...Characteristics of Business Leadership Steven Jobs Arthur S. Hinton Professor G.M. Best BUS 302, Management Concepts May 20, 2012 The world during its extensive history has witnessed numerous people that came and went, but there were a handful of people who became the epitome of history by preserving themselves in historical literature forever. These people are those who referred to as leaders. These leaders were people who decided to sail against the wind, establishing examples for others to follow and iconize. These are the people whom we look forward to by implementing upon their quotes, imitating their actions and habits and adopting their speaking or writing styles. However, it should be noticed that this paper and its related data is just/only to have the particular aspects that are searched after having the predefined topic; therefore, there is no any guarantee and support than can be done and/or given regarding to support/assist any type of negative, controversial and/or probable blasphemous issue/aspect/info/ data, etc. Steve Jobs, Minimalist aesthetic, visceral unconventionality and mad ambition: born in 1955 of a Syrian political science professor and a single mother who has decided not to elevate the lives of Jobs, adopted at birth by a couple of modest Californians, was marked by these values. It is also this culture he installed at Apple. Convinced of the immense superiority of its products, Steve Jobs, himself, has always refused to sell to someone...
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...funciones como líder de la división de Macintosh. Situación de la cual sacó enseñanzas, le dio tiempo para reflexionar, dándose cuenta que si había fracasado en ese sentido no tenía por qué quedarse esperando a que todo volviera a la normalidad, no se quedo de brazos cruzados y comenzó a trabajar con una visión muy clara salir con lo que amaba y soñaba. La estrategia que utilizo Steve Jobs fue una ofensiva competitiva, así que se alzó con Pixar y creó Next Computer, esto se realizo a través de una mejora en la eficiencia operativa, con lo cual logro una ventaja competitiva, esto provoco que Steve Jobs volviera a su empresa original. Una de las mejores estrategias que se formo en ese entonces, fue que Apple adquirió a Next, al tener dos empresas trabajando juntas, Apple volvió a ser la empresa que era y mucho mas. Con todos estos hechos evidencian de que no quedarse en la nada, e influir en el ambiente , pueden sacar tus metas hacia adelante. En general, todas las creaciones realizadas por Steve Jobs, tanto en Apple Computer, Pixar y Next, fueron...
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...Favorite Brand Paper Name MKT/421 August 4, 2014 Michael Ballif Favorite Brand Paper The world is filled with wonderful products and services developed by different companies. These developments have extended consumer choices heightening the level of competition between companies. The implication of this is companies have to develop strong brands that will gain most of the market share compared with their competition. The Apple Company is a well-known company mobile and software industry. Apple has been rated as one of the most influential brands in the history of the world. Through its brand, the company has expanded business and employed many people through the development of new and innovative products (Lusted, 2012). When compared with other brands in the market, Apple brand always happens to be a step ahead of the competition. In 2012, Apple was voted as the winner of CMO Survey Award for Marketing Excellence (Scott, 2013). In addition, the company was able to hold this position for several years; this explains how influential the brand has been with time. We can rarely talk of Apple’s success without mentioning Steve Jobs. The passion held by Steve Jobs in building customer relationships has shown positive signs over the years. Job’s passion has led Apple in the development of cutting-edge and high-quality designs (Lusted, 2012). Apple is a brand that has successfully established emotional connections with the customers that makes it hard for the customers...
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...Favorite Brand Paper Name MKT/421 August 4, 2014 Michael Ballif Favorite Brand Paper The world is filled with wonderful products and services developed by different companies. These developments have extended consumer choices heightening the level of competition between companies. The implication of this is companies have to develop strong brands that will gain most of the market share compared with their competition. The Apple Company is a well-known company mobile and software industry. Apple has been rated as one of the most influential brands in the history of the world. Through its brand, the company has expanded business and employed many people through the development of new and innovative products (Lusted, 2012). When compared with other brands in the market, Apple brand always happens to be a step ahead of the competition. In 2012, Apple was voted as the winner of CMO Survey Award for Marketing Excellence (Scott, 2013). In addition, the company was able to hold this position for several years; this explains how influential the brand has been with time. We can rarely talk of Apple’s success without mentioning Steve Jobs. The passion held by Steve Jobs in building customer relationships has shown positive signs over the years. Job’s passion has led Apple in the development of cutting-edge and high-quality designs (Lusted, 2012). Apple is a brand that has successfully established emotional connections with the customers that makes it hard for the customers...
