...“Apple’s Make vs. Buy Decision” Instructor: Matthew Gonzalez Course: Human Resource Management Foundation Date: April 27, 2012 Abstract In my research, based on the information given but in my own words, I will explain what approaches to recruiting might be best suited for Apple’s talent acquisition. I will suggest three ways that Apple can effectively plan HR resources, and rank them in order of cost implementation. I will also discuss the benefits that forecasting provides for Apple. Lastly, I will state why you I agree or disagree that this is a necessary first step in all HR resource planning. Based on the information given but in your own words, explain what approaches to recruiting might be best suited for Apple’s talent acquisition. The best recruiting approach for Apple would have to be an employment agency, especially for their engineering based positions. Apple is known as an innovative force and it is important that employees keep their secrets confidential. In regards to entry level positions, I would suggest Apple try recent college graduates and/or colleges and Universities. If Apple chooses to use Universities and recent college graduates they would get some of the newest and freshest ideas on the market, keeping in line with their innovative way of thinking. Describe the recruiter traits and behaviors that would lead to the most successful recruiting...
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...Apple’s Make-vs.-Buy Decision HRM 500 HR Management Foundations Apple’s Make-vs.-Buy Decision Recruitment Approaches for Apple Apple would be best served with sourcing recruitment efforts from private employment agencies for their top technology or engineering positions. Considering the secrecy that surrounds Apple products, head hunters would be able to source out potential right fit candidates for Apple’s top positions. For their more entry level tiers, recruitment efforts at Colleges and Universities would be an effective and affordable approach. Apple also will have its fair share of direct applicants, considering the fact that it is very trendy and appeals to all consumers. As stated in the NY times, it has “cast a spell” on consumers and investors. When visiting Apple’s website for careers, the page is appealing and full of promise for not just any job, but a career. Apple is a company that is going to always stay on the frontier of new ideas. In order to do this, it is important to stay fresh with new perspectives and ideas. With this being the case, Apple would want to not only source their talent from internal sources such as referrals or all internal promotions. It is important to show growth and have succession planning in any company, but it should not be the sole source of growth as it might limit new ideas and innovations from coming to the table from outside experiences. Recruiter traits and behaviors...
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...Recruitment Approaches for Apple Apple would be best served with sourcing recruitment efforts from private employment agencies for their top technology or engineering positions. Considering the secrecy that surrounds Apple products, head hunters would be able to source out potential right fit candidates for Apple's top positions. For their more entry level tiers, recruitment efforts at Colleges and Universities would be an effective and affordable approach. Apple also will have its fair share of direct applicants, considering the fact that it is very trendy and appeals to all consumers. As stated in the NY times, it has "cast a spell" on consumers and investors. When visiting Apple's website for careers, the page is appealing and full of promise for not just any job, but a career. Apple is a company that is going to always stay on the frontier of new ideas. In order to do this, it is important to stay fresh with new perspectives and ideas. With this being the case, Apple would want to not only source their talent from internal sources such as referrals or all internal promotions. It is important to show growth and have succession planning in any company, but it should not be the sole source of growth as it might limit new ideas and innovations from coming to the table from outside experiences. Recruiter traits and behaviors that would lead to a successful recruiting campaign for Apple Recruiters for Apple would have to have both the talent of being warm, welcoming...
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...Case: Apple’s Make-vs.-Buy Decision In a turnaround from a trend in which high-tech (and other) manufacturers have outsourced the making of important components in order to increase efficiency and focus on what they do best, Apple has recently made moves that seem aimed at bringing the design of microchips back in-house. Apple is known for innovative design, and along with that, it tends to keep details of what it makes highly secret. Making chip design a company process, rather than a product to buy, gives Apple more control over the process-and over the secrecy. Of course, the decision to handle its own development has huge implications for human resource management. The company needs all-new labor forecasts, a larger labor force, and an intense push to bring in technical talent. Recently, Apple has been hiring many new engineers. Products they could be assigned to include microchips that require less power to operate iPhones and iTouch devices, as well as circuitry to improve the graphics displayed in games and videos played on its devices. A top-notch team could, at least in theory, come up with unique improvements that will take rivals by surprise. One way to acquire a lot of talent fast is to acquire entire companies and make them part of Apple. And that’s one move Apple has been making. The company recently acquired P.A. Semi, a start-up company that designs microchips. Its products could be used to run iPhones and iPods. Observers are guessing that chips developed...
