Objectives (Stated & Implied) Profit: Mission: Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to students‚ educators‚ creative professionals and consumers around the world through its innovative hardware‚ software and Internet offerings. http://www.apple.com/investor/ Growth: Citizenship: Survival: “Think
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ALIAH UNIVERSITY Project-An organizational study of Apple.inc Introduction to the study of industry profile- Concept of organization- noun: organisation 1. An organized group of people with a particular purpose‚ such as a business or government department. a research organization" : company‚ firm‚ concern‚ operation‚ corporation‚ institution‚ group‚ establishment‚ consortium‚ conglomerate‚ combine‚ syndicate‚ body‚ agency‚ federation‚ confederation‚ alliance‚ coalition‚ association‚ movement
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Apple Inc. Business Analysis MGT/521 October 4‚ 2011 Apple Inc. Business Analysis Part I Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics‚ computer software‚ and personal computers. The company ’s best-known hardware products include the Macintosh computers‚ iPod‚ iPhone and iPad. As of August 2010‚ the company operates 301 retail stores in ten countries‚ and an online store. In September of 2010‚ Apple had 46‚600 full time employees and 2‚800
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Apple Inc.‚ 2008 Case Analysis 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages? The PC (personal computer) industry is fairly competitive‚ making it important for a company like Apple Inc. to stand out among its rivals. Although all computers are not created equally and each model can have vast differences‚ it is sometimes difficult for the end user to differentiate between brands. One competitive advantage for Apple is that Macs are known to be different than all other
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Apple Computers For Fiscal Year Ending December 31‚2010 Overview: Apple started in Steve Job’s bedroom when Jobs and Steve Wozniak began work on the Apple I. Since it’s start Apple has had it’s ups and downs and today has come out on top. Apple designs‚ manufactures and markets a range of personal computers‚ mobile communication and media devices‚ and portable digital music players‚ and sells a variety of related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ networking solutions and third party digital
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by hierarchy or departmentalization. Apple is a company that has a successful organizational structure determined by Steve Jobs who passed in October of 2011. Apple’s organizational structure is a combination of both vertical and horizontal. Apple’s infrastructure has been molded and molded again to fit the needs of the huge multi-billion dollar company. Apple began as a small business in 1976 with Steve Jobs and his partner Steve Wozniak by building computers in the garage of Job’s home. After
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Apple Inc Introduction Apple Inc is an American multinational organization located in 1 infinite loop‚ Cupertino‚ California 95014‚ in the middle of the Silicon Valley. It is focused on designing and developing the personal computers‚ other related software products‚ and the electronic products such as MP3 players and iPods. Apple Inc’s main products are iMac‚ iPod‚ iPhone‚ and its latest advanced product is iPad‚ which is on the verge of creating another revolution after iPhone. Apple Inc was
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Running head: APPLE INC: A STRATEGIC VIEW Apple Inc: A Strategic View Anonymous Student Palm Beach State College !1 APPLE INC: A STRATEGIC VIEW !2 Apple Inc: A Strategic View Apple reinvented the personal computer industry and more recently the consumer electronics industry. This report will analyze Apple’s history‚ its business strategy‚ and the way it distinguishes itself within the technology industry. Company Description Apple Inc (NYSE: AAPL) is an American multinational
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Apple Inc. Case Analysis MB 730 Strategic Analysis Professor McClellan Date: 09/23/2012 Name: Allen (Hanlin) Wang Overview of the PC Industry The personal computer industry came up during the 1970s. A personal computer is one intended for individual use‚ as opposed to a mainframe computer where the end user’s requests are filtered through operating staff‚ or a time sharing system in which one large processor is shared by many individuals. In the 1980s‚ personal computers
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Case 10: Apple Computer and Steve P. Jobs CURRENT SITUATION * Performance The current performance at Apple Inc. shows a slightly higher gross margin percentage of 33.9 compared to 32.9 for the previous year. This is based on figures from the quarterly report ending March 29‚ 2008 and the date for the comparison figure is the previous year ending March 31‚ 2007. The revenue for that same quarter was $7.51 billion with a net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion. The Macintosh computers unit showed
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