INTRODUCTION: This project aims to research and understand an individual stock price change‚ Apple (identified as AAPL in the stock exchange market); by studying the statistics generated by market activity (prices) of the stock along with the price changes in Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index (DJUSTC). Assuming that the changes in DJIA and DJUSTC could be estimated by market moving economic indicators (e.g. updates of GDP‚ Jobless claims‚ Consumer confidence
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Apple Inc. is an American based organization founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs which is now a well-known global corporation known for cutting edge designs in electronics‚ software‚ and laptops and personal computers including the iPhone‚ iPod‚ and iPad. Today‚ with retail stores in multiple countries and an online store‚ it is one of the largest corporations in the world. It had become the most valuable technology company surpassing Microsoft. Apple’s organizational vision is “To be the most admired
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Unit 1 Case Analysis: Apple‚ Inc.‚ 2008 Background Apple Computer‚ Inc. was created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in April 1976. It started as a computer software and hardware manufacturer. Apple Computer‚ Inc. is famous for having one of the largest and most loyal customer bases that have helped to make concrete consistent growth for the company (Yoffie‚ Slind‚ 2008). In 2007 Apple Computer Inc.‚ became Apple Inc. to mirror its expansion into the consumer electronics market while still
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Introduction Apple Inc. was established on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne (Mary Bellis‚ n.d). Apple Inc. which is an American multination corporation that design and sells mobile phone‚ computer software‚ tablet and personal computer. Apple well known hardware product are the Macintosh‚ iPod‚ iPad and the iPhone while its software are the OS X and iOS operating system. Today‚ Apple Inc is the second-best global brand base on Interbrand statistic (Interbrand‚ 2012)
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Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital Case 15 Financial Administration FINC 5713-180 Team 1 Fall 2013. October 8‚ 2013. Introduction Kimi Ford a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group which is a mutual-fund management firm‚ is considering to buy some shares from Nike‚ inc even if it’s share price had declined from the beginning of the year‚ for the Northpoint Large-cap fund she managed which invested mostly in Fortune 500 companies and it was doing well despite the decline
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refer to the mission of the organization‚ internal environmental analysis and external environmental analysis. In this stage‚ we can analyze that Apple Inc. is more focus on the components such as the current technologies than on the employees based on the mission statement. SWOT analysis can be used to analyze the internal and external environment of Apple Inc. The internal environment factors are strengths that represent value to the organization and weaknesses that hinder the organization’s ability
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1. Abstract Introduction – Introducing Apple Inc. (One of the largest company in computer industry)‚ and the meaning of Key Success Factors as well as the main objective of the Research Paper. Relation to Previous Research – By analyzing different researches‚ we can have a whole picture of Apple’s success and see whether there have any managerial implication. Proposed Methods and Reflections – By using a questionnaire with different questions to respondents via Internet‚ we can analyze the data to
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[STRATEGIC AUDIT REPORT OF APPLE INC] 1 APPLE INCORPORATED A STRATEGIC AUDIT REPORT ON APPLE INCORPORATED August 2010 Copyright © 2010 Sheikh Adnan All Rights Reserved 2 [STRATEGIC AUDIT REPORT OF APPLE INC] Submitted To University Of Wales‚ Lampeter As a partial requirement for the degree of MBA Strategic Management MBA Core Module: MBA3710-L Submitted by Sheikh Adnan Student Number: 29002361 Sheikh.adnan@stu.ctlondon.ac.uk Copyright © 2010 Sheikh Adnan All
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External and Internal Factors on Apple Inc. October 27‚ 2008 External and Internal Factors on Apple Inc. As with any company‚ a solid foundation is essential for success. Companies need to have a system in place to help management plan ahead should there be a "bump" in the road. A good example of a company that is built on a solid foundation is Apple. Companies have developed and implemented their own management concepts to keep them one step ahead of the competition. There are basically four management
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and respected companies in the world‚ Apple Inc. was one of the few companies to emerge from the recession stronger than ever. Started in 1976 as a computer business‚ most of Apple’s success has been attributed to its music- and video-related products and the iPhone. Quickly became known then as a company that made innovative consumer electronic products instead of just a company that made computers‚ it changed its name in 2007 from “Apple Computer” to “Apple Inc.”. As Steve Jobs‚ Apple’s former CEO
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