STRATEGIC AUDIT WORKSHEET FOR APPLE INC. Prepared by: MGMT 4480 FALL 2009 I. CURRENT SITUATION A. Current Performance: Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended September 26‚ 2009. The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion‚ in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.6 percent‚ up from 34.7 percent in the year-ago
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Introduction Apple Inc. was incorporated in 1977‚ and is engaged in designing‚ manufacturing and marketing mobile communication and media devices‚ personal computers‚ and portable digital music players. Today‚ Apple ranks 75 on the Forbes Global 2000 list of Companies‚ and is a leader in the technology industry (Forbes). Apple values innovation and creativity‚ and is constantly looking to employ people with these qualities in all segments of their company‚ from the executive office to their Software
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EXERCISE: EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS Objective To provide the experience of performing an analysis of a company’s external environment. Sample Responses to Questions 1. Laws and Regulations. What are some key laws and regulations under which this company and the music industry must operate? Key laws and regulations in the music industry might include copyright regulations‚ contracts‚ royalty practices in both retail sales and radio broadcasting‚ anti-trust‚ advertising regulations
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What is the impact of human activity on the natural environment? Answer: Humans are a part of the natural environment. Unfortunately‚ we have not yet learnt to moderate our activities in such a way as to help the environment. Human activities often lead to degradation of the environment. Impacts of humans include: • pollution - land‚ freshwater creeks and rivers‚ seas and oceans‚ and air • deforestation and destruction of habitats • endangerment and extinction of flora and fauna species
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Running head: ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN AND SUMMARY: KUDLER FINE FOODS Environmental Scan and Summary: Kudler Fine Foods Rondell Taylor University of Phoenix February 22‚ 2010 Environmental Scan and Summary: Kudler Fine Foods Kudler Fine Foods is one of the most successful local upscale specialty food stores in the San Diego metropolitan area. Kathy Kudler‚ the founder and owner of Kudler Fine Foods‚ saw the need of gourmet food in the local area and used the opportunity for an upscale
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Environmental pollution is the biggest menace to the human race on this planet today. It means adding impurity to environment. The environment consists of earth‚ water‚ air‚ plants and animals. If we pollute them‚ then the existence of man and nature will be hampered. It is true that trees are being cut down rapidly. Our earth is becoming warmer. If pollution continues‚ the day is not far when our earth will be a boiling pan and become a desert. Or it will be covered with sea water causing destruction
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Chapter 3 1500 Environmental catastrophe “Think of it. We are blessed with technology that would be indescribable to our forefathers. We have the wherewithal‚ the know-it-all to feed everybody‚ clothe everybody‚ and give every human on Earth a chance. We know now what we could never have known before – that we now have the option for all humanity to make it successfully on this planet in this lifetime. Whether it is to be Utopia or Oblivion will be a touch-and-go relay race right up
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Environmental pollution is one of the biggest problems the world faces today. It is an issue that troubles us economically‚ physically and everyday in our lives. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes adverse change. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants We all live on earth which‚ is but a planet‚ – and the only planet known to have an environment
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| Apple Case Analysis | Dr. Jacobs Buad326.101 | | Charles Fields | 4/12/2012 | | Foxconn a major Chinese manufacturer and supplier of Apple products‚ was audited from February-March 2012‚ after receiving an increasing amount of criticism in relation to their current business practices. Accused of “turning a blind eye to dismal working conditions at partner factories” (Paronen‚ 1)‚ Apple agreed to allow the Fair Labor Association (FLA) to conduct an audit of their suppliers’ factories
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Csr in Apple Inc. Table of Contents 1 Executive Summary 2 CSR Background 2.1 Definition of CSR 2.2 Evolution of CSR 2.3 Emergence of CSR 3 Literature Review 3.1 Carroll’s CSR Pyramid 3.2 Purpose of the firm and how that shapes views on CSR 3.3 Arguments for and against CSR 3.3.1 Arguments Against 3.3.2 Arguments For 3.3.3 Summary of the key debates 4 Methodology 5 CSR at Apple Inc. 5.1 Apple’s profile 5.2 Reasons to engage in CSR 5.3 CSR policies at Apple Inc. 5.4 Type of CSR approach
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