to decide which is the more effective requires more than the textbook analysis of leader‚ follower and situation. It requires understanding not just the results achieved‚ but also the way in which the leader achieved them. This study compares Steve Jobs of Apple and Mike Lazaridis of Research in Motion discussing their differences in leadership style and philosophies‚ their use of power‚ how they engendered trust in their followers‚ what values they held‚ their emotional intelligence‚ business
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It also involves taking the long-view in conjunction with the near and present view. As this case study has pointed out‚ Apple‚ or more specifically Steve Jobs‚ was an expert at peering into the future while also providing products that met current consumer wants and needs. Background Apple was created in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Woziniak. Jobs made it Apple’s mission to bring an easy to use consumer computer to market and in 1978‚ launched the Apple II. Apple quickly became the industry leader
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study “Apple” Organization Apple corporation – “Think Differently” Apple’s Distribution Policy Apple is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures costumer electronics‚ computer software and personal computers. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer in 1976 in Cupertino California . The company’s best – known hardware products include Macintosh computers‚ the iPod‚ the iPhone and the iPad. Apple software includes the Mac OS X operating system‚ the iTunes
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ple was founded on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne[10] (and later incorporated January 3‚ 1977[3] without Wayne‚ who sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozniak) to sell the Apple I personal computer kit. They were hand-built by Steve Wozniak[11][12] in the living room of Jobs’ parents’ home‚ and the Apple I was first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club.[13] Eventually 200 computers were built. The Apple I was sold as a motherboard (with CPU‚
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1‚ 1976 in Cupertino‚ California‚ and incorporated on January 3‚ 1977 by Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak‚ college dropouts who conceptualized a personal computer that could be operated easily by anyone. The company went through many changes from microcomputer industry to a business market and then eventually a consumer electronic market. The external environment within the company helped Apple Inc along with Steve Jobs who used charismatic leadership to create a mechanistic and bureaucratic organization
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Jobs’ Passing Will Have No Effect on Apple’s Trajectory Apple - Oct 5th 2011: “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life” –Steve Jobs‚ 2005 Stanford Commencement Ceremony The world lost a luminary when Steve Jobs died on October 5‚ 2011. Jobs was a visionary leader and is often credited for Apple’s amazing turnaround in the mid-nineties. For many years‚ the world perceived Jobs and Apple as integrally linked. As
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If you could choose any three people who have ever lived to join you for dinner‚ whom would you invite and why? Three people that I would love to invite for dinner are Mahatma Gandhi- better known as Father of the Nation (India)‚ Steve Jobs – founder of Apple Inc and Amitabh Bachhan – a leading actor in the Indian film industry. Mahatma Gandhi‚ a lawyer by profession‚ used his simple philosophy and strong foresight to bring down the 300+ years of British rule‚ paving the way for India’s independence
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enjoyed a rapid and well deserved career path to become Apple Computer’s Director of Distribution and Sales Administration. She was regarded as an excellent manager who “projects a lot of confidence and conviction in her beliefs.” However‚ when Steve Jobs was lobbying for the existing distribution system to be eliminated and replaced by a “just-in-time” method‚ Ms. Dubinsky reacted uncharacteristically and did not rely on the skills and techniques learned in her Ivy League education. Several recommendations
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“Pirates of Silicon Valley” 1. How would you describe both Jobs’ and Gates’ innovation process? a. Internal: An innovation process must have a defined goal‚ mission‚ and vision to keep the innovation competitive and successful. A firm should start with internal planning and move on to the execution of their innovation once goals and objectives have been defined. Steve Jobs was a rebel who built illegal blue boxes and spent his youthful energies pulling pranks that repeatedly got him suspended
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culture Scully (2011) gave a bird ’s eye view of Apple and Microsoft corporate culture. He said "In Steve ’s world‚ ’No compromises ’. ’ In Bill ’s world‚ ’Hey‚ compromise is alright. We ’ll get it right the third time. We just want to have a land grab ’." According to Scully‚ the two have entirely different approaches‚ both very‚ very successful. But in the era of consumer electronics‚ the Steve Jobs approach is a hands-down winner. Williams (2011) said that if there is one key difference between
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