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...1 Apple’s Make vs. Buy Decision Tanjaneka Guy Dr. Robert Waldo Human Resource Management Foundations – HRM 500 October 29, 2011 Apple’s Make vs. Buy Decision 2 Best approaches to Recruiting Recruiting can include giving proper interviews. Human Resources recruitment is to build a supply of potential new hires that the organization can draw on if the need arises. Public employment agencies allows employees to register their job vacancies with their local state employment office, and the agency will try to find someone suitable, using its computerized inventory of local unemployed individuals. With rapid growth of internet use, it is becoming more important that a research site have a presence on the World Wide Web. Internet recruiting definitely would be valuable and best suited for Apple’s talent acquisition. Describe the recruiter traits and behaviors leading to successful recruiting The most successful recruiting campaign requires (1) Interaction – The ideal recruiter is able to communicate with others in a warm and helpful manner while building credibility. (2) Spoken communication – The ideal recruiter is able to present information clearly through spoken word. (3) Commitment to task – The ideal recruiter is able to start and persist with specific courses of action while exhibiting a high degree of self motivation and a sense of urgency. (4) Must have insight and need analysis. (5)...
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...Running Head: Apple’s Make-vs.-Buy Decision Apple’s Make-vs.-Buy Decision Apple’s best approach regarding hiring employees for their top technology or engineering positions would be private employment agencies. Since there is a huge secrecy that surrounds Apple’s products, employment agents have the ability to bring in the right fit candidates for Apple’s top positions. In regards to Apple’s entry level positions, recruiting at Colleges and Universities would be an successful and inexpensive tactic. Apple is a company which will continuously stay on the leading edge in new technology ideas. Therefore, it is extremely important for Apple to stay fresh with new perspectives and ideas. With this being the case, Apple shouldn’t only source their talent from internal sources such as referrals or all internal promotions. Internal sourcing can show growth and have succession planning in any company, but it shouldn’t be Apple’s one and only source of growth because it may limit new ideas and innovations from coming to the table from external experiences. In order for Apple to draw interest from the best talent, Apple must have the best talent searching for the best talent. The recruiters must be savvy and knowledgeable about Apple products. An individual who applies for a position most likely has...
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...Xavier Serrano Apple’s Make-vs. -Buy Decision Strayer University HRM500011VA016-1122-001: HR Management Foundations Dr. James Ziegler January 25, 2012 Apple’s Make-vs.-Buy Decision Apple has been doing an excellent job recruiting new talent. Apple is very smart and innovative because they acquire talents in a fast manner by buying entire companies in which, subsequently, those companies became part of the organization. Apple ensures that their recruiters cover every level of experience by hiring individuals that worked for companies that make similar products, thereby bringing experience as an asset to the company. In addition, Apple hired new engineers less experienced in the field, but given every opportunity for development and advancement in the company. Apple has been capturing an extensive area of the job market with their different recruiting strategies. Along with its success in recruiting of new hires, innovation and thorough planning plays a large role in the company’s quest for a competitive advantage in today’s job market. One of the recruiting strategies not mentioned in the case study is the recruitment of college undergraduates. The company can benefit by hiring eager students seeking careers in their desired fields as a way to introduce them to the company’s culture and vision, with little to no pay. For developmental purposes, recruiters should establish a good relationship with colleges and universities so they can allow them to search...
