TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Apple – An Introduction 3 Macroeconomic Trends 4 Technical Analysis 5 Fundamental Analysis 8 Analysis of Financing Activities 8 Investments and Capital Budgeting Decisions 10 Industry Analysis 11 Performance Analysis APPLE INTRODUCTION Established in 1976‚ Apple ignited the personal computer revolution with the Apple II and the Macintosh. Today‚ Apple designs‚ manufactures and markets personal computers‚ portable digital music players and mobile communication devices
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4.2 Human Resources Management Human Resources of Apple Inc is responsible for recruiting the most talented people in the world‚ helping them develop new skills‚ and supporting them throughout their careers. Usually‚ Apple follows selective hiring practices to recruit and hire talented individuals. Human resources division will go through three mainly activities to recruit talented people which are planning‚ recruitment‚ and employee selection. Human resources will analyze and planning that the
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MARKETING PLAN-CLIXSTAR INC.‚ Keller Graduate School of Management—MM522 Professor James Frazee October 2‚ 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Executive Summary II. Product Description III. Situation Analysis A. Market Summary B. SWOT Analysis i. Strengths ii. Weaknesses iii. Opportunities iv. Threats IV. Mission Statement V. Target Market VI. Competitors and Substitutes VII. Pricing VIII. Channel Distribution IX. Promotion X. Promotion Budget XI. Controls
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Case Study: S&S Air Inc. Founders of S&S Air‚ Inc. Mark Sexton and Todd Story recently hired Chris Guthrie to come on board as their financial planner. His job entailed gaining valuable information as to compare how their company was fairing with competing companies in the aircraft manufacturing industry. Through his research‚ Guthrie calculated many ratios through the careful examination of S&S Air’s balance sheet and income statement
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peculiarities of the production processes of iProducts by Apple Inc. This article is a result of interviewing of dozens of people related to the company or experts sharing their personal view on the subject‚ including economists‚ manufacturing experts‚ technology analysts‚ academic researchers‚ competitors and corporate partners‚ government officials. The main aim of the article is to evaluate reasons and consequences of a decision of Apple Inc. to move the production of its products abroad. The decision
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Apple Computer Inc.’s strategy to gain market share dominance by market penetration has achieved poor results. This report finds that the industry has consolidated around six companies. The industry is unattractive for new entrants but for the existing firms‚ there is much market growth to be exploited. The financial analysis of Apple indicates that the strategies have not provided a strategic fit with the critical success factors of the industry. The company may come
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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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Apple Inc. in 2012 case study Executive Summary According to the case “Apple Inc. in 2012”‚ it was clearly illustrate that Apple Inc. is one the largest computer manufacturer in the world. The Apple company has a perfect concept and operating systems of manufacturing new products in which launch to the customers. Also‚ there are some other companies try to imitate the Apple Inc.‚ but some of them were failed. The main purpose of this report is to seek the problems of the Apple Inc. and
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Professional Career Action Plan Renika Johnson HCS/449 October 22‚ 2012 Urmi Bhaumik Professional Career Action Plan The professional career action plan gives in details my career goals‚ rather than the personal goals. This professional career action plan will give an insight into the professional strengths and weaknesses‚ the health care organization to work at‚ and the knowledge gaps that exist‚ and professional resume. In this paper will speak on professional
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Apple Watch Marketing Plan Marketing Plan In early 2015‚ Apple will be releasing a new phenomenon to its already popular market. The well anticipated device is the Apple Watch‚ a personal watch that can be worn by everyone. This paper is an overview of the marketing plan for the new Apple Watch. It will describe the criteria for the geographic‚ demographic‚ psychographic‚ and behavioral factors. It also will discuss the target market and the industry competition. Overview Apple considers
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