HISTORY Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 4, 1975. Its success on developing the Microsoft Windows operating system and Office software packages has allowed the company to be the world’s largest computer technology corporation. On November 1, 1978, the company set up the first international office in Japan and on June 1981, the company became was incorporated in the state of Washington. Bill Gates became the president, and Paul Allen became the
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, 2009: 55). When an organization gets to consolidate their cultural patterns, it assumes a life of its own, independent of its components. This phenomenon is evident in large organizations. In this report, we discuss the corporate culture of Apple Computer Incorporation. For that purpose report will provide an introduction to the chosen organisation and a clear rationale for why it has been selected. Along with that, we also discuss a detailed application of the cultural web framework to the chosen
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Managers can use a variety of carrots and sticks to encourage people to work together and accomplish change. Their ability to get results depends on selecting tools that match the circumstances they face. T JIM FRAZIER the primary task of management is to get people to work together in a systematic way. Like orchestra conductors, managers direct the talents and actions of various players to produce a desired result. It’s a complicated job, and it becomes much more so when managers are trying
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Introduction: Apple Company was developed on April 1st, 1976 by co-founders named Steve Jobs and Steve wozniak in Cupertino California. The company was named “Apple Computers” best known for its Machintosh PCs in the 1980s and 90s. The first computer created was the Apple1 in 1976, which did not have much success; in 1978 the Apple11 was introduced to the market and was successful for many years. On January 9th, 2007 “Apple Computers” was renamed “Apple Inc.” to reflect the shift in focus towards
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The film opens with the creation of the 1984 commercial for Apple Computer, which introduced the first Macintosh. Steve Jobs (Noah Wyle) is speaking with director Ridley Scott (J. G. Hertzler), trying to convey his idea that "We're creating a completely new consciousness." Scott, however, is more concerned at the moment with the technical aspects of the commercial. The film then flashes forward to 1997 as Jobs, who has returned to Apple, is announcing a new deal with Microsoft at the 1997 Macworld
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Company over time Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple on April 1, 1976. The two Steves, Jobs and Woz (as he is commonly referred to – see woz.org), have personalities that persist throughout Apple’s products, even today. Jobs was the consummate salesperson and visionary while Woz was the inquisitive technical genius. Woz developed his own homemade computer and Jobs saw its commercial potential. After selling 50 Apple I computer kits to Paul Terrell’s Byte Shop in Mountain View, CA, Jobs
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Test 1 [pic] Apple Inc. the most famous multinational corporation that designs consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers in American. Their famous hardware products include Macintosh computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. These hardware products lead Apple Inc get success and control all the electronic products market. For example from 2007 the first iPhone was sold to now there are over 51 million iphone was sold which mean it control over 16.1% of the cell phone
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APPLE INC. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS REPORT Apple, Inc. Financial Analysis Report Ricardo Figueroa DeVry University BUSN412 Case Study Instructor David Mozinski May 27, 2013 Case Study Report Outline and Grading Guide (150 points) COMPANY NAME/WEBSITE/INDUSTRY Apple, Inc., http://www.apple.com/about/, Electronic Equipment BACKGROUND/HISTORY The company began as “Apple Computer” by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. They were college dropouts. The company almost went bankrupt in 1996 even
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1 A- Case Summary Apple was by two college drop out students: Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs with the motto of “Think Differently”. In the early 1980s, Steve Wozniak left the company and Steve Jobs hired John Sculley as the President of the company. After facing many failures, Apple launched its Macintosh computers for house hold users. In mid 1980s, Steve Jobs had to leave the company because of his controversial relations with the president. At that time John Sculley rejected the offer of Microsoft‘s
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Writing Assignments:Week 2 Writing Assignments:Week 2 1. How does Apple compete in the PC market? How has its strategy evolved with the changing industry dynamics? Apple competes very well, obviously, in the PC market. It’s just like the commercial says, “It just works.” If someone gave you product A&B and said ultimately both products will yield the same result but one is more “user friendly” and known as the “ultimate all-in-one machine” youre very likely to choose that one. Not just be the
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