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...Apple’s Make-vs. - Buy Decision Stacy Rowe Dr. Twelve HRM 500 April 28, 2010 Explain what approaches to recruiting might be best suited for Apple’s talent acquisition. An approach Apple may use to recruit the best suited talent just may well be retired technical talent from their competition. Because Apple has launched its very first computer, others have struggled to remain in the competition. For those that have fallen short of redeeming themselves and forced to close up shop, the brains behind the logos are not long gone. Home grown technology has lost its ground, however, when Apple suggests something that may be another great idea, everyone will follow suit. Forecasting the pros and cons while weighing the right options in regards to what type of talent they are searching for will require immediate attention. If Apple wants to remain at the top of the food chain they need to introduce something new and what better way to lead the competition than to rebirth the microchip. The human resources department would conduct job fairs and hire head hunters just for the sole purpose of locating quality designers. There is no question as to who would work for Apple, the question is would agree to combine their expertise in order to be a part of the Apple phenomenon. Hiring experienced people to build their staff should consist of seasoned microchip designers who have successfully passed the employment testing. This will ensure that honest, skilled people...
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...Apple’s Make-vs. - Buy Decision Stacy Rowe Dr. Twelve HRM 500 April 28, 2010 Explain what approaches to recruiting might be best suited for Apple’s talent acquisition. An approach Apple may use to recruit the best suited talent just may well be retired technical talent from their competition. Because Apple has launched its very first computer, others have struggled to remain in the competition. For those that have fallen short of redeeming themselves and forced to close up shop, the brains behind the logos are not long gone. Home grown technology has lost its ground, however, when Apple suggests something that may be another great idea, everyone will follow suit. Forecasting the pros and cons while weighing the right options in regards to what type of talent they are searching for will require immediate attention. If Apple wants to remain at the top of the food chain they need to introduce something new and what better way to lead the competition than to rebirth the microchip. The human resources department would conduct job fairs and hire head hunters just for the sole purpose of locating quality designers. There is no question as to who would work for Apple, the question is would agree to combine their expertise in order to be a part of the Apple phenomenon. Hiring experienced people to build their staff should consist of seasoned microchip designers who have successfully passed the employment testing. This will ensure that honest, skilled people...
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...Apple introduced its first phone into the market in 2007. This new product was introduced to consumer as the iPhone and item became a flagship product of the company that attracted consumers from the start. The company offered an innovative smart phone which allows users to not only make calls but to move seamlessly from listening to music, to browsing the web, checking emails and back at the touch of a finger The company presented its product based on four pillars. It offered a small amount of products, focused on the high end, give priority to profit over market share and created a halo effect that makes people starve for new Apple products (Nielson, 2014). Apple surprised consumers with the release of the iPhone and today it continues to dominate by continuously reinventing its product. In this paper I will present a business proposal for the iPhone that addresses market structure, price elasticity, marginal cost and marginal revenue, suggested non-pricing strategies, barrier to entry and fixed and variable cost. Additionally, I will recommend an appropriate pricing and non-pricing strategies for the iPhone based on the projected economy's stage in the business cycle and the prevailing projected economic conditions for one or more macroeconomic factors. Market Structure According to InvestorWords, market structure is defined as the collection of factors that determine how buyers and sellers interact in a market, how prices change, and how different levels of the production...
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...recommendations 7 Bibliography 8 Executive summary The main aim of this report is to interpret Apple’s recent change in payout decision and to evaluate the impact of the new policy on shareholders’ value and Apple’s strategy. Firstly, previous and current payout policy will be described separately. Then, by analyzing firm’s previous and current circumstance including the change of the CEO, some considerable changes in Apple and the underlying reasons, are worth to discuss. This report concludes that the current payout policy—paying dividends along with the buyback plan—is more suitable for current company. Finally, implications of the new policy will be analyzed through using relevant and irrelevant theories as well as relevant data of competitors in the same industry. This report predicts that under the current good momentum of development, if Apple can hold this situation, it is prioritized to maintain this new policy. Introduction It is a Payout policy appraisal of Apple Computer which is reported to the firm’s shareholders or investors. The objectives of this report are shown below: * Analyze the pros and cons on recent change in payout policy. * Evaluate implications of the new policy on shareholder’s value and Apple’s financing and investment strategy. For a more detailed image analysis, some secondary data from Apple’s website and Yahoo Finance is used to described the Apple’s new payout policy which just be announced at 19th March, 2012. Combining the situation with...
