S w W12774 APPLE A1 Tom Watson wrote this case under the supervision of Professor Mary Crossan solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmission without its written permission
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Running head: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT REPORT OF APPLE, INC. Strategic management report of Apple, Inc. Xu Ruiqing FTDipFM10 Kaplan Higher Education Academic February 6th 2013 Table of Contents Running head: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT REPORT OF APPLE, INC. 1 Table of Contents 2 1. Introduction 3 2. SWOT 4 2.1 Strengths 4 2.2 Weakness 4 2.3 Opportunities 4 2.4 Threats 5 3. External analysis (general environment) 5 3.1 Politics/legal 5 3.2 Economic conditions 5 3.3 Social forces 6 3
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Steve Jobs established the Apple Company in 1971. Since then it has delivered and produced the best products and have become a brand to reckon with. It is one of the most well-known electronics companies of the world and Apple consumers are brand loyal as well as they tend to associate themselves with the brand. The 1984 advertisement of Apple which was shown only once in the Super Bowl revolutionized the advertising industry and helped Apple in creating a brand image. Soon after the departure of
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illustrate the threats and opportunities facing global companies in developing their strategies? The threat facing Apple was the negative image it had after President Obama’s inquiry on outsourced jobs. This gave the perception that Apple did not care about their customers or their country. It also gives the perception of greed which a global company can face. The opportunity for Apple was being able to produce their product at a lower cost and making more profit. The break down in the case study was
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Case 30 - Apple after Steve Jobs 1. Analyze Apple’s board structure. Are criticisms of Apple board justified? What changes would corporate governance reformers like to see and why? * Apple’s board structure: Steve Jobs was the CEO of Apple Inc. Timothy Cook (Chief Operating Officer) served as CEO of the company when Jobs was on medical leave for pancreatic cancer. Scott Forstall (Senior Vice President) was responsible for Mac OS X before being named vice president for IPhone software
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Apple Inc is a corporation that creates electronics, computer software and also servers. Apples Core products are the Macintosh computer, iPad, iPod, and iPhone. Apple Inc, which is formerly known as Apple Computer, Inc was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak on April 1st 1976 and incorporated as computer company January 3rd 1977. Apple Computer was originally a manufacture of computers like the Apple II, Macintosh and Power Mac but, due to the economy, sales began to drop in the 1990s. Steve
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apple computer 2012 Apple Computer 2012 1. What, historically, have been Apple’s major competitive advantages? Early on, although not always profitable, Apple Computer was known for their unique products. A quote worth noting from an analyst, “the majority of IBM and compatible users ‘put up’ with their machines, but Apple’s customers ‘love’ their Macs.” This is truer knowing what Steve Jobs strives to achieve with the company as well as the employees. Job was especially fanatic about industrial
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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
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“Case 14: Apple Computer, Inc.: Maintaining the Music Business while introducing iPhone and Apple TV” Assignment 2; “Case 14: Apple Computer, Inc.: Maintaining the Music Business while introducing iPhone and Apple TV” Anthony Green Professor Milan Havel BUS499 July 24, 2011 “Case 14: Apple Computer, Inc.: Maintaining the Music Business while introducing iPhone and Apple TV” * Describe the key strategic challenges facing Apple Computer. * Describe the dimensions along which company
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Apple Corporation Curtis B. Goodson LDR/300 January 9, 2014 Michael Martin Apple Corporation Apple handled managerial derailment and failure “At Risk” managers through several training sessions. Once identified of a situation try to find the root cause of the problem. They would investigate to see if the manage has any personal or political problem with one or more employees. They would also see if the manager has significant problems with several different employees. Apple introduced a training
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