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...Executive Summary By: TGM 546: Industrial Regional Analysis Xiaomi, Inc: The Rise of a Chinese Indigenous Competitor The document provides an in depth report on Xiaomi Inc, a multinational corporation based in Beijing, China. Xiaomi is a privately owned Chinese electronics company founded by Lei Jun and several partners in 2010, and which has now grown to be the world’s third largest smartphone distributor. Xiaomi exploded on to the mobile phone scene while Apple Inc. and Samsung were battling for dominance in the Chinese market. When the company was founded its main objection was to develop and sell software for mobile devices using the Android operating system, since then the company has evolved into what it is today in a steady running behind Apple and Samsung. Xiaomi’s imitation of Apple Inc Xiaomi has been dubbed the Apple Inc. of China and rightfully so not only does the mimic Apple from the corporation aspect but its founder is inspired by the Apple founder Steve Jobs. Lei, Xiaomi's Founder, Chairman and CEO has often been referred to as the Steve Jobs of China and even fashions himself after the late founder. His attire is the simple black shirts and blue jeans emulating Jobs, who he has admired since his college days. Also like Jobs, he has been called a shameless self-promoter and supreme marketer--characteristics that are thought to partially explain his company's success in China. Another example of Xiaomi modeling itself after Apple is the MIUI firmware...
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...Análisis del discurso de STEVE JOBS en 2005 en la universidad de Stanford (EEUU). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zlHAiddNUY Discurso, traducción en español: fichero junto al mail. Análisis del discurso: Steve Jobs nació en San Francisco en 1955 y murió a la edad de 56 años el 5 de octubre de 2011. Steve Jobs fue un empresario y un especialista del negocio del sector informático. Fue conocido como el fundador de la empresa Apple cuando tenía solamente 20 años. Steve Jobs fue un genio creativo y un visionario. Su pasión, su energía y su brillantez fueron la fuente de incontables innovaciones que enriquecen y mejoran nuestras vida. En 2005, como cada año, la universidad de Stanford invitó una persona reconocida por su éxito profesional para la ceremonia de graduación de los estudiantes. Así, Steve Jobs fue invitado por la universidad de Stanford para hacer un discurso en frente de los nuevos diplomados. Un discurso que le permitía compartir su visión profesional y sus valores personales. En 2005, Steve Jobs fue el director de Apple, a pesar de 1 años en 2004 de lucha contra un cáncer de páncreas. Su enfermedad cambió su vida y realizó la importancia de vivir cada momento al máximo. En su discurso, hizo referencias muchas veces a la muerte pero de una manera positiva para que los estudiantes se den cuanta de la importancia aprovechar de la vida. El discurso de Steve Jobs se divide en tres pequeñas historias personales que le permite exponer tres principales...
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...Organizational Culture at Apple Inc. In the year 1976, it was a dream for most people to buy a computer for their homes. Back then the computer community added up to a few brainy hobbyists. So when Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs sold a van and two programmable calculators for thirteen hundred dollars and started Apple Computers, Inc., in Jobs garage, the reach for success seemed far. But these two young business men, Wozniak 26 years old and Jobs 21 years old, had a vision. Computers aren't for nerds anymore, they announced. Computers are going to be the bicycle of the mind. Low cost computers for everyone. From the first day on the founders of Apple kept their vision intact and they spoke it at every turn. They only hired people into the company that had the same visions as they did. Even though Jobs was the founder of Apple Computers, he resigned from Apple Computers in 1985 to form NextStep Computers after losing control of Apple. Steve Jobs was re-hired in 1997 to save Apple from its beleagurement when the past three CEO's could not bring Apple to its glory days again. Steve Jobs is one of the founders of the Apple. From the beginning his main goal was to make technologies that will change the life style and that will serve the customer. Jobs left the apple during the 80ies, only to return in 1997 and completely shake things up. He is known not only as a good visionare but as well as someone whose decisions are always unpredictable (switching to Intel). He is as well known...
