Case study: Strategic planning at Apple Inc. Comparative Advantage Apple has gained a comparative advantage over its competitors by carefully picking their employees. According to researcher and author Alex Frankel Apple tends to only hire people whom are “passionate about what they were selling”‚ this often meant that they hired enthusiastic Apple product users. In addition‚ Apple’s employees are trained to follow a specific three-step sales process known as position‚ permission‚ and probe
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(I) What is E-commerce about? Electronic commerce is defined as the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and to a lesser extent‚ other computer networks. It is generally regarded as the sales and commercial function of e-Business. There has been a massive increase in the level of trade conducted electronically since the widespread penetration of the Internet. A wide variety of commerce is conducted via e-commerce‚ including electronic funds transfer
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PEST ANALYSIS FOR APPLE INC The PEST analysis is the useful procedure to grasp market growth or decline. So it is a business dimension tools that helps to identify an organisations macro environment. The factors include in PEST analysis are Political factors‚ Economical factors‚ Social influence‚ Technological factors. An organisation cannot control the changes in those factors but any changes effect directly to an organisation. So the organisation should react quickly if any
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We as human beings are very fortunate to be living on this planet that we call Earth. We toil over the land‚ and in return we receive provisions off of which we live. Even though we get all that we need from this bountiful land‚ we still for some reason feel like we need to alter it. In doing so we also end up ruining the land that we thrive on. We reshape the world to fit our individual needs‚ and the earth just doesn’t work that way. Everything on this planet has a purpose‚ from the largest animal
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reached revolutionary highs as well as devastating lows. Within the government‚ the economy was improved and the Cold War reached its end. Another influential aspect of the 80s was the music! With the help of advancing technology‚ artists were able to create music videos as a source of entertainment for their fans. Cable TV was one of the most influential advancements throughout the 80s. It was a new source of entertainment that changed the lives of many Americans. Cable brought more than 50 channels
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The Most Influential English Teacher Thinking back over the years there is one English teacher that has always stood out above the rest. The funny thing is that she was not actually my teacher. My senior year of high school I was a teacher’s aide in Mrs. Miller’s English 10 class. Mrs. Miller pushed her students to be their best and I was not an exception. Unexpectedly‚ I learned a lot from this class. By the end of the year‚ I felt as if I became the best student I could be. I elected
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Environment Culture influences an individual’s attitude towards environment. Environment in this context refers to our physical surroundings and nature. Man’s attitude towards his immediate environment is largely based upon his cultural upbringings. Trompenar’s concept of attitude towards environment highlights how man controls nature by imposing his will upon it (reference). Large organizations impact the nature and environment in many ways. Corporate Social responsibility has become
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Rivalry between Apple and Microsoft has existed for a long time. While Microsoft dominates the market by providing an operating system to nine tenths of the number of users (Net Applications‚ 2011)‚ Apple ’s products bring an alternative to the consumers ’ experience. Moreover‚ given Apple ’s steady growth in the last years (Yahoo Finance‚ 2011) the competition is still ongoing and fierce‚ as some PC users (sustained mostly by Microsoft) are switching to a Mac (offered by Apple). According to
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games‚ dunks‚ players and passion for basketball are reasons why the fans keep watching. Some people watch because they enjoy seeing their favorite players. Larry Bird‚ Michael Jordan‚ and LeBron James are some of the most influential players in the NBA. Larry Bird was an influential player in his high school and in the NBA from the 1970-1980s. He was born in West Baden Springs‚ Indiana on December 7‚1956. He had a rough childhood because of his dad’s drinking addiction his father’s suicide in the
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1. The history‚ development‚ and growth of the company over time (e.g.‚ critical incidents) General Motors (GM) was founded in 1908. William C. Durant brought together 25 independent car companies to form one large corporation. Each company held its own identity as GM operated as central administration office for the 25 divisions. Due to high cost in manufacturing of automobiles‚ GM was only able to target wealthy customers who could afford cars. Then Henry Ford‚ owner and founder of Ford Motor
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