Steve Jobs was a great leader for Apple computers. To understand what made him great one needs to understand how to analyze a leader. The first step is to define what a leader is and if the subject is a leader or a follower. The integrative approach to analyzing a leader could be most effective in this review. The integrative approach uses parts of several other analysis types such as; behavioral‚ traits‚ situational‚ outcome and influential. The strength of using integrative approach is that the
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been through difficult times. What made the “Apple turnaround” possible? After firing Steve Jobs‚ Apple has been trying to fit into many different markets. They started diversifying into many different areas and ended up with half a dozen products suitable for each area. But this was not what made Apple famous. In 1986 they were seen as a rebellious company trying to be different to IBM and Microsoft. Steve Jobs had the idea no to anticipate the same path as other companies in the computer industry
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Organisations are now in an era where change is continual and turbulent. There is far more intense competition between different organisations‚ as well as a growth in economic independence. Organisations need to be able to change the goods and services they provide to consumers on a frequent basis‚ this helps any business to keep on top of sales and achieve set targets. The products and customer services of an organisation constantly need to be new and innovative to ensure demand is satisfied.
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Steve Jobs‚ the founder of Apple‚ was asked to come back as Chief Executive in 1997 when the business was making a loss. Job’s was appointed to provide a clearer vision for the business and to improve its profitability. How easy is it for a Chief Executive to change a struggling business into a more successful one? Justify your answer with reference to Apple and/or other organisations you know. (40 marks) Depends upon/ points : * How respected the leader is: Steve Jobs acted as an inspiration
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Contents Introduction 2 Features of Apple Industry: 2 Evaluation of Steve Jobs as a strategic leader 4 Strategic Innovation 5 Recommendation 7 Conclusion 8 Reflection of our group work 9 References 12 Introduction As the first of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (Business week‚ 2010) and the 17th of the Best Global Brands (Interbrand‚ 2010)‚ Apple has succeeded in strategic leadership and innovation‚ which has drawn attention from the world recently. This essay focuses on some
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of equality for women for example.Today‚ I would like to talk about another leader with great vision who led a company on the verge of bankruptcy to become one of the top multinational corporations in the world. That person is Steve Jobs‚ the late CEO of Apple Inc. Steve managed to turn Apple into the most innovative company in the world. A company that all others aspire to be‚ whether they admit it or not. In spite of their best effort‚ Apple’s competitors are still years behind. All of these
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Companies’ background. ‘A truly magical and revolutionary product. What this device does is extraordinary. It is the best browsing experience you’ve ever had… It is unbelievably great… A way better than laptop‚ way better than a Smartphone.’ Steve Jobs 2010 We could not even imagine how our phones and computers would look like today. The bulky and considered luxury machines are now innovated and updated devices owned by every single person and even few by each. One of the major roles in
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In the 10 days after May 7‚ AOL stock lost more than 23% of its value. What makes the announcement so remarkable is that the week before the announcement‚ Steve Case told Robert Seidman: "We’ve done a lot of price testing -- of lower and higher monthly fees‚ with varying amounts of free time -- and there’s a reason why we’re still at $9.95 for 5 hours. If we thought we could attract more customers
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time during Apple’s history‚ little change of the company’s strategic profile are still the same (Sind & Office‚ 2008). Two college dropouts‚ Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple in 1976. Steve Jobs‚ operating CEO is the creative mind behind Apple’s technology and imaginative aspects of the organization. During the troubled years (1985-1996)‚ Steve Jobs was not involved in the company. Upon Jobs return‚ Apple introduces the first legal music site‚ “iTunes store that customers could buy music
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Building a Company the Steve Jobs’ Way: A Positive Deviance Approach to Strategy Submitted to Effective Executive Lynn Perry Wooten‚ PhD Clinical Associate Professor of Management‚ Organizations‚ and Strategy Ross School of Business University of Michigan 701 Tappan Street Ann Arbor‚ MI 48109-1234 Email: Lpwooten@umich.edu Telephone: (734) 763-0486 1 Abstract This article proposes that the success of Apple is embedded in Steve Jobs’ strength-based approach to the company’s strategy.
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