Environmental Scan Nichole Strack MGT/498 December 2‚ 2014 Timothy Fiscus Environmental Scan Environmental scanning is the evaluation of external and internal forces that are essential to the strategic planning and future development of the company. By identifying these forces an organization can map out how to create value and sustain a competitive edge in the market. Internal elements that effect an organization include‚ managers‚ employees‚ stakeholders‚ and the corporate culture of an organization
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Report into the Tablet PC market: A comparison of the Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle MNGT 574 Group B Executive Summary During this report we have analysed the industry structure of the tablet PC market. We have examined the current strategies adopted by the current market leaders‚ Apple and Amazon‚ and their tablet PCs‚ the iPad and Kindle Fire. Having highlighted issues within the strategies they are operating‚ through the use of a SWOT analysis‚ we have identified key strategic issues
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Is the iPad a disruptive technology? The purpose of this report – “Is the iPad a disruptive technology?” – is to research and study about the technological developments in Information Systems‚ such as‚ the iPad and if it’s a disrupting technology that changes the world or not. Apple introduced the iPad in 2010‚ selling 300‚000 on the first day of release and approximately 3 million in 80 days. Given that the features of the iPad were similar to the iPhone’s‚ Apple envisioned for this device to
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A new tablet enters the market almost every month. However‚ Amazon’s Kindle Fire has declared war upon its competitors especially Apple’s iPad. It has become popular because of its affordable price in a market that is mainly dominated by the iPad. But the question remains: can it take on the market leader for tablets? Although the advertising and marketing campaigns have made the Kindle Fire’s unveiling successful‚ many shortcoming compared to the iPad cannot be ignored. The Amazon tablet does
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Katie Reuter May 5‚ 2013 GB520-01N: Strategic Human Resource Management Unit 1 What is Strategic Management‚ and why is it critical to the success of an organization in meeting its goals and mission? Strategic management is setting priorities and goals within a business. It’s used with upper management to strengthen a company and prepare for future outcomes. Making a product that is highly profitable and easy for customers to use and benefit from is the main focus of Apple‚ Inc. The organization
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Apple manufacturing plant worker‚ Shi Zhaokun‚ died of pneumonia after working long hours in questionable conditions. The article “Worker Deaths Raise Question at an Apple Contractor in China‚” by David Barboza explains the incident(s). What was odd about his death was that a spokeswoman made it known that several other young workers had died of similar causes in the last few months. Workers who were interviews by China Labor Watch complained of long working hours and harsh conditions. According
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Apple and Foxconn Stimulus Material Apple is one of the world’s leading producers of mobile devices with a strong reputation for product innovation and high customer loyalty. In 2009 it was widely reported that Apple’s Chinese-based suppliers were using child labour in several of their large-scale factories. At the largest factory – Foxconn – a growing problem of employee suicide was also reported which was blamed on unethical management approaches. Apple was heavily criticised for its standards
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Business Environment: Labour condition in Foxconn Specific Issus: A startling 13 young workers attempted or committed suicide at the two Foxconn production facilities in southern China between January and May 2010. in NATIONAL factor: We can interpret their acts as protest against a global labor regime that is widely practiced in China. Their defiant deaths demand that society reflect upon the costs of a state-promoted development model that sacrifices dignity for corporate profit in the
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reasons. Since Apple subcontracted their business to other companies‚ in this case Foxconn in China‚ Foxconn can manage their facility the way they want to‚ to a certain extent. There are many reasons as to why there have been many suicides at these overseas factories. However‚ one major contributing factor to the numerous suicides is the abuse that workers deal with. It has been reported that managers of Foxconn have been known to abuse workers for mistakes or missing deadlines. According to Trompeanaars’
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Foxconn Ethical Analysis: In order to run a profitable business‚ maximize shareholder value‚ and incorporate an ethical framework‚ management style is very important. Management includes using a firms resources in order to conduct various tactics to achieve the firms overall strategy. Each tactic carried out within a firm needs to have a ethics framework enforced through management to provide the stakeholders with an effective business developed through conscious and sincere decision making
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