Assessment of Current Strategic and Leadership Challenges for Apple Inc. Apple’s Past Performance Apple Computer was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak‚ a pair of 20-something college dropouts‚ starting off by offering Macintosh personal computers. The new formed company managed to revolutionize the “domestic life and subsequently information storage and consumption” of generations to come. Despite its impressive rapid growth and high profits in late 1980’s‚ the company had to
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Steve Jobs: Leadership and Management Style Tyshawn Clerk Michelle Perez-Farinha Leangsreng Ing GM591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior Louis Pearsall January 24‚ 2012 Steve Jobs: Leadership and Management Style Introduction Steven Paul Jobs (mostly known as Steve Jobs) was born on February 24‚ 1955 in San Francisco‚ California. During his childhood‚ Jobs exhibited behavioral problem that one time his fourth-grade teacher had to bribe him with money and candy to curb his behavior
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Famous Creative Thinkers Column A: Steve Wozniak (computer engineer‚ Apple) (University of Phoenix‚ 2012) Steve Wozniak was born in San Jose‚ California in 1950 the son of an engineer. Wozniak developed a love for electronics in his early years. His grades never showed his intelligence‚ he was just good at building electronics from scratch. While attending the University of California at Berkeley he worked for Hewlett-Packard‚ and then he met Steve Jobs. Wozniak and Jobs together started Apple
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According to Greiner’s Model of Organizational Growth‚ there are five growth stages. In each stage‚ there are crisis and one has to overcome and resolve the crisis before moving on the next stage. Apple was established on April 1‚ 1976‚ by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne to sell the hand-built Apple I personal computer kit. During the first five years of operations‚ its revenues doubled every four months recording an extraordinary growth. A new CEO‚ John Sculley was hired in 1983 and
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it does employ amongst the most skilled computer engineers and designers to develop sophisticated intellectual property‚ the company’s central principle can be defined in very few terms: it is an industry innovator. Apple’s main charismatic leader Steve Jobs said “Our job is to figure out what they’re going to want before they do”. Put simply‚ it means that Management constantly re-invents its targets to ensure that they are starting the movement towards the next hit. Apple’s designers focus on
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consumer confidence in Steve Jobs to the Apple team and stakeholders Develop and launch the stakeholders. MacBook Air Mini by 2nd quarter 2010 to encourage said consumer confidence in Apple. 1 5/14/2009 Environmental Analysis Internal Positive External Positive ● Brand Recognition ● Highly technological society ● Customer Loyalty ● BRIC countries’ continued growth Internal Positive ● Sterling Reputation Internal Negative External Negative ● Steve Jobs’ health concerns
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The only way this accomplishment was achieved was by Steve Jobs ambition to make Apple the best computer company any man has created. Prior to the Apple’s beginnings‚ Jobs had enrolled at Homestead High School where he was introduced to his future partner‚ Steve Wozniak‚ through a friend of Wozniak ’s. At the time‚ Woz was building a little computer board with Bill Fernandez that they called‚ “the Cream Soda Computer”. Woz showed it to Steve‚ who seemed really interested.” Typically‚ it was really
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did. A recent research that was conducted by Gallup showed that more than 70% of Americans dislike their careers (Fields 55). As a result‚ there is a sharp drop in the delivery of services because the love for the job has dissipated. In his speech‚ Steve Jobs talked about following one’s heart in choosing a career. Pursuing one’s passion brings satisfaction to an individual such that they may not wish to get anywhere else. Jobs used his experiences to make the audience understand his point. Jobs dropped
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Transformational Leadership and Organizational Change Steve Jobs: The Face of Leadership This paper examines how Steve Jobs brought about change in Apple due to his leadership. It looks at ways he has continually pursued new‚ successful ventures to benefit Apple. Also‚ it will show that Jobs has managed to figure out what customers want before they even realize it themselves. Additionally‚ it will review how he makes the hard choices and stands behind his decisions. Then‚ it will examine Jobs’
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Gaga: Getting Back On The Horse After dropping out of Collaborative Arts Project 21 (a New York-based musical school)‚ the unconventional singer did some small gigs around town until she gained a loyal following in the downtown Lower East Side club scene. She finally caught the eye of Rob Fusari‚ a music producer who then collaborated with her to cut some tracks in the studio that they shopped to other people in the music industry. Things took a nasty turn when Lady Gaga was suddenly dropped
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