Assignment #1: Company Background 1. FIRM NAME: Apple Inc. 2. HEADQUARTER LOCATION: 1 Infinite Loop CUPERTINO‚ CA 95014 United States Phone: +1-408-996-1010 Fax: +1-408-996-0275 Website: http://www.apple.com KEY EXECUTIVES Name | Since | Current Position | Arthur Levinson | 2011 | Independent Chairman of the Board | Timothy Cook | 2011 | Chief Executive Officer‚ Director | Peter Oppenheimer | 2012 | Chief Financial Officer‚ Principal Financial Officer‚ Senior Vice
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Danielle Green IST5010 S01 Revenue Model Starbucks has agreed to a partnership with Apple to collaborate on selling music as part of the "coffeehouse experience". In October 2006‚ Apple added a Starbucks Entertainment area to the iTunes Store‚ selling music similar to that played in Starbucks stores. In September 2007 Apple announced that customers would be able to browse the iTunes Store at Starbucks via Wi-Fi in the US (with no requirement to login to the Wi-Fi network)‚ targeted
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Contents Introduction 2 Features of Apple Industry: 2 Evaluation of Steve Jobs as a strategic leader 4 Strategic Innovation 5 Recommendation 7 Conclusion 8 Reflection of our group work 9 References 12 Introduction As the first of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (Business week‚ 2010) and the 17th of the Best Global Brands (Interbrand‚ 2010)‚ Apple has succeeded in strategic leadership and innovation‚ which has drawn attention from the world recently. This essay focuses on some
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1.0 Introduction Apple Inc is an American multinational technology organization headquartered in Cupertino‚ California which is establish by Steve Jobs in 1976. It’s hardware products are the iPhone smartphone‚ the iPad tablet computer‚ the Mac personal computer. It is one of the main organizations in the PC and shopper gadgets commercial enterprises. This report is to explore the internal and external environment in relation to the Apple. In addiction this report will offer logical recommendations
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Trung Kien Le 4087136 4501 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this report is to explore the product Apple iPad in terms of product development and supply chain management. The iPad has received continuous innovation from Apple and become a successful product. It has also led to changes in the supply chain since it was introduced in early 2010. To enhance the iPad supply chain‚ Apple needs to have an effective forecast system‚ efficient information system and a consistent total quality management
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Apple SWOT Apple’s Strengths * ITunes Online Store is an excellent source of revenue derived from sales of music and applications for Apple’s iPhone‚ IPad and iPod touch devices. * Excellent brand loyalty by its customers. Many own multiple products (Mac‚ iPhone‚ etc.) * No debt‚ excellent cash flow. $13bn Net Income in most recent quarter. (Dec 2011). * Excellent Research & Development division that is able to deliver (premium) products that customers will stand in line to buy
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CUSTOMER ANALYSIS Success begins with understanding customer needs and motivation. As explained in Principles of Marketing by Kotler and Armstong‚ “some of the most amazing companies of the coming few years will be businesses that understand how to wrap technology beautifully around human needs so that it matters to people.” (P. Kotler‚ p.135) Motorola enables customers to get the best android phone available with Moto X. Moto X is an Android smartphone developed and manufactured by Motorola
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Apple and Microsoft Organizational Behavior Analysis By Reggie Powell Davenport University CRN: MGMT 321.22193 Instructor: Dr. James Young March 17‚ 2015 Preface The follow literature is based on researched evidence and statistics pertaining to the subject of Apple Incorporated and Microsoft Corporation’s organizational behaviors and cultures. The information obtained in this paper directly reflects the subject matter and in no way reflect the views or opinions of Davenport University
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Apple History Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple on April 1‚ 1976 in Santa Clara Valley‚ California. The two built the Apple I out of a garage and sold it. The first Apple I computer did not include a monitor‚ keyboard‚ or casing. Due to the high demand for the Apple I‚ Jobs realized that there was a market for small computers. He also realized that he could market the company’s name and the computer’s user-friendly look. In 1977 Wozniak added a keyboard‚ color monitor‚ and eight peripheral
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Omowumi Aiyeku Professor Andrew Klein Strategic Human Resources Management September 5‚ 2011 Case Analysis Question: What is Strategic Human Resources Management and how does it link the people with the strategic needs of the business? Introduction Human resource management is a combination of strategically coordinated efforts to manage people. Managing people involves‚ employing them‚ teaching and developing their skills‚ and utilizing‚ maintaining and compensating their services (Mello
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