Introduction into Apple: Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 and incorporated in 1977; it is headquartered in Cupertino‚ California. Apple’s focus is designing and developing personal computers and other software programs and portable devices. Apple’s mission statement is “Apple designs Macs‚ the best personal computers in the world‚ along with OS X‚ iLife‚ iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile
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Making Use of Resources‚ Capabilities and Core Competences. Resources‚ capabilities and core competences Resources‚ capabilities and core competencies are the foundation of competitive advantage. Resources are bundled to create organizational capabilities. In turn‚ capabilities are the source of a firm’s core competencies‚ which are the basis of competitive advantages. Here‚ we define and provide examples of these building blocks of competitive advantage. 1. Resources Broad in scope‚ resources
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Decision Support Systems 31 Ž2001. 127–137 www.elsevier.comrlocaterdsw Knowledge management and data mining for marketing Michael J. Shaw a‚b‚c‚) ‚ Chandrasekar Subramaniam a ‚ Gek Woo Tan a ‚ Michael E. Welge b c Department of Business Administration‚ UniÕersity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign‚ Urbana‚ IL‚ USA National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)‚ UniÕersity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign‚ Urbana‚ IL‚ USA Beckman Institute‚ UniÕersity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign‚ Room
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Apple Inc. Written by John Smith August 2011 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Company History 4 Current Financial Health 5 Stock Performance 7 Bonds 11 Conclusions 12 Works Cited 13 APPENDIX I: APPLE’S SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA 15 APPENDIX II: APPLE’S CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 16 Abstract Apple Inc. (Apple) is an American corporation that specializes in consumer electronics and software. Founded in 1976‚ it is difficult not to see their products anywhere
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Knowledge Management Models Knowledge management literature is plentiful with different understandings of knowledge‚ information and data‚ as ideas and thoughts. As a result many organizations experience lots of expenses on knowledge management technologies‚ which hardly deliver with the expected outcome (Davenport‚ and Prusak‚ 1998). For further explanation‚ Argote et al.‚ (2003) tried to organize Knowledge Management literature by separating it into two parts: Knowledge Management context and
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Textbook Summary and Comments Summary of the book: Knowledge Management in Organizations by Donald Hislop The book‚ Knowledge Management in Organizations by Donald Hislop explains the area of knowledge management based on comprehensive and articulate overview of most of the organizational issues present today. The author is able to present a broad and multidisciplinary perspective embracing strategy‚ structure‚ systems‚ and HRM by incorporating through the sixteen chapters a wide range of learning
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Apple Inc. Apple has shown innovative courses for the past decades and its success was possible because it has held on to its core competence. Apple outsourced its manufacturing products‚ but developed product inside the company in secrecy. Even though Apple threw its software platform open‚ it still limits the distribution of applications possible only through its App Store. Apple distinguishes what core is and what non-core technology is. It is their business model that it takes advantage
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Apple Learning Team D BIS 320 04/14/2014 Greg Chavarria Apple Apple Inc. is a consumer’s electronics company that was first founded by Steve Jobs‚ Ronald Wayne and Steve Wozniak on April 1‚ 1976 in Cupertino‚ CA. Apple Inc. is known for designing innovative and cutting edge consumer electronics‚ software‚ applications‚ phones‚ and personal computers etc. What makes Apple successful is how the founders are able to keep up with technology without sacrificing the company objectives. Their products
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Apple Inc. From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the technology company. For other companies named "Apple"‚ see Apple (disambiguation). Coordinates: 37.33182°N 122.03118°W Apple Inc. Type Public Traded as NASDAQ: AAPL NASDAQ-100 component S&P 500 component Industry Computer hardware Computer software Consumer electronics Digital distribution Founded April 1‚ 1976 (incorporated January 3‚ 1977) Founder(s) Steve Jobs Steve Wozniak Ronald Wayne[1]
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Individual Case Study: Apple Inc. 9.20.13 Apple‚ arguably the most valuable company in the world‚ from the perspective of market capitalization‚ has a unique business model and compelling strategy that allows the company to flourish regardless of competition‚ economic hard times‚ and changing societal trends. A top pick among consumers‚ Apple is undoubtedly a powerhouse in the electronic‚ software‚ and entertainment industries all of which are venues by which Apple has grown‚ developed‚ and
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