Assignment 1 Social Performance
Social Performance of Organizations
Bus 475 Social Performances Strayer University
1. Specify the nature, structure, and types of products or services of Apple, and identify two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale.
Apple Inc. is a well-known computer manufacturer, smartphone and digital devices device maker. Company have made strong roots in the computing market since its beginning its’ all, because of its maintained quality which have been continuously delivering to its valuable customers, Apple (2012). The firm was formerly known as Apple Computer Inc. as it was started by Steve Jobs with his friends Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in the 1970’s. Apple Incorporation (Inc.) is well known for design, sells best quality of the Computer, Music and Mobile-phone Industries.
Apple Inc. is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing consumer electronic and related software products. Its best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of personal computers, the iPod (portable media player), and the iPhone. The software products include the Mac OS X operating system, iTunes media browser and the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software. (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) The personal computer industry is characterized by the following features: it is highly competitive, computer companies abide aggressive pricing practices that causes downward pressure on gross margins, another feature is frequent introduction of new products, computers, peripherals and accessories have got in a great extant short product life cycles, there are a lot of industry standards and patents, in fact, all makers apply strategies of continual improvement in product
Bus 475 Social Performances Strayer University
1. Specify the nature, structure, and types of products or services of Apple, and identify two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale.
Apple Inc. is a well-known computer manufacturer, smartphone and digital devices device maker. Company have made strong roots in the computing market since its beginning its’ all, because of its maintained quality which have been continuously delivering to its valuable customers, Apple (2012). The firm was formerly known as Apple Computer Inc. as it was started by Steve Jobs with his friends Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in the 1970’s. Apple Incorporation (Inc.) is well known for design, sells best quality of the Computer, Music and Mobile-phone Industries.
Apple Inc. is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing consumer electronic and related software products. Its best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of personal computers, the iPod (portable media player), and the iPhone. The software products include the Mac OS X operating system, iTunes media browser and the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software. (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) The personal computer industry is characterized by the following features: it is highly competitive, computer companies abide aggressive pricing practices that causes downward pressure on gross margins, another feature is frequent introduction of new products, computers, peripherals and accessories have got in a great extant short product life cycles, there are a lot of industry standards and patents, in fact, all makers apply strategies of continual improvement in product
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