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...1. How well has Steve Jobs done as Apple’s CEO? Has he done a good job of performing the five tasks of strategic management discussed in Chapter 2? Why or why not? What grade would you give him? Steve Jobs trascendió en el mundo de los negocios al ser el primer CEO que regresa a una compañía a hacerla grande. Jobs llegó con una clara idea de lo que sería su nueva visión de negocio, la innovación, alrededor de esta variable giró la nueva filosofía de Apple Inc.. Con la introducción de productos nuevos e innovadores, como el reproductor de música iPod, que se ha convertido en uno de los pilares del éxito actual de Apple. Jobs ha mantenido esta estrategia con el lanzamiento de nuevos productos, estilizados y de fácil uso que ayudaron a que incrementara su share, generando nuevos mercados. Jobs ha sabido identificar claramente la tendencia del mercado hacia la sincronización entre los teléfonos móviles y PC, así como el mercado de la música digital, con una visión estratégica enfocada hacia estos cambios. Los objetivos se establecieron alrededor del éxito financiero y su medición mediante las unidades vendidas. Jobs desarrolló una estrategia de entrar en estos mercados por productos diferenciados, estilizados y fácil de usar, impulsado por una investigación de nuevos productos y la evaluación de las tendencias del mercado y su reacción con estas innovaciones. Dado lo anterior considero que Steve Jobs se desempeñó de una manera sorprendente ya que supo redirigir a su compañía...
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...Competitive Strategies Student Name Professor Name BUS 508 Contemporary Business Date Differences of Apple and Microsoft corporate culture Scully (2011) gave a bird's eye view of Apple and Microsoft corporate culture. He said "In Steve's world, 'No compromises'.' In Bill's world, 'Hey, compromise is alright. We'll get it right the third time. We just want to have a land grab'." According to Scully, the two have entirely different approaches, both very, very successful. But in the era of consumer electronics, the Steve Jobs approach is a hands-down winner. Williams (2011) said that if there is one key difference between Microsoft and Apple, it is secrecy. Apple rarely shows its hand before a product is ready to ship. Microsoft usually offers sneak previews of products months, sometimes years, in advance. Sethi (2012) revealed the two corporate values that Apple implements - value and cost culture: When it comes to customers, Apple applies the notion of value. For example, Apple’s pricing strategy that is driven by its focus on the value. The customer is willing to pay a price that is equal to the product's perceived value to the customer. However, as long as the customers are satisfied, Apple is under no obligation to reduce its prices. When it comes to workers' wages and working conditions, Apple uses its dominant market position or buying power to acquire these services at the lowest possible price, thus keeping the largest share of the profit for itself and...
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...1. What are the common sub-mindsets (e.g., creativity, initiative, vision) that you think Steve Jobs had based on the entrepreneurial mindset framework we discussed in class? There were a lot of sub-mindsets that helped Steve Jobs become a very successful entrepreneur of our generation and I think we can learn a lot from him. One of the most important sub-mindset of his is his imagination/creativity. His Apple products have revolutionized the way in which technology is heading since their initial release of the first apple computer in 1976. His astounding capability to develop and design such technological products amazes me till this day, since my first iPhone (the 3gs) I had never switched from Apple to any other phone manufacturing company – same as my MacBook. He also had a strong vision, passionate and fearless when it came to expanding Apple. A lot of his decisions were questionable and at time risked his company but only because he really believed in it. He was able to push his business and peers to the limits without going overboard with it. 2. What did you like and learn from this video? I believe that there were a couple of lessons we could learn from Steve Jobs’ commencement speech at Stanford. The first thing I learnt from his speech is that he followed and believed in his heart, after attending college for a few months he decided to drop out of all of the courses that was required for his degree and enrolled in the ones that truly interests him – one...
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...A Critical Analysis about Competitive Advantage of Apple Inc. based on the Porter`s Five Force Model Northeastern University Strategic Leadership Xiaolong Cao Instructed by James Lux June 6th 2016 Abstract This article aims to detect two key areas in Apple`s competitive advantage through using Porter`s Five Force model. According to the knowledge learned from class, there is no forever lasting competitive advantage, so through analyzing the case of Steve Jobs competitive strategy it presents a clear and reasonable structure and explanation of their competitive advantage. After doing this analysis, this article helps to fine both the disadvantage and advantage of their competitive advantage, and each of them contains two aspects according to Porter`s Five Force Model, which provides a reliable and meaningful support to test and excavate the effect of competitive advantage and future developing orientation. Introduction In the modern time, there are numerous resources that identify the importance of the competitive strategy. The ever growing technological trends and volatility within business operations in today's society make it extremely difficult for organizations to stay complacent with their strategies. Adjustments and new ideas need to constantly be developed to be able to maintain a competitive edge. The most obvious examples happen in IT industry, high performance laptop was a competitive advantage 2 years...
