4.2 Human Resources Management Human Resources of Apple Inc is responsible for recruiting the most talented people in the world‚ helping them develop new skills‚ and supporting them throughout their careers. Usually‚ Apple follows selective hiring practices to recruit and hire talented individuals. Human resources division will go through three mainly activities to recruit talented people which are planning‚ recruitment‚ and employee selection. Human resources will analyze and planning that the
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------------------------------------------------- 1. Analyze the personal computer industry. Are the dynamics favorable or problematic for Apple? ------------------------------------------------- The personal computer industry is at a crossroads. At the outset‚ consumers desire to own and operate computers. On the other hand‚ the preferred personal “computers” may no longer take the form of a desktop or laptop. Indeed‚ a portion of the personal computer industry has already shifted their preference
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Abstract From humble beginnings in 1976‚ Apple inc. has become a leader in the computer industry. Through their leadership and management they are credited for the growth of the personal computer industry. Apple designs‚ manufactures‚ and markets personal computers and many related software‚ services‚ peripheral and network solutions. With such products as the iMac‚ iPod‚ iPhone‚ and iPad; Apple has continue its vision of innovation. This has allowed them to garner a relatively large base of loyal
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Corporate Case Study: Apple Inc. Article One: Apple’s Secret Plan for Its Cash Stash In 2012‚ Forbes Magazine published an article that discusses what Apple Inc. plans to do with the large amounts of money it has acquired over the years. The sum reaches up to $100 billion‚ making the company one of the most profitable in history. However‚ the company has around $64 billion of their cash stuck oversees. If Apple were to choose to move the money back to the United States they would be hit with a
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Apple‚ Inc. A Case Study in External Communication Executive Summary Background: On June 25‚ 2010 Apple released the iPhone 4. With its sleek‚ new‚ stainless steel frame design‚ thousands of people rushed to buy Apple’s latest gadget. Apple and its partner carriers received 600‚000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4s in the first 24 hours‚ making it the largest number of pre-orders Apple had received in a single day for any device up to that time. By the end of the month‚ Apple had sold over 1.7
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peculiarities of the production processes of iProducts by Apple Inc. This article is a result of interviewing of dozens of people related to the company or experts sharing their personal view on the subject‚ including economists‚ manufacturing experts‚ technology analysts‚ academic researchers‚ competitors and corporate partners‚ government officials. The main aim of the article is to evaluate reasons and consequences of a decision of Apple Inc. to move the production of its products abroad. The decision
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Apple Inc.‚ 2008 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages in the computer business? There are mainly two kinds of competitive advantages‚ which are cost advantage and differentiation advantage. Apparently‚ Apple adopted the latter one. On one hand‚ Apple enjoys high-end technology and innovation and keeps offering unique features. Apple put a high premium on creating machines that offered a cutting-edge‚ tightly integrated user experience. In marketing its Mac products‚ Apple highlighted
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Case Analysis: Apple Inc.‚ 2012 IBM introduced the personal computer into the mainstream in the 1980’s‚ after Apple pioneered the first usable “personal ” computing devices. By the early 1990’s‚ lower price and expanding capabilities drove the growth of “Wintel” (the windows OS combined with an Intel processor). The revenue growth continued through the early 2000’s then lowed over the next decades. The personal computer (PC) industry is in high dynamics‚ with new products emerging and old technology
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Apple Inc. 2010 Case Study Case Summary: Steve Jobs and Steve Wazniak started Apple over 30 years ago. Over that time span‚ Steve jobs was fired from Apple and rehired. It was essentially Jobs that save apple with superb vision and creative innovations. The first innovation was like a fashion statement. The iMac was an innovation that put 2 products into one. The desktop was built into the screen. Then‚ Jobs tackled the world of portable music by inventing the iPod. He shortly followed
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------------------------------------------------- Apple Inc in 2010 - Executive Summary ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Background: Apple was founded by Steve Jobs with Steve Wozniak on Apr 1‚ 1976. With the inventions of Apple I and II‚ Apple became the Industry Leader till 1980.The entry of IBM In PC Market hit Apple badly in terms of market share. High compatibility issues and higher Prices and the growth of highly compatible IBM PCs nearly ruined Apple. The then
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