society along with the environment (Clarke 2004). Apple Inc. is ranked 1st as the 2016 world’s most valuable brands (Forbes 2016). The corporation was established in 1976 by Stephen Wozniak‚ Ronald Wayne and Steve Jobs (Forbes 2016). It produces and markets digital devices‚ professional applications and software (Forbes 2016). In 2016‚ the company has more than half a million workers around the world (Apple 2016a). As a world leading corporation‚ Apple bears a great responsibility to be able to perform
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group chose Apple as our product because it is one of the most well-known companies in the world. Apple is considered the top-selling brand of electronic gadgets and is well-known for their excellent customer service. Apple makes use of different types of marketing strategies‚ such as television commercials‚ newspaper‚ magazines and official online website to promote their products. Apple is a multinational corporation that designs and sells electronic gadgets and software. Apple electronic gadgets
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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 index‚ etc.)‚ this analysis will help an individual investor
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External Factor Analysis for Apple Inc Apple is an American organization that specializes in the conception and manufacturing of consumer electronics as well as connected software products (Breillatt 45). It operates over 300 stores in the world. The company has an employee base of about 50‚ 000.In order to understand and analyze the external environment and to know the current state of affairs and what the future holds‚ the PEST analysis method is used in this paper. Societal Environment Political
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History Apple computer was founded on April 1st‚ 1976 by Steven Jobs‚ Steven Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne. Prior to the Apple’s beginnings‚Jobs had worked at Hewlett-Packard and the video game company Atari Inc. Wozniak also worked at HP where the two first met in 1972. It was Jobs who told his future partner about his idea of personal computers. The two began their journey in 1975 while working on the Apple I in Job’s bedroom. Wozniak later admitted that the project was more of a hobby than a business
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Apple Inc is an American multinational organization founded by Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs‚ an American entrepreneur‚ marketer‚ and inventor‚ who was the co-founder‚ chairman‚ and CEO of Apple Inc and Stephen Gary "Steve" Wozniak who is an American inventor‚ computer engineer and Programmer who co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne. Apple Inc is Located in‚ Cupertino‚ California in the middle of the Silicon Valley. It is focused on designing and developing the personal computers
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Strategic analysis requires analyzing three primary activities which 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
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Running head: A CAPSTONE OF APPLE‚ INC. A Capstone of Apple‚ Inc. BUS 599 Assignment 5 June 10‚ 2012 A Capstone of Apple‚ Inc. Analyze the company’s mission and vision statements against the performance of the organization. Then‚ evaluate how well the company lives out its mission and vision statement. Provide support from the organization’s performance in your evaluation. Apple Inc’s mission statement is as follows - Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience
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5/14/2009 Apple Inc. Case Study Key Success Factors •Expertise in particular technology/research • Proven ability to improve production processes • Customer-need satisfaction • Continued innovation Recommended Strategy Spread out consumer confidence in Steve Jobs to the Apple team and stakeholders Develop and launch the stakeholders. MacBook Air Mini by 2nd quarter 2010 to encourage said consumer confidence in Apple. 1 5/14/2009 Environmental Analysis Internal Positive
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philosophy‚ mission‚ vision‚ values‚ and structure. In 1976‚ Apple Incorporated was formed and operated in Cupertino‚ California. The founders of Apple Inc. were Steven Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Gerald Wayne. Apple Inc. designed Macintosh computers‚ mobile cellular devices such as the iPhone‚ multi media devices such as the iPad‚ iPod music players‚ and sells a host of software such as the Mac OS and iOS operating systems. Apple Inc. operates third party content such as retail stores‚ online
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