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...Running head: APPLE’S MAKE VS. BUY Apple’s Make vs. Buy Decision Julynn Middleton Professor Wangemann Hr Management Foundations October 14, 2011 What approaches to recruiting might be best suited for Apple’s talent acquisition? Apple has decided to start producing a product that they previously outsourced to other companies. This decision will ultimately require them to employ more labor and skill in the department making the components. It is obvious that Apple is going to need to hire more power. I suggest that they go about this by starting on the inside. They should first look to internal candidates to move from other departments into the new area. These people are going to already possess the knowledge of the company and have experience too. In addition these employees may be able to provide referrals of their associates for the positions. It is likely that Apple will be able to find a great team among their current labor force. I would also recommend that Apple put together a team of recruiters and go out into the world to look for new and fresh talent. I would start by going to Universities and talking to the technology graduates. These young fresh faces are going to come with a great deal of energy and drive to prove themselves in a company as big as Apple. It may prove to be quite beneficial to the organization to spend a little extra money and get the new ideas, talent and perspectives of the new graduates. I also think that Apple should reach out to those...
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...MICROSOFT VS MACBOOK INTRODUCTION May 2006 marked a special moment in computer history. Apple introduced the MacBook: the first consumer Apple laptop that runs on an Intel chip. This is significant because Windows users now can truly compare Windows-based laptops to the MacBook family. The speed of the MacBook is on pace with the speed of PC laptops. Windows users have less and less reasons to remain Windows users. Running parallel to the increasing reasons to consider Mac over Windows is the fact that our world has evolved from a desktop world to a laptop world. Laptops are so fast and well-equipped nowadays that they serve the needs of not only consumer users, but also professional users such as graphic designers and high-end Photoshop users. There's now only two groups of users that should even consider buying desktops:1. mega-power users. This includes hardcore gamers, 3d animation users and professional video editors. These guys need the fastest machines available to make their processor-hogging routines running faster and faster.2. super-budget users. You can get a nice desktop for $500 nowadays. nice laptops go for about $1000+.That leaves the rest of us. And that's a large group. Laptops offer a freedom that no desktop (or even an iMac) can offer: Portability. Use the laptop on the couch while watching TV. Use it at your desk to get serious work done. Use it on the deck to enjoy the spring weather. Use it at the coffee shop or library to simply look cool. Plus, they...
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...Apple's Stagnant Growth and Acquisition of Beats Research problem and purpose In recent years, industries worldwide have experienced slow growth consequently the effects of the economic crisis and recession. Buying habits and consumer behavior have become more conservative, plagued by uncertainty brought about by market instability. In an effort to stabilize the market and gain a competitive edge, Apple has acquired Beats Electronics. Shinal (2014), “Apple's acquisition of Beats Electronics gives the technology giant a small but much-needed product refresh in both hardware and software” The support of Beat’s audio gear design and online music services is what Apple has in mind. The integration of technologies is accompanied with a mixture of ideas, concepts and business approaches. Business executives and managers from both companies will face a common management dilemma in the acquisition of Beats Electronics. Research questions are relevant to the success of Apple Corporation’s move toward revolutionizing the music and technology industry. Furthermore, to answer the management dilemma: How can the organization successfully market technology within the music industry? The development of relevant questions for information gathering is paramount for business success. Significance, scope, magnitude, and feasibility of finding a solution to the issue, opportunity, or problem It is important that Apple find a solution to its stagnant growth so that sales will increase...
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