Apple I, a handcrafted computer that was sold for $666.66. For more than twenty years Apple Computer was mostly manufacturing personal computers with their own integrated software called the Macintosh, marketed as Mac. The company suffered low...
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...Apple- Internal and External Factors Julietta Parker, Takesha Lee, Doan Clark, Dewey Privett, Brian Green October 08, 2012 MGT/230 Management Theory and Practice James De Clue Apple- Internal and External Factors Apple Inc. is an electronically based Fortune 500 company founded in 1976 by Steven Wozniak and Steven Jobs (Sanford, 2011). It is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells iPod, iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Over the years Apple has made drastic strides. A little bit more of an introduction into why Apple and factors covered would have better prepared the reader. Globalization Globalization definitely has evolved into an essential factor for big business organizations to exceed above the competitors. In the 1970’s the creation of an electronic device known to us now as a computer, would have come out of a garage to being a media mogul company that is worth millions. Globalization had a huge impact to Apple’s income. Financial statements display that Apple’s worldwide sales take the lead in technology sales and are ongoing to increase. This shows they have exceptional global management an example of that is, Apple had been attempting to market their products in Korea with the merchandise for many years. Only now are they able to have a product in their market that is acceptable to the MPEG-1 Layer 3 advances. So availability of technology is a factor for consideration for the plan as it allows or limits growth in a region? This allowed them to open...
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...Karen Romero WRIT 340 – Section 66748 20 November 2013 Apple, Inc. A Case Study in External Communication Executive Summary Background: On June 25, 2010 Apple released the iPhone 4. With its sleek, new, stainless steel frame design, thousands of people rushed to buy Apple’s latest gadget. Apple and its partner carriers received 600,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4s in the first 24 hours, making it the largest number of pre-orders Apple had received in a single day for any device up to that time. By the end of the month, Apple had sold over 1.7 million iPhone 4s’. Not long after the release, customers began to report antenna issues with the phone. They said that if they touched the antenna located on the outside of the phone or gripped the phone too hard, they would lose reception and their phone calls would drop. With such high demand for the iPhone 4, one would think that Apple would have ensured their product was as up to standard as possible before making the big release. Unfortunately, this was not the case and they were not prepared for such a large retaliation from the iPhone 4s users. Apple was then faced with the challenge of having to address the issue to the public. From the result of the public address that Apple issued, two things are certain: 1. Apple was not prepared to deal with such negative feedback from their customers 2. Apple’s public relations or communications team did not handle the situation correctly. They lacked some very...
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...External/Internal Factors Paper Yolonda Washington, MGT/330 July 20, 2011 Tom Vincent External/Internal Factors Paper In our economy various external and internal factors affect the four functions of management. The four functions as discussed are planning, leading, organizing, and controlling. After reviewing the four functions the first functions is planning, and it is considered to be the main function for the business. “Planning communicates strategic value for the business; leading gives the employee’s motivation to do something good for the company and themselves, organizing develops the central point for the company and gives a more concrete way of building on dynamics, and controlling develops the center point for the company and how changes may come” (Bateman & Snell, 2009). The external function focuses on the market, social contact, HR, other competitors and many more external functions on the outside of the company. Another focus that may be important is supply and demand according to (Bateman & Snell, 2009). After analyzing the external function it has a major impact on all four functions for the company. Planning can become vital for the company when implementing new structures. Organizing can become more complex when adapting to innovative changes for the business. Controlling can become more contingent on the business for changing external factors and amend new management technology. However, the leading functions can help motivate externally...
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...Pitney Bowes: Consulting firm. Prepared as a letter to Apple’s COO. ASSIGNMENT To prepare for this assignment, you should read the case study and identify: a. The main issues involved in the case; b. The main decisions that need to be made; and, c. The main stakeholders who would or should be involved in those decisions. For the context of this assignment, the dates and events described in the case study are contemporaneous to our current time. In other words, treat the events as if they are happening now and you are involved in a situation that has not yet been resolved. DELIVERABLES Write a 4-5 page (single-spaced) letter that includes: a. An executive summary; b. A detailed description of the case and the main issues involved, the main decisions that need to be made, and the main stakeholders that should be involved in the decision-making process; and, c. A recommended solution to the case, including a detailed implementation of that recommendation. One way to divide these sections is to devote the first half to Parts A and B and the second half to Part C. Evidence & Sources: You should use at least four different sources; two must be non-Internet sources. Document your sources as references and include a reference list at the end of the letter. All of your sources could be from the Internet, but you must cite at least two of them as if they are from print media. Your sources must meet the four criteria for “quality” evidence...
