References: Berger‚ Peter‚ L. Invitation to Sociology. Dell Publishing Group‚ Inc. ‚ 1963. 6-9. Print. Greene‚ Jay. "Riots‚ Suicides‚ and other issues in Foxconn ’s iPhone factories." CNET‚ 25 09 2012. Web. Web. 23 Jan. 2013.
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Although capitalism is praised for its growth and prosperity‚ bad capitalism drives sweatshops which ultimately put profits first and ends up enslaving its workers. Capitalism forces inequality between citizens and inequality in the workplace. In a capitalist market business and companies compete for profits‚ and an easy way to save money is to treat workers like animals. “Capitalism is not a political system‚ but an economic one (Muhammed‚ Cedric).” A global economy has forced capitalism to value
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Social Performance of Organizations Bus 475 Social Performances Strayer University 1. Specify the nature‚ structure‚ and types of products or services of Apple‚ and identify two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale. Apple Inc. is a well-known computer manufacturer‚ smartphone and digital devices device maker. Company
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Apple Incorporated Dr. Wanda Tillman-Adjunct Contemporary Business (BUS 508) January 25‚ 2014 Apple is the World’s second-largest information technology company. It is an American Multi-national Corporation located in Cupertino‚ California. Apple has four hundred eight retail stores in fourteen countries and the company is best known for its hardware products such as iPod media player‚ iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet computer. Apple has a very current and leading edge brand
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Leadership Styles Leadership plays a key role recruiting identification with the organization ’s objectives‚ regulations and directions regulations and directions. Leaders generally tend to adopt more than one leadership style as their default mode of operation within the workplace. "Certain styles tend to work well under some circumstances but are contraindicated in others" (Zervas & Lassiter‚ 2007). Certain leadership styles may have shot-term effects but be counterproductive in the long-term
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MBA6060 Management Competencies and Current Perspectives Course Evaluation Your course grade will be based on two individual essays‚ each contributing 50% to your grade. The essays are due 25 September “preterm@baf.msmail.cuhk.edu.hk”. 2012 via email attachment sent to Essay 1 (Maximum length 1200 words) A US-based private equity firm is considering an investment of US$100 million (a 35% stake) in a privately-owned timber flooring company in China. The Chinese company’s major assets include: i)
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computing‚ and promoting science (Simonsen‚ 2012).Google has developed an oversized variety of internet-centered merchandise and restore‚ nonetheless the manufacturer’s principal profits are from ad words and alternative advertising offerings (Simonsen‚ 2012). When the acquisition of Motorola‚ Google designed and free a mobile that has when you consider that been a contender to Apple’s iPhone The innovative Success that’s Apple‚ Inc. Eleven series (Simonsen‚ 2012). In companion measure sudden move
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been noted as being unethical in the past and recently Apple has been accused of overworking employees long hours and having dangerous working conditions in its suppliers in China. Recent ethical behavior of Apple was the touring and visiting of Foxconn factories in China to monitor the work conditions there. On the unethical side poor working conditions there have gone on for years with numerous accidents and fatalities. Apple has recently done audits of these companies and given pay raises to the
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suburban Taipei. (Balfour & Culpan‚ 2010). After 20 years gaining position and power within the technology manufacturing industry Gau leveraged his efforts to launch the company now known as Foxconn Technology and has since grown it to almost a million employees in 9 countries with almost $50 Billion in assets. (Foxconn‚ 2013). Estimates of Gau’s personal worth at between 6 and 10 Billion dollars though he claims to have little interest in that figure‚ stating in a 2010 Bloomberg Business week interview
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distribution strategy are: Low-cost manufacturing and shipping In order to save costs‚ Apple has contracted the manufacturing of its gadgets to Foxconn‚ a Taiwan-based company with factories in China‚ where production costs are much lower than in the U.S. Apple also enters into exclusive deals with high-tech component manufacturers so that it is assured of supply. Foxconn ships the manufactured items from its Chinese factories to warehouses in the U.S. and elsewhere. Retail
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