Value Chain Analysis Before making a strategic decision‚ it is important for Apple to understand how its activities or products create values for customers. One way to do this is to conduct a value chain analysis (VCA). VCA “refers to the idea that a company is a chain of activities for transforming inputs into outputs that customers value. The process of transforming inputs into outputs compromises a number of primary and support activities” (Hill and Jones‚ 2001‚ p.133). Each value is considered
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March 12‚ 2012 Case I Apple Inc.: Taking a Bite Out of the Competition I. Case Profile Apple Inc. is concerned that without their CEO Steve Jobs‚ Apple will not be as innovative then they are with him. Steve Jobs was one of the founders of Apple in 1976. Jobs set the mission of empowering individuals‚ one person-one computer‚ which he wanted to with great detail. In 1977 the first version of the Apple II was the first computer available for use by ordinary people. By 1980 Apple was the industry leader
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Apple Inc. Apple has shown innovative courses for the past decades and its success was possible because it has held on to its core competence. Apple outsourced its manufacturing products‚ but developed product inside the company in secrecy. Even though Apple threw its software platform open‚ it still limits the distribution of applications possible only through its App Store. Apple distinguishes what core is and what non-core technology is. It is their business model that it takes advantage
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Job Analysis and Job Description Job Analysis Mondy (2008) defines Job analysis (JA) as a systematic process of determining the skills‚ duties‚ and knowledge required for performing jobs in an organization. The most crucial element in job analysis is the identification of the key sources of information. Job analysis may include: Review of job responsibilities of the current employees Analysis of duties and tasks of the job Analysis of already available job descriptions Key Concepts: Determines knowledge
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Increasing the Profit of Training Part Three When working to increase the profitability of training and running a training team as a P&L‚ as with any other business there are only two way to increase profit: increase revenue or decrease costs. Previous white papers have looked at how to quantify training efforts into revenue and discussed some strategies to reduce expense‚ but for most departments‚ the single largest expense by far is salary. In challenging economic times and a company is faced
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Values and Ethical Decision-Making at Apple‚ Inc. Malika Hobeheidar‚ Lindsay Norwood‚ Jeff Isaacson‚ and Harold Peterson University of Phoenix Values and Ethical Decision-Making Compared with Apple‚ Inc. The values people choose and the ethical decisions they make in business will be an important part of their business experience. The way in which values and ethical decision-making are practiced compared to that of Apple‚ Inc. will be the focus of the following information. Furthermore
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thoroughly analyze Apple ’s financial statements for performance. Also‚ Apple ’s operations‚ executives‚ and future outlook will be examined. B. Summary of findings. Throughout the paper are significant examples that display the state of growth that Apple is currently in. From 2001 2005‚ Apple has experienced notable growth which is evident especially in the analysis of its financial ratios. A. Chapter I 1. Briefly summarize the business description. Apple Computer Inc. designs‚ markets‚ and
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(HRPD-701) Instructor: Wenlu Feng Lecture 2: Job Analysis and Job Design (Reference reading: Chapter 2 of the text) Job analysis—The procedure for determining the tasks and responsibilities of each a job‚ and the human attributes (in terms of knowledge‚ skills‚ and abilities) required to perform the job. The outcomes of job analysis will be: Job description (what the job entails)‚ Job specifications (what the human requirements are needed for the job). Job analysis is something called the cornerstone of
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A. Company Analysis Company Information (source Apple’s latest annual report on their web site) Apple Computer‚ Inc. was incorporated in 1977. Products include personal computers and related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ and networking solutions; line of portable digital music players along with related accessories and services; personal communication devices; online sale of third-party audio and video products. Products sold worldwide through online stores‚ retail stores‚ and
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1 Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronic‚ software and personal computers. The mission statement of Apple is “Apple designs Macs‚ the best personal computers in the world‚ along with OS X‚ iLife‚ iWork‚ and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store‚ and has recently introduced its magical iPad which
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