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 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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Technology and jobs Coming to an office near you The effect of today’s technology on tomorrow’s jobs will be immense—and no country is ready for it INNOVATION‚ the elixir of progress‚ has always cost people their jobs. In the Industrial Revolution artisan weavers were swept aside by the mechanical loom. Over the past 30 years the digital revolution has displaced many of the mid-skill jobs that underpinned 20th-century middle-class life. Typists‚ ticket agents‚ bank tellers
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Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer‚ Inc. Case Analysis Dubinsky’s primary mistake was relying on her position and reputation rather than mounting an effective‚ persuasive‚ and fact-based argument. As noted by Jay Conger in The Necessary Art of Persuasion‚ today’s employees are not content to accept a decree from above and seek to understand the reasons behind a decision. She should have taken Jobs’ JIT proposal seriously from the beginning and‚ as soon as she heard of it‚ worked to make her case
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Castillo Joe Formichelli Case 23 Management 449 20 September 2010 Case 23: Apple Inc: Taking a Bite Out of the Competition Organizational Goals The organizational goals as stated on Apple’s own website are as follows: “Apple computer is committed to protecting the environment‚ health and safety of our employees‚ customers and the global communities where we operate. We recognise that by integrating sound environmental‚ health and safety management practices into all aspects of our business‚
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Company Background Apple Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively “Apple” or the “Company”) designs‚ manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices‚ personal computers‚ and portable digital music players‚ and sells a variety of related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ networking solutions‚ and third-party digital content and applications. The Company’s products and services include iPhone ® ‚ iPad ® ‚ Mac ® ‚ iPod ® ‚ Apple TV ® ‚ a portfolio of consumer and professional
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An Analysis of the Financial Statements of Apple Intermediate Accounting III INTRODUCTION I chose Apple for my course project mainly based on the fact that they release all their records to the public and they have excellent accounting practices. Their paper work is easy to read and follow and based on their records they have an endless amount of revenue in the billions. As we have discussed about Apple in class I was very intrigued how they looked in the books on a specific level of detail
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CT Scan Machine CT scan machine (Computed Tomography) is a medical imaging method employing tomography by using a digital geometry process to generated a three-dimensional image of the internals of an object from a large series of two-dimensional X-ray images taken around a single axis of rotation. Computed Tomography (CT)‚ actually known as computed axial tomography (CAT or CT scan) and body section roentgenography. CT scan machine is useful equipment (an important tool in medical imaging to
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Executive Overview Apple has been established for over 30 years since Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer in 1976. During Steven Jobs’s tenure as CEO‚ Apple’s mission was to bring an easy-to-use computer to market. However‚ Apple was not performing as good as Jobs projected‚ so he resigned in 1985. In the following 12 years‚ Apple experienced three different CEO’s and still could not be brought back to life. Under John Sculley‚ Apple worked to drive down costs by switching much
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Apple Board of Directors decided to hand over the reins of Apple Inc. to Timothy Donald Cook better known as Tim Cook‚ then Chief Operating Officer(COO)‚ and make him the new Chief Executive Officer of the company. Jobs resigned from the post of CEO and was chosen to be the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Tim cook was also inducted in to the Board. The decision taken by Jobs was not because of any pressure or due to declining sales or problem with the company but because he was suffering from
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