declared to be in recession following two consecutive quarters in 2008 during which economic growth dropped (BBC‚ 2009). Many businesses‚ including British Airways‚ have found it increasingly difficult to survive in the resulting testing macroeconomic environment. The Recession A recession will often occur when inflation grows rapidly; goods become more expensive at a time when consumers have less money to spend. As consumers spend less money‚ supply begins to exceed demand within the markets. This causes
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Physical Environment of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is an American intercontinental organization with a hub on conception and fabricating consumer electronics and intimately connected software products. The Company began as “Apple Computer‚” best known for its Macintosh personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s. Despite a strong brand‚ rapid growth‚ and high profits in the late 1980s‚ Apple almost went bankrupt in 1996. Then Steve Jobs went to work‚ transforming Apple Computer into “Apple Inc.” with
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Apple‚ Inc. Case Assignment Apple‚ Inc. has been named one of the most innovative companies for the past couple of years. It is no wonder then that the company’s mission is to offer technologically innovative products and services but also to improve environmental quality of those products and services. Apple’s vision statement is to contribute to the world by making innovative products. Some of the general environmental issues that affect the company are: * Political environment: Apple‚ Inc
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Nintendo Micro Environment Analysis Suppliers: Companies being the developers of their own video games become the suppliers themselves. The augmented products used in the development of these games may include cd’s‚ hard disks‚ electronic components‚ software’s‚ game writers‚ packaging of the consoles‚ printing of manuals and additional features like graphics etc to make the games more popular. Distributors: Distributors play a vital role in the video game industry. They include the
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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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Apple Inc and the Economic Environment of Business Le Hai Hoang Cric ID: LEHP1303 Content No Title Page I Introduction 3 II History 3 III Market Structure 4 IV Supply and Demand 5 V Effect of new market regulation and condition 10 VI Globalization – effect and reaction 12 VII Recommendation 14 VIII Conclusion 15 IX References 16 I) Introduction Apple Inc – a multinational corporation is considered as one of the biggest and
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Macro-Environment Analysis for AirAsia The factors of Macro-enviroment suggest that there is a huge scope of growth for AirAsia in Asia. The huge population with rise in middle class and a lot of disposable income together with the absence of affordable forms of transportation post a high demand for AirAsia as a low cost airline. It is also anticipated that due to the rapid urbanization trends the air travel market will continue to grow at a fast pace. The geographical structure of Asia which is
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Abstract The branded environment of Apple has made Apple a major leader in the selling of high priced‚ high quality technology. The engineers and designers associated with Apple have created a recognizable icon which is repeated differently throughout the many Apple stores. This recognizable icon is the glass staircases which show the innovation and forward moving design ideas of the Apple Company. The Apple stores have a futuristic environment which tends to the customers every need. In designing
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Micro Environment; It means the internal environment of the company and it is also called small environmental forces which directly or indirectly affected the company. It has some forces which are discussed below Company; Cadbury dairy milk is a company which manufactures the products like chocolate. There are different departments in the company who collectively responsible to make the products. Suppliers; Suppliers are those persons who provide the raw material to the company like cocoa
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Apple – An Introduction 3 Macroeconomic Trends 4 Technical Analysis 5 Fundamental Analysis 8 Analysis of Financing Activities 8 Investments and Capital Budgeting Decisions 10 Industry Analysis 11 Performance Analysis APPLE INTRODUCTION Established in 1976‚ Apple ignited the personal computer revolution with the Apple II and the Macintosh. Today‚ Apple designs‚ manufactures and markets personal computers‚ portable digital music players and mobile communication devices
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