Apple Inc. (Consumers Electronics Company) Economic Environment: More or less‚ every economic factor has an effect on the operations of Apple Inc. These may include; current economic situation (boom‚ recession‚ etc.)‚ credit terms‚ inflation or deflation‚ strictness of interest rates‚ unemployment levels‚ stability of exchange rates‚ stock exchange trend‚ etc. Apple’s business can be affected by all these factors either positively or negatively. For example‚ during the inflation periods
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Organizational Theory on APPLE INC. 1.Introduction Power is a measurement of an actor’s ability to influence the behavior‚ thoughts or activities of another actor (eds Ott‚ Parkes & Simpson 2008). Authority‚ power that is legitimized by the legal and cultural foundations on which an organization is based‚ is the ultimate source of power in a organization (Gareth R. Jones 2001). Whenever there is a use of authoritative control it creates resistance and obedience. In this essay‚ power and the
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Apple‚ an American multinational corporation which focus on designing and manufacturing consumer electronics and closely related software products‚ is now facing the challenges from all sides. In June of 2007‚ the Apple PC’s worldwide market share was only 3 percent‚ according to Roger L. Kay (2007). This unsatisfying market share stimulates the company executive team endeavouring to figure out a strategy to bring Apple a brighter future. However‚ before Apple to go further‚ Apple has to solve two
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Apple Inc. Current Issue Ethical Issues in Apple Inc. Apple success is based on “creating innovative‚ high-quality products and services and on demonstrating integrity in every business interaction.” According to Apple‚ four main principles contribute to integrity: honesty‚ respect‚ confidentiality‚ and compliance. Although Apple has consistently won first place as the World’s Most Admired Company‚ it has experienced several ethical issues within recent years. Among are privacy‚ sustainability
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MSID YOUSSEF L0201MIMI1012 MARKETING MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Apple Inc‚ is a brand multinational company which is the USA’s most specialist retailer in advanced technology like computers‚ cell phones and softwares. From the best products of this company that are used all around the world we can find the Iphone which is one of the most advance cell phone ever created or the Ipad and IPod or softwares like ITunes and IWork. By choosing the company‚ we shall apply the 4ps in the marketing
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Case 10: Apple Computer and Steve P. Jobs CURRENT SITUATION * Performance The current performance at Apple Inc. shows a slightly higher gross margin percentage of 33.9 compared to 32.9 for the previous year. This is based on figures from the quarterly report ending March 29‚ 2008 and the date for the comparison figure is the previous year ending March 31‚ 2007. The revenue for that same quarter was $7.51 billion with a net quarterly profit of $1.05 billion. The Macintosh computers unit
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Strategic Appraisal of Apple Inc. Introduction The intention of presenting this report is to give a full strategic appraisal and evaluation of Apple Inc. In 1976‚ the company was founded in a garage in Santa Clara‚ California. The American multinational corporation mainly involves in designing and marketing consumer electronics‚ computer software and as well as personal computers. Differentiation is the current strategy position of Apple Inc. There are five main firms in the PC industry and among
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Apple Inc. Corporate Goals Empathy for Customers/Users We offer superior products that fill real needs and provide lasting value. We deal fairly with competitors and meet customers and vendors more than halfway. We are genuinely interested in solving customer problems‚ and we will not compromise our ethics or integrity in the name of profit. Aggressiveness/Achievement We set aggressive goals and drive ourselves hard to achieve them. We recognize that this is a unique time‚ when our products
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THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE Ternopil Ivan Pul’uj National University The Department of Economic theory COURSE WORK on course “Economics of Business Enterprise” on the topic: “The improvement of quality and competitiveness of product Performed by student of the group IBM-21 Inyamah Nnanna Credit book number MO 08-028 Supervisor: Assistant professor Marynenko N.Iu. Ternopil 2010 Contents Introduction..........
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Apple Inc. in 2010 1. What‚ historically‚ have been Apple’s competitive advantages? Apple has had various competitive advantages since its origin until the present. Firstly‚ Apple’s innovation has always been its hallmark. Beginning with the first “Apple I” till the “iPad 2”‚ Apple products have change the development of the market many times‚ specially during the last decade‚ with the first iPod’s lunch. Although Apple’s single technologies have not been walkthroughs created by the company
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