Mgt/230 - Management Theory and Practice
Apple’s Organizational Structure
Apple’s organizational structure begins with when Apple was a one-man company. Actually, it started as a two man company – Jobs and Wozniak. Apple was a centralized business, similar to a single party or an authoritarian rule type because the all departments of Apple reported to Steve Jobs for approval. True Apple currently controls a fortunate place in the tech world. However, Apple’s new challenges start after the death of Steve Jobs. Thus begins Apple’s organizational structure with Apple 's new chief executive officer, Tim Cook Apple, (2012).
Organizational Structure and Apple’s Organizational Structure http://google images.com
There are three traditional types of organizational structures. There is the functional structure that divides departments into their own group dependent on their function. A divisional structure group is dependent on the product type. There is the matrix structure that is a mixture of function and division organizational structure. What about the vertical structure? A company’s organization working within a matrix structure will most likely have two leaders or bosses to report to, each one would be dependent on their particular department for that particular division. Tim Cook Apple’s chief operating officer has shared in interviews that Apple does not want anyone to know their magic that works, which is the company’s organizational structure because they do not want anyone to copy what they have in the company. However, with over 70 vice presidents and multiple interviews of ex-employees the organizational structure has been figured out. For the most part everyone reported to Steve Jobs before his death. Apple currently is a functional organization with Tim Cook at the top of the organizational structure (Apple, 2012).
Apples Organizational Structures Similarities and Contrast to Other Companies
Microsoft is separated into a divisional structure of five separate businesses. There is
Apple’s organizational structure begins with when Apple was a one-man company. Actually, it started as a two man company – Jobs and Wozniak. Apple was a centralized business, similar to a single party or an authoritarian rule type because the all departments of Apple reported to Steve Jobs for approval. True Apple currently controls a fortunate place in the tech world. However, Apple’s new challenges start after the death of Steve Jobs. Thus begins Apple’s organizational structure with Apple 's new chief executive officer, Tim Cook Apple, (2012).
Organizational Structure and Apple’s Organizational Structure http://google images.com
There are three traditional types of organizational structures. There is the functional structure that divides departments into their own group dependent on their function. A divisional structure group is dependent on the product type. There is the matrix structure that is a mixture of function and division organizational structure. What about the vertical structure? A company’s organization working within a matrix structure will most likely have two leaders or bosses to report to, each one would be dependent on their particular department for that particular division. Tim Cook Apple’s chief operating officer has shared in interviews that Apple does not want anyone to know their magic that works, which is the company’s organizational structure because they do not want anyone to copy what they have in the company. However, with over 70 vice presidents and multiple interviews of ex-employees the organizational structure has been figured out. For the most part everyone reported to Steve Jobs before his death. Apple currently is a functional organization with Tim Cook at the top of the organizational structure (Apple, 2012).
Apples Organizational Structures Similarities and Contrast to Other Companies
Microsoft is separated into a divisional structure of five separate businesses. There is
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