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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Students Brand Preferences Between Apple and Samsung Smartphone INTRODUCTION Smartphone has revolutionized the way we do thing‚ the role Smartphone play in today’s society is phenomenal. Today’s Smartphone is taking the role of computer‚ making it possible to do a lot with this small hand held device. It has a broad use such as sharing information‚ paying for products‚ browsing‚ and shopping. Virtually every activity today has a Smartphone application for it. Smartphone can be
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of product substitutes‚ and the intensity of rivalry among competitors (Hit‚ Ireland‚ and Hoskisson‚ p.40). In this case‚ Apple is just one of the many competitors in a saturated markets offering both hardware and software for personal computer systems. Intense players such as‚ HP/Compaq‚ Dell‚ Gateway‚ and Microsoft all take substantial market share in the industries Apple is competing with. Today in the computer hardware industry there is intense competition and the only way to gain market share
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to perform a strategic and financial analysis. During the project we will also be able to exercise the financial and IT knowledge we acquired during the 4th semester. The financial analysis reveals that Apple has been undergoing an impressing growth in the net sales for the past few years. Furthermore the financial analysis showed that a big part of the net sales is generated by complementary products which can be connected to the sales of Macs‚ iPhones and iPods. The strategic analysis revealed
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STRATEGIC CHOICE AND STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING Andy Adcroft STRUCTURE • Why do things happen? • Generic Strategies • Criticisms of generic strategies WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN? Norms and what has happened before Environment Analysis Roles and wider functions Creation of options Organisational Analysis What we want to achieve Emotions‚ power desires‚ goals Age and frequency of behaviours What I want from this job Habits‚ rituals and routines Social factors Decisions are taken and implemented
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with the evolution of the term "Apple Inc." It was the name given to a company in 1996 just after it went almost bankrupt which started off as "Apple Computer". Apple Inc. in 2010 is celebrating smashing success in almost every measures - be it ’over faithful customers’‚ ’rapid growth’‚ ’high profits’ or spectacular accomplishments since beginning in terms of ’innovation accomplishments’ and amalgamation of these features has raised the expectation bar very high for apple Inc. in 2010; very competitive
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Criticism of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. has received criticism for the use of sweatshop labor‚ environmental destruction‚ and unethical business practices. Additionally‚ it has been criticized for its litigious legal policy of suing before first gathering all the facts necessary to pursue a legitimate lawsuit. Accusations of anti-competitive behavior iPhone There has been criticism of the iPhone and the iPod being locked into iTunes and creating an iTunes Store monopoly for these devices
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and Apple Company are analysed and compared so as to support these arguments above. The reason for choosing these two companies is because they are holding the persistent position in the IT market of the world. Both companies have wide ranges of consumers all over the world which requires of them enormous employees from different countries from various cultures. Thank to wise managements and the abilities of combining many cultures working together within an environment‚ Microsoft and Apple Company
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A Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness The Home Depot is a favorite store of mine. I frequently visit the same location for tools‚ cleaning supplies‚ and just to see the latest products available. The Home Depot was incorporated in 1978 and the first two locations were opened up in Atlanta‚ Georgia. “The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement retailer based on net sales for the fiscal year ending January 29‚ 2012” (Securities Exchange Commission‚ 2012)
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visions to his employees and get them to buy into his ideas. Using John Kotter ’s (1990) account of leadership‚ it was believed that leadership is about coping with changes. Since Job ’s re-entry back into Apple as the CEO‚ he was able to articulate and communicate his new vision for the company. Apple successfully transited from a computer manufacturer‚ to a company focused on a wider range of multimedia devices like the IPod and IPhone. His ability to influence his employees‚ advocating his beliefs
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