MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH‚ GURGAON STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROJECT REPORT STRATEGY MANAGEMENT AT APPLE‚ INC. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PRESENTED BY: Group 11 Kapil Bhati (19) Kumar Rathnam (21) N Praveen Kumar (29) Nikhil Yadav (30) Sharath Babu (46) Date: April 3‚ 2012 Contents 1. 2. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 3 APPLE: BRIEF HISTORY ..........................................................
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End of Book Case Studies 16/7/03 3:17 PM Page 674 674 Q End-of-book: Case studies products as being Australian made—multinational ownership notwithstanding. Dick Smith marketed his own Dick Smith-branded food products as not just Australian made but also made by Australian owned companies‚ thereby keeping employment and profits in Australia—threatening the brand image of rival multinational brands. We are starting to see the impact of the ‘buy Australian’ theme on the marketing
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Strategic group mapping 12 2.5 Competitive Profile Matrix 14 2.5 7s model 15 2.5.1 7s Model Components: 15 2.5.2 Strategy: 16 2.5.3 Structure: 17 2.5.4 Systems: 18 2.5.5 Values of the Company: 18 2.5.6 Style: 20 2.5.7 Staff: 20 2.5.8 Skills: 21 2.6 Core competences VRIO analysis 21 2.6 IFE Matrix for PCs 23 2.7 EFE Matrix for PCs 24 2.9 SPACE Matrix 25 2.10 Grand Strategy Matrix 28 2.11 Conclusions 29 3. Analysis of the iphone segment 31 3.1 Introduction 31 3.2 5 Porter’s forces 33
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Blue Ocean Strategy Institute BOS022 How Apple ’s Corporate Strategy Drives High Growth 10/2012-5860 This case was written by Oh Young Koo‚ Institute Fellow of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute‚ under the supervision of W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne‚ Professors at INSEAD. It is intended to be used as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. Copyright © 2012 INSEAD TO ORDER COPIES OF INSEAD CASES‚ SEE
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Introduction Apple has evolved since the start of their company in the early 70’s. The company has successfully been able to develop a strong hold to being a competitor and innovator. Apple Inc. has been able to gain widespread success due to their ability to create innovative products. Apple stands out in the market because they know what the consumers want and then executes their strategies. The companies’ effective business strategies have allowed them to gain large revenue growth. Apple has been
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Date: 04/06/2014 Case 14: Apple Computers in 2012 Background Apple computer Inc. is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronic‚ personal computer‚ computer software‚ commercial servers and digital media. Apple‘s core product lines were iPhone‚ smart phones‚ iPads‚ tablet computers iPods‚ portable media players and Macintosh computers. The founder‚ Steve Jobs‚ and Steve Woziak started Apple Computers in 1976 and incorporated it into a company
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Innovation in Apple‚ Inc. Part I: Thinking a technological innovation Apple Inc‚ is incorporated in 3 January 1977 as a multinational corporation which serves as a manufacturer and designer in the consumer electronics sector. Their focus point is production‚ marketing and support service of personal computers‚ computer hardware and software portable mp3 players‚ portable video players and finally mobile phones with the multimedia function. The company is located in USA‚ California‚ Silicon
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Contents Introduction 2 Features of Apple Industry: 2 Evaluation of Steve Jobs as a strategic leader 4 Strategic Innovation 5 Recommendation 7 Conclusion 8 Reflection of our group work 9 References 12 Introduction As the first of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (Business week‚ 2010) and the 17th of the Best Global Brands (Interbrand‚ 2010)‚ Apple has succeeded in strategic leadership and innovation‚ which has drawn attention from the world recently. This essay focuses on some
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Introduction This assignment seeks to take an in depth look at the company known as “Apple” the leading manufacturer of products such as the “iPhone”‚ the “iPad” and the Macbook Pro. The name “Apple” was given to the company by co-founder Steve Jobs after he had spent some time at a local apple orchid‚ and decided the name would be perfect for the company as he felt that the word “Apple” was not one that caused customers to be frightened‚ threatened or alarmed and it did not make the company
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Apple Case 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages? Apple was a hip alternative to other computer brands. It supported a plug-and-play peripheral‚ offered a cutting-edge‚ tightly integrated user experience. The Apple Mac Pro had a sleek metal case and featured high-end graphics capability. Apple had attractive design factors‚ enabled ease of use‚ had high security and was high-quality bundled software. 2. Analyze the dynamics of the PC industry. Are these dynamics favorable or problematic
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