1-Explain Apple`s business and IT strategy .What ‚ in Specific ‚ aspect in the strategy you believe boosted apple? illustrate . Apple starts as a computer manufacture ‚ they have a mission to make the computer easy to use by people ‚ in their early commencement they became a leader in computer market . However ‚ this success collapse due to high cost compared with the competitors who have cheap computers that which led Apple`s to many loss in many periods . After that Apple come again with
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1) Define and compare the business models and areas of strength of Apple‚ Google‚ and Microsoft. A) Microsoft’s business model is operating systems which 95%of all computers use worldwide. The strengths for Microsoft are that they are still the leader in PC operating systems and desktop productivity software. But has failed miserably with regards towards smartphone hardware and software‚ mobile computing‚ cloud-based software apps; its internet portal B) Apple’s business model mainly focuses
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Analyzing the Marketing Mix Strategy of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL; formerly Apple Computer‚ Inc.) is an American multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics‚ computer software‚ and personal computers Over the last decade‚ Apple has redefined the music business through the iPod‚ the cellphone business through the iPhone and the entertainment and media world through the iPad. Its software includes the Mac OS X operating system‚ the iTunes media browser; the iLife
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Apple Inc strategy Apple designed the balanced scorecard (BSC)to make senior management ’s attention to the scope and no longer confined to a gross profit rate ‚return on equity and market share strategy. One pair of Apple’s strategic thinking is very familiar with the management of a small steering committee to select one from the five aspects of evaluation should focus on the type and identified several ways in each type of evaluation . On the financial side ‚ Apple’s emphasis on shareholder value
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2 Gentry Motors Inc.‚ a producer of turbine generators‚ is in this situation: EBIT _ $4 million; tax rate (T) is 35%; debt outstanding (D) $2 million; kd 10%; ke 15%; shares of stock outstanding (N0) 600‚000; and book value per share $10. Since Gentry’s product market is stable and the company expects no growth‚ all earnings are paid out as dividends. The debt consists of perpetual bonds. a. What are Gentry’s earnings per share (EPS) and its price per share (P0)? b. What is Gentry’s weighted
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March 12‚ 2012 Case I Apple Inc.: Taking a Bite Out of the Competition I. Case Profile Apple Inc. is concerned that without their CEO Steve Jobs‚ Apple will not be as innovative then they are with him. Steve Jobs was one of the founders of Apple in 1976. Jobs set the mission of empowering individuals‚ one person-one computer‚ which he wanted to with great detail. In 1977 the first version of the Apple II was the first computer available for use by ordinary people. By 1980 Apple was the industry
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and Economics Available online at www.managementjournal.info RESEARCH ARTICLE An Empirical Analysis of Capital Structure on Firms’ Performance in Nigeria Taiwo Adewale Muritala* Department of Economics and Financial Studies‚ Fountain University Osogbo‚ Osun State‚ Nigeria. *Correspondence E-mail: muritaiwo@yahoo.com Abstract This paper examines the optimum level of capital structure through which a firm can increase its financial performance using annual data of ten firms spanning a five-year
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Capital Structure‚ Profitability and Market Structure: Evidence from Textile Industries in Bangladesh. Introduction In corporate finance‚ the academic contribution of Modigliani and Miller (1958‚ 1963) about capital structure irrelevance and the tax shield advantage paved the way for the development of alternative theories and a series of empirical research initiatives on capital structure. The alternative theories include the trade-off theory‚ the pecking order/asymmetric information theory
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and resolve the crisis before moving on the next stage. Apple was established on April 1‚ 1976‚ by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne to sell the hand-built Apple I personal computer kit. During the first five years of operations‚ its revenues doubled every four months recording an extraordinary growth. A new CEO‚ John Sculley was hired in 1983 and there was a power struggle between the board members and Jobs resigned from Apple in 1985. The rapid growth led to crisis of autonomy. Job
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The Microsoft Corporation and Apple Computers‚ Inc.: Annual Report Comparison Both The Microsoft Corporation and Apple Computers‚ Inc. have become names with which the public is familiar. Both companies have many divisions‚ and both must manage extensive assets and liabilities. Since both companies report large amounts of income‚ the matter of accounting checks and balances becomes more complicated than many smaller companies‚ but equally as important. Financial reports and the audits of these
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