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...remotely close to Apple’s because of the difficulty it assumes. Developing a piece of technology as such will require a very strong R&D team which Apple is known for having. Apple’s high operational efficiency (Reuters 2012) will also hasten the process of manufacturing the wireless charger with precision, allowing Apple to keep up with the demand that is likely to increase. In which technological domains will you lead; in which will you follow or seek from external sources? Apples technological domain is hardware and software development. Though Apple is more specialized in software development it also designs and manufactures its own hardware so the wireless charger is within Apple’s domain. In addition, wireless technology such as wifi and bluetooth became such a critical part of our lifestyle very quickly and we are still increasingly becoming dependent on it. With us and technology becoming more dependent on wireless processing, it is natural for wireless power to be introduced and there is no better timing for apple to release wireless power than now. However manufacturing something like a wireless charger will be new to Apple. The designing will solely be done by Apple but they may not have the resources needed to complete the technology. If this is the case Apple will have to seek assistance from other companies such as GE to manufacture some parts of the Wireless power...
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...6. Assessment Tasks Assessment Task 1: Assessment Task Case Study: IKEA: A Long March to the Far East Schedule Week 4 Performance Criteria: Outcomes Assessed 1.1,2.1,2.2, 4.1 Also addresses some elements of required skills and knowledge as shown in the Assessment Matrix Description: From its humble beginning as a small general retail store in a village situated in the south of Sweden, IKEA has grown into the world's largest furniture retailer with 279 stores in 36 countries today. Specialising in furniture and home decoration, IKEA has an annual turnover of 19.8 billion euros (source: IKEA, www.ikea.com, accessed 25/03/2012). The IKEA catalogue is printed in 52 editions with 25 languages, with a global distribution in excess of 160 million copies. IKEA sees the Far Asia as an emerging market still in its infant stage. Its number of retail outlets in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong are very small and comprises a mere 3% of the company's total sales. These stores were expected to be more successful in the near future. IKEA's imminent strategic expansion into this region exemplified its ambitions to dominate this emerging market. This Case Study illustrates how IKEA's ventures into China and Japan are laden with unique marketing challenges which it had not encountered before in other international markets. Read the attached case (Case Study: "IKEA: A Long March to the Far East" - Source: Oxford University Press) and ...
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...position the brand as the new favorite dessert in the consumer’s mind. Define your product According to a study managed by MedecineNet.com, United States’ children and teenagers do not eat enough fruits[1]. Moreover the obesity rate in the United States grew up last decades: ““Over the last three decades, obesity rates among children and adolescents have nearly tripled,” said CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, MD. “Obese children are more likely to have asthma, depression, diabetes, and other serious and costly health problems.”[2] The concept of my product is to create and sell pure fruits with the appearance of food liked by children. For instance, the first product to be launched will be pieces of apple with the form and the color of French fries. That means that fresh apples will be cut into thick slivers and...
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...task as it seems before. There are crucial elements to obtain valuable information for the businesses. Every business is unique so the strategies for them too. To illustrate, the desired strategy of the business can be thought as an apple pie. To make an apple pie, first, we need to have flour which is the main ingredient. Thus, data is our main ingredient. However, Databases are like huge swimming pools. There are many data sources that we can collect data but having all the data cannot make a good apple pie which is desired at the end. Similarly, no matter how many ounces we have the flour, it is not possible to prepare an apple pie with having only flour. In this step, knowledge which is ‘know how to make a pie’, takes place. Every business is unique. Therefore, as future managers, we need to know which direction we should choose to pursue our business goals. There are many types of bakery in the world cuisine, but as it is stated before, we only desire to make an apple apple which includes certain amount of knowledge that involves specific ingredients namely as apples, sugar and butter. After having all the elements, the mixture is needed to be cooked in the information technology oven. When the cooking is over, we can enjoy the apple pie stands for the applicable information for the...