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...Tuckman's model explains that while the team develops maturity, skills, and establishes relationships among its members, the leader is changing his style of leadership. Beginning with a directing style, moving into coaching, then participating and ending with almost independent delegation. When the company closed, my team was performing to the maximum of capabilities and they knew that at the time I was the next thing to an employment agency. Then, the team was on the performing stage, according to the literature read for this purpose. At this point the team could produce a successor leader and the previous leader can move to another place to develop a new team. The authority and freedom extended by the leader to the team rise as the control of the leader is decreasing. The phases of it are: Forming, which is the training phase. At this stage the group is made up of only for preparation or orientation. It is characterized usually because people try to stand out, also denote insecurity and deficiencies among its members, despite the outgoing members quickly assume a leadership class. The members are conscious of the need to remain predominant. There is a high dependency on the leader in terms of guidance and direction. Individual roles and responsibilities are unclear. The leader must be prepared to answer lots of questions about the team's purpose, objectives and external relationships. The processes are almost always ignored; Storming is the conflict phase. Now that...
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...My dear fellow-citizens, Brothers, sisters and dear children, I greet you all on this Independence Day. Today is certainly a day of joy for us. But on this celebration of independence we also feel pain in our hearts that our brothers and sisters in uttrakhand had to face devastation about two months back. Our deepest sympathies are with all the families that suffered loss of life or property. I want to assure the people of Uttarakhand today that the whole country stands with them in this moment of crisis. Our government is working with all the resources at its command to rehabilitate those whose houses have been destroyed and rebuild damaged infrastructure. Our army, paramilitary forces and numerous officers and staff of the Central and State governments worked in difficult conditions in partnership with the common people to perform an outstanding task in providing relief to those who were stranded. We especially pay homage to the officers and men of the Air Force, ITBP and NDRF who sacrificed their lives to save others. We are also deeply pained that we lost the submarine, INS Sindurakshak in an accident yesterday. Eighteen brave sailors are feared to have lost their lives. The accident is all the more painful because the Navy had recently achieved two major successes in the form of its first nuclear submarine, INS Arihant and the aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant. We pay homage to the brave hearts we have lost. We also congratulate the Navy on its successes. Brothers and...
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...Influences in the Teaching Environment Denise A. Bresee Grand Canyon University: EDU 450 January 19, 2014 Influences in the Teaching Environment There are many disruptive behaviors that can create negative classroom conditions, but it is up to the teacher to change that negative behavior to positive and keep it from reoccurring. Teachers need to have many strategies in their arsenal to be equipped and handle anything that happens throughout the day. In this paper the author will discuss 10 disruptive behaviors and different strategies that can be used to help diffuse these behaviors creating a more positive learning environment. Disruptive Behavior Disruptive behavior can be classified as anything that takes away from classroom instruction and student learning. The 10 disruptive behaviors this author has selected to discuss are sleeping in class, ignoring directions, being disrespectful to teacher or others, shouting out, destroying classroom supplies, playing with items in or on desk, moving around class without permission, coming to class late and unprepared, refusing to do work, talking during instruction time. While there are many other disruptive behaviors, these are a few that this author feels are most common. Sleeping In Class As with many negative and disruptive behaviors, sleeping in class can be a sign of something bigger. The first sign of this problem from a student warrants a discussion with the student at a time when the student will not be...
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...Beyond the Foggy Glass One morning, as Stephen Akfak awoke from a deep sleep, he looked over his family bathroom from a perspective that he was not familiar with. He had turned into a mirror perched above the sink. The rigid edges of his frame prevented him from moving or turning in any direction. On top of these hindrances, Stephen could not speak. He could only observe what was going on around him and think to himself about what was happening. Persistently trying to overcome the enduring boredom, Stephen could not help but think about his life. Reminiscing on the past seventeen years, Stephen could not honestly say that he would miss being able to walk around, talking to people, or doing any of the things he used to be able to do as a person. To Stephen, he could care less about changing back into his human form again. The only thing he was worried about was his academics. Stephen was at the top of his class, excelled in every course, and always helped out other students. He didn’t care that he was a mirror, an object placed on the wall of a bathroom that everyone looks at just to see his or her self, but obsessed over his schoolwork more than anything. Because of this, Stephen did not have much of a social life. Instead of hanging out or playing sports with friends, he felt the need to sit on the sidelines and figure out the equation of the parabola made by the throwing of a baseball. Other students began to notice the intellect that Stephen possessed. Gradually kids began...
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