Steve Job's Autocratic Leadership Style

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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Steve Jobs of Apple, Inc

CONTENTS

1. Executive Summary…………………………………………. Page 03

2. Problem Statement………………………………………….Page 04
2.1 What is Autocratic Leadership?.......................................Page 05-06
2.2 Pros and Cons of Autocratic Leadership………………. Page 07-08
2.3 How Autocratic Leadership Effects an Organization?.... Page 08

3. Literature Review…………………………………………...Page 09
3.1 Robert Blake Management Grid………………………...Page 10

4. Alternatives…………………………………………………Page 11

5. Implementation……………………………………………..Page 12

6. Conclusion………………………………………………….Page 13

7. References………………………………………………….Page 14

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Steve Jobs of Apple, Inc

1. Executive Summary

Apple Inc is considers as a history of passion. It was begun by a pair of Stevens,
Steven Wozniak and Steven Jobs together with Ronald Wayne, who combined their professional skills to create Apple computer on 1st April 1976 with the release of the
Apple I, the first Apple computer, in the same year. Since the establishment, Apple has been focusing on the consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers and the best-known products include iphone, ipad, Mac line of computers and other hardware and software products.
In this case study I would be focusing on