------------------------------------------------- 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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Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer‚ Inc. As companies today strive for success in the market place‚ it is the efficiency of the top management in the company‚ which usually determines whether or not they are able to achieve their goals. Many of these goals and values incorporate concepts surrounding quality products and services‚ innovation‚ team spirit‚ and efficient management‚ just to name a few. However‚ many times a disconnect in one or more of these areas can cause communication barriers
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Foxconn is one of the manufacturer in Apple Inc. that is in charge of manufacturing electronics products. For instance‚ iPhones and iPads. Unfortunately‚ many employees committed suicide by jumping from buildings in 2010. Besides‚ there are lots of factors lead to many employees committed suicide. For example‚ poor working environment‚ low salary‚ work overtime‚ etc. This issue damaged the reputation of Apple Inc. directly. As a result‚ Foxconn and Apple Inc. make a different responses and solutions
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|Cross Cultural Management‚ IBA 1.6 | |Apple Inc. | |iPhone‚ exclusivity or availability | | | |Suzanne Groeneveld - 1814044
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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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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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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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: 2 * Currency issue in foreign operations. Currency issue in foreign operations was arise since 1891 when it faces by an accountant in UK when they had realise that the issue underlying the identification of a foreign currency in accounting treatment problem and so many criticism about the development of a solution towards this problem. A development of the solution towards this problem has developed on 19th century‚ at the first regulators show that the foreign currency translation method
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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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