2. Who should or should not serve on a corporation’s board of directors? What about Environmentalists or union leaders? Anyone can serve on a board of directors as long as they are deemed suitable. There are no hard and fast rules outlining who should and should not serve on a board. If the company or corporation is one of a public nature nature then the shareholders are made to vote for the members of the board. A board of directors is usually made up of a mixture of both insiders (management
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case study comparing Canon‚ Inc. and Apple Computer‚ Inc. Ikujiro Nonaka Institute of Business Research‚ Hitotsuhashi University‚ Kunitachi‚ Tokyo‚ Japan Martin Kenney Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences‚ University of California‚ Davis‚ CA 95616‚ USA Abstract This paper argues that innovation can be best understood as an information process which is then concretized as a product that meets demand. Two very different firms‚ Canon Inc. and Apple Computer Inc.‚ are used as case study illustrations
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The Service Industries Journal Vol. 30‚ No. 6‚ June 2010‚ 911 –928 Development of brand equity: evaluation of four alternative models Hong-Youl Haaà ‚ Swinder Jandab and Siva Muthalyc College of Business Administration‚ Kangwon National University‚ Chuncheon‚ Kangwon-do‚ South Korea; bDepartment of Marketing‚ Kansas State University‚ Manhattan‚ USA; cDepartment of International Business Studies‚ Swinburne University of Technology‚ Hawthorn‚ Australia (Received 20 February 2008; final version
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is AAPL‚ which is the symbol for Apple Inc. “ Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino‚ California‚ Apple designs‚ develops‚ and sells consumer electronics‚ software‚ online services‚ and personal computers. “(Apple.com) Apple’s most successful items have been the Mac computer‚ the iPod‚ and iPhone Apple was founded on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne. Apple was incorporated as Apple‚ Inc. January 9‚ 2007. The company has
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COMPANY APPLE COMPUTERS INC. An overview of Apple computer Inc. Some may not see it as necessary but I have included it so the reader can gain a better understanding of this project. Who are they? A Silicon Valley computer company Based in Cupertino‚ California and founded April 1st 1976 Famous for helping the personal computer revolution to commence Known worldwide for the success of their hardware including the iPod and the iMac. O ne of the main reasons that I have chosen
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Apple – Technology Business Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino‚ California‚ that designs‚ develops‚ and sells consumer electronics‚ computer software‚ online services‚ and personal computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers‚ the iPod media player‚ the iPhone smartphone‚ and the iPad tablet computer. Its online services include iCloud‚ iTunes Store‚ and App Store. Their main purpose is to maintain and continue their excellent
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presented as a form of internal and external factors. A seven-item questionnaire we designed to measure communication. Two factors of face-to-face communication were investigated through the development and validation of the Interpersonal Communication Scale. External Perception defines an individual’s ability to interact with others‚ and Internal Disseverance refers to one’s desire to remove the distance between the individual‚ which they are communicating. The components of these two factors were explored
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Apple distributes its products in over 80 countries through its direct channels‚ its cellular network carriers distribution channels and third party resellers. Apple success is due mainly to the collaboration of the iphone with its updateable applications. In markets such as the United States and Japan. Apple business strategy focuses on bringing the best personal computing and music experience to students‚ educators‚ creative professionals‚ businesses‚ government agencies and consumers through its
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Project on Management of Small Scale Industries & Public Relations Management. SSI visited:- Nova Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd. Kevin Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. Introduction To Small Scale Industries. Small-scale industries are the backbone of the Indian industrial structure. They provide a variety of non-traditional low technology product. They are also engaged in the processing‚ preserving manufacturing and servicing activities. small-scale industries (SSIs) constitute an
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{draw:g} {draw:g} {draw:g} Internal Analysis _Mission Statement : Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing‚ portable digital music and mobile communication experience to students‚ educators‚ creative professionals and consumers around the world through its innovative hardware‚ software and internet offerings._ Resources Apple and innovation has almost been synonymous. Apple’s has been through many ups and few downs in its life and this trend brings out clearly its
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