Case Study 1: Apple 2008 1. Historically‚ what were Apple’s major competitive advantages? Apple’s major competitive advantages over its rivals‚ historically‚ were: (1) the pioneering of the personal computer market with its easy-to-use Apple II in 1978; (2) the introduction of the first graphical user interface (GUI) with the Macintosh in 1984; (3) the winning‚ powerful combination of Wozniak’s technical skills‚ Jobs’ entrepreneurial zeal and vision‚ and Markkula’s business savvy and connections;
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other options to grow their business with the objective of achieving 100% revenue growth over the next 12 months without losing its profitability. Theoretical Framework: Financial and non-financial factors will be taken into account. SWOT and PEST analysis will be used to assess the company’s
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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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Case Study: Apple Computer (2006) Apple Computer has always been an interesting and often exciting firm. It had been the first to make and the mass-market a personal computer with its Appl IIc. The company had been the darling of the stock market in the mid-1980s when it cemented its technological advantage through the introduction of its state-of-the-art Macintosh (MAC) personal computer. Nevertheless‚ the Microsoft Windows operating system and Office software coupled with Intel microprocessors
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for the first time in 20 years. Because of this Tesco needs to use a PEST (Political‚ Economic‚ Social and Technological factors) analysis as it will allow the business to build their vision for the future and help them to avoid further decreases in profit. Good use of PEST Analysis would also help Tesco to avoid taking further action that would result in failure for reasons beyond their control e.g. the recession. PEST analysis is used to analyse business markets‚ industries‚ segments or the whole
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Pest Analysis Croatia PEST-Analysis Croatia Content Introduction………………………………………………………………………………page 3 Political Environment……………………………………………………………………page 4 Economic Environment………………………………………………………………….page 4 Social-Cultural Environment…………………………………………………………….page 6 Technological Environment……………………………………………………………...page 7 References………………………………………………………………………………
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Resources Management September 5‚ 2011 Case Analysis Question: What is Strategic Human Resources Management and how does it link the people with the strategic needs of the business? Introduction Human resource management is a combination of strategically coordinated efforts to manage people. Managing people involves‚ employing them‚ teaching and developing their skills‚ and utilizing‚ maintaining and compensating their services (Mello‚ 2010). In most cases the strategic method of human resource
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Introduction to PEST analysis PEST analysis is concerned with the environmental influences on a business. The acronym stands for the Political‚ Economic‚ Social and Technological issues that could affect the strategic development of a business. Identifying PEST influences is a useful way of summarizing the external environment in which a business operates. However‚ it must be followed up by consideration of how a business should respond to these influences. The table below lists some possible
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{draw:frame} PEST Analysis PEST analysis stands for "Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ and Technological analysis" and describes a framework of macroenvironmental factors used in scanning the external environment to identify the impact of these macroenvironmental factors on the company. For Amber‚ as the case study refers to a circumstance in April 2005‚ we have duly carried out the PEST analysis based on data up to April 2005 to ensure relevance and accuracy. Unstable global geopolitical
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Apple Assignment 2007/2008 _________________________ Historically‚ what were Apple’s major competitive advantages? • Industrial design/Hardware design. • Apples focus and vision. • Integrated approach with software‚ hardware and service. • Patents covering technology‚ “look and feel”‚ interfaces and methods. • Strong legal team to enforce the above. • Dedicated market shares. • Ease of use. • Strong brand. • Brand loyalty. • Marketing. • Steve Jobs. Analyse the structure of
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