EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Apple Computer Inc.’s strategy to gain market share dominance by market penetration has achieved poor results. This report finds that the industry has consolidated around six companies. The industry is unattractive for new entrants but for the existing firms‚ there is much market growth to be exploited. The financial analysis of Apple indicates that the strategies have not provided a strategic fit with the critical success factors of the industry. The company may come
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reputation and awareness Apple Inc. has developed both band equity and brand awareness among the consumers in the electronic industry for nearly forty years. The brand equity of Apple Inc. will allow iwatch to be priced at a high rate due to the value the consumer will place in the product. Current Apple user and potential Apple consumers will want to buy an iwatch due to their brand awareness to Apple Inc. They have used more than one device of Apple‚ and they think that Apple fulfill their physical
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Mercede Usiski and Ryan Hernandez In recent times‚ Apple has become one of the mightiest‚ richest‚ and most successful companies in the world‚ in part by mastering global manufacturing. Apple and its high-technology peers- as well as multiple other American industries- have achieved a pace of innovation nearly unmatched in modern history. However‚ the workers assembling iPhones‚ iPads‚ and other devices often labor in harsh conditions‚ according to workers themselves‚ worker advocates‚ and documents
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Steven Jobs was one of the founders of Apple Computer. Apple Computer’s initial strategy was to target specific sub-segments of the market that the company’s management believed could be best served by the company. Apple Computer focused on these sub-segments‚ addressed the needs of these users‚ and developed a loyal following for the company’s products (Fortune‚ 2011). The senior executives at Apple Computer‚ led by Jobs‚ reinforced a customer focus within the company. This customer focus was largely
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CASE 1 APPLE COMPUTER‚ INC.: PEOPLE AND DESIGN CREATE APPLE’S FUTURE Apple Computer paradoxically exists as both one of America’s greatest successes and one of its greatest failures to achieve potential. It ignited the personal computer industry in the 1970’s (1)‚ bringing such behemoths as IBM and Digital Equipment almost to their knees. At the same time‚ Apple is an example of opportunities lost. It represents a fascinating microcosm of American business as it continues to utilize its strengths
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Apple and Samsung are now on the top of mobile phone industry in the world excluding htc and other smart phone brands. Analyzing the strategies of each company to pick which one is the best in management and also‚ the way they motivate employees of the companies would be difficult. Those points would be broken down in this essay. Apple Inc.’s business strategy is more on differentiation. They wanted to be different from the other mobile phone companies. Apple Inc. wanted a different software and
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Arvind Mills – A turnaround story When the World Trade Organisation removed the quota restrictions on countries exporting garments on January 1‚ 2005 it opened up a new era for the Indian textile industry‚ thereby ending forty long years of protectionism by the developed countries. It is estimated that approximately 47% of the restricted markets will be opened up for free trade. Hence it is good news for companies in the textile sector like Arvind Mills which is considered to be the largest textile
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MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH‚ GURGAON STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROJECT REPORT STRATEGY MANAGEMENT AT APPLE‚ INC. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PRESENTED BY: Group 11 Kapil Bhati (19) Kumar Rathnam (21) N Praveen Kumar (29) Nikhil Yadav (30) Sharath Babu (46) Date: April 3‚ 2012 Contents 1. 2. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 3 APPLE: BRIEF HISTORY ..........................................................
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The Brand "Without the brand‚ Apple would be dead‚" Gobe said. He tells how brands have established deep‚ lasting bonds with their customers. Apple‚ of course‚ is the archetypal emotional brand. It’s not just intimate with its customers; it is loved. "Apple is about imagination‚ design and innovation;" Gobe argued that‚ in some cases‚ branding has become as powerful as religion”. Research shows that Apple triggers a religious reaction from certain consumers. Of course when it’s considered as
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Case Analysis China Dolls Issues : the company is about to lose two major customers due to “cheaper” price‚ namely China. Alternatives: 1. Move to China Closing down partially Malaysian and Chieng Mai operations 2. Expand to China Retain Malaysian operations Joint venture 3. Develop own label for Malaysian and ASEAN market. Costs : i. Set-up costs (investment) ii. Operation costs (labor cost) iii. Sunk costs iv. Opportunity costs v. Human ‘cost’ Explanations
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