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...entorno, del análisis de la situación y por último el análisis del SWOTT (“Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats”). Este último punto se toma en cuenta, ya que su propósito es incrementar sus ventas en este producto. El “iPad”2, es una tableta o una computadora portátil liviana y fácil de utilizar, ya que su diseño fue inspirado por los teléfonos portátiles. “Apple”, es una compañía innovadora la cual decidió crear el “iPad”2 para entrar a un mercado diferente a los de los teléfonos inteligentes. No obstante, ya que creando esta nueva computadora fácil de utilizar y diferente a todo lo que el mercado estaba acostumbrado. Las ventajas del “iPad”2 en comparación a un teléfono, es el tamaño de la pantalla. Esto le da ventaja al usuario, ya que este puede navegar por el Internet con mejor facilidad que por un teléfono. Quiere decir, que el usuario no tendría que accesar desde su computadora portátil. Sin embargo; su enfoque está dirigido a diferentes mercados, educación, corporativo y al mercado de las computadoras portátiles e internet. El “iPad”2, es la sucesora del “iPad”1, donde Apple logró mejorar e innovar en la creación del “iPad”2, esta nueva tableta contiene dos cámaras. Estas dos cámaras están ubicadas una en el área frontal y la otra en el área trasera. El “iPad”2, contiene un procesador de doble núcleo A5. La tarjeta de procesamiento de video, es nueve veces más potente que el “iPad”1. Según las especificaciones del “iPad”2 esta puede...
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...point of contrast (PC). Remember that a point of contrast is a quality that both subjects possess in different ways. This is called a “difference in kind.” Apples and oranges both have seeds, but they have different kinds of seeds. Your points of contrast should avoid the Not/-Er Fallacy. In other words, you must write about the actual characteristics of each subject and not simply say one has X but the other does not, or that one has X but the other has more X. Topic Sentences (T) You will have two topic sentences in each paragraph. One will come at the beginning of the paragraph and identify the first subject as it relates the point of contrast (the general difference). After you have provided the necessary information (see below), use a transitional expression (on the other hand, in contrast, however) and write the second topic sentence which will identify the second subject as it relates to the point of contrast. Support Distinguishing Characteristics (DC) After each topic sentence, you will present in specific, clear detail the characteristics that distinguish the first subject from the second. The details you present will vary. If you were writing about the characteristics that distinguish an apple seed from an orange seed, you would need to use description in order to show the reader what makes the apples seed different. If you are writing about how a person is obsessed with his self-appearance, you would need to provide examples of the person’s...
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...Liezel Mae D. Flores FMA21FA2 The World Is an Apple Alberto S. Florentino I. Characters * Mario- Husband of Gloria, late twenties, shabbily dressed and with hair that seems to have been uncut for weeks. - lost his job because he puts just one apple in his bag * Gloria- Wife of Mario, small woman about Mario's age, with long hair, and a scrawny body * Pablo- older than Mario, sinister-looking, and well dressed. II. Setting The setting takes place in an improvised home behind the portion of the Intramuros walls. Two wooden boxes flank the doorway. III. Plot When Mario gets home, his wife Gloria puts her hand on Mario’s pocket to get some money. Then Mario suddenly gets angry and said that he don’t have any money. Gloria asked her why he said that he spend it on getting drunk and spending on other woman but Gloria didn’t believed Mario. And he said the truth that he has kicked out from his work because he get one apple and put in his bag for his daughter. Mario then told Gloria that she didn’t have to worry because he found another job. When she sees Pablo was their watching them. Pablo said that Mario will now work in dishonest ways like their past time job. Gloria tries to stop her husband going together with Pablo but Mario goes, Gloria was left home shouting Mario’s name and crying together with Tita. IV. Theme Good principles and values will effectively work beneficially to the person who have them and will...
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...Ateneo de Manila University – Loyola Schools School of Social Sciences Ed 246.6 Reading and Literature Jomar Ferrer Morena 14 September 2013 Dr. Ma. Monica L. Moreno Assignment #3: 1. Take a look at this list of words: Apple Alligator Angry Ambulance Apologize 2. Can you make this list like a story? If yes, write one. | | |A Very Short Story | |by JFM | | | |Looking at the fruits’ stall, the smell of apples got his attention. He pauses… faces the stall and places his basket on the floor. He was fascinated by| |its colors, of red and green… the smell of its fragrance… he imagines himself holding it, caressing, pressing tenderly, and slowly biting it… | | | |Somebody pushes him…...
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...About Apples History The history of apples stretches back to the days of Adam and Eve, when it is believed to have been the “forbidden fruit” described in the Bible. Despite this long standing history, apples did not always grow naturally in New England. While the first apples are thought to have grown on the lower slopes of Tian Shan, a mountain range separating Kazakhstan and Krygystan, they also grew wild in Central and Southwest Asia, China, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Greece. Through conquest and exploration, apples were spread when Romans conquered England and when Spaniards brought them to Mexico and South America. It wasn’t until the mid 1600’s that the Pilgrims cultivated them in Massachusetts. It is believed that John Endecott, an early governor, was the first to bring an apple tree to North America, and the first orchard was planted on Beacon Hill by a clergyman named William Blaxton. It is Blaxton who is credited for growing the first named apple, the Yellow Sweeting. Once apples were established in New England, they played an active role in everyday life. As a fruit which was easily stored through the winter, as well as being very beneficial to settlers’ health, apples were a main staple in early settlers’ diets. Despite the fact that apples were not initially from North America, and have been growing disease-free for centuries in their native habitats, the early settlers found that the long, hot summers and cold winters of New England grew apples unlike...
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...Juice RecipesABCs2 Asian pears2 Apples (Choose any variety!)2 Beets2 Carrots1 cup Cabbage (choose any variety!)6 handfuls Chard 3 cups Calories: 430Protein: 11 gFiber: 2 g Apple-Beet-Carrot Juice1 Apple2 Beets3 Large Carrots1 Piece Ginger (thumb sized)4 cups Spinach/Kale Calories: 280Protein: 8 gFiber: 2 g Apple-Cantaloupe-Honeydew-Kale-Swiss Chard2 Apples1/2 Cantaloupe1/2 Honeydew6-8 leaves Kale6-8 leaves Swiss Chard Calories: 320Protein: 10 gFiber: 4 g Apple-Carrot-Beet2 Apples4 Carrots2 Beets6 leaves swiss chard – 1.5 cup1” ginger root (1 tablespoon) Calories: 300Protein: 9 gFiber: 2.5 g Apple-Cabbage-Carrot-Swiss Chard-Ginger-Lemon2 Apples1 wedge Red Cabbage2 Large Carrots1 Piece Ginger (thumb sized)6 leaves Swiss Chard1/4 lemon Calories: 321Protein: 10 gFiber: 2 g Beet, Celeriac, Carrot Juice4 Carrots, stems removed1/2-1 Apple, seeded1/2 Celeriac root1 Beet1/4 inch slice Ginger root (optional) Calories: 285Protein: 7 gFiber: 1 g Blackberry Kiwi1/4 large Pineapple, core removed and roughly cubed1 cup Blackberries1 Kiwi Fruit1/4 Comice Pear1/4 cup Coconut Water30 Mint leaves Calories: 230Protein: 5 gFiber: 2 g Carrot-Kale Combo1 Green Apple3 handfuls Spinach6-8 Kale leaves4 large Carrots1 piece Ginger (thumb size) Calories: 280Protein: 9 gFiber: 1 g Gazpacho Juice4 Plum Tomatoes1 large Cucumber2 stalks Celery1 Red Bell Pepper1/4 small Red Onion2 cups Parsley, leaves and stems, roughly choppedand packed into the measuring cup1 Lime Calories: 250Protein: 12...
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