organization and draws on the knowledge and experience of employee’s throughout the organization (Bateman and Snell‚ 2009). This paper will discuss the planning functions of management within Apple Inc. Apple Inc.‚ was co-founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak‚ in 1976. Steve Jobs who revolutionized consumer technology‚ was able to slash expenses from $8.1 billion in 1997 to $5.7 billion in 1999 by outsourcing manufacturing‚ trimming inventories‚ shifting 25% of sales to an online store‚ and slicing the
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Three – Critically assess Steve Jobs as a strategic leader at Apple 12 Conclusions 15 Appendices 17 References 20 2 Executive Summary “Increasingly‚ though‚ we live in an irregular world‚ where irregular people take advantage of irregular events and use irregular means to produce irregular products that yield irregular profits.” – The Future of Management: Gary Hamel; Bill Breen‚ 2007. During his time as CEO of Apple‚ Steve Jobs displayed the attributes
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full-time students and workers by also producing a particular computer‚ the Macintosh computer. However‚ in 1985 Steve Jobs lost against the Apple board‚ and because of the unfortunate negative outcome of the meeting‚ Steve found a positive outlook from the situation. He then founded another PC company called NeXT while Apple took a turn for the worst. In 1996 Apple reconnected with Steve and bought his NeXT Company and gained the technology that would later help create the MAC. The Apple bounce back
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computers. It was founded by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne on April 1‚ 1976 to develop and sell personal computers and it was incorporated as Apple Computer‚ Inc. on January 3‚ 1977. Later‚ it renamed as Apple Inc. on January 9‚ 2007‚ as it was no longer only focus on computer and to reflect the company’s ongoing expansion into the consumer electronics market. The current CEO of Apple is Tim Cook since 2011 after the death of the former CEO Steve Jobs. Apple has 425 retail stores
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The Apple Logo/Visual Identity CGD 218/Visual Literacy in Business February 9‚ 2009 Apple‚ Inc. has revolutionized personal computing since its founding in 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Ronald Wayne and Steve Wozniak. For more than 30 years‚ Apple‚ Inc. has introduced groundbreaking products and accessories that truly defy the technological barriers. It has now become one of the world’s most famous computer brands and has introduced innovative products such as iPods‚ Macintosh‚ Mac laptops and
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1. Should Apple’s board of directors be expecting Jobs to push transformational change or incremental change‚ or both‚ at this point in time? Why? What Is Transformational Leadership? Transformational leadership improves the performance‚ morale‚ motivation‚ and dedication of both leaders and their teams or supporters. Successful transformational leadership : makes an incredibly strong case for why change should happen‚ promotes a common vision‚ leads change in an organized manner‚
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Introduction. On October 12‚ 2011 Apple released a new technology to the world they designed called the iCloud. This was a whole new technology the world has never seen before that apple released to change technology around the world. “Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled several new Apple services‚ including iCloud‚ that underscore a major shift taking place in the tech world as users’ information moves from gadgets to the cloud‚ where it is stored on remote servers and accessible from any device with an
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Submission date: 24th Jan 2014 Press Release Apple’s God Father‚ Steven Jobs dies aged 56 October 6‚ 2011 12:15:00 CUPERTINO‚ California‚ October 5‚ 2011 The co-founder and chief executive of Apple‚ Steven Jobs has passed away in Palo Alto at 56 years old. He had suffered a long term pancreatic tumor and died at his home‚ surrounded with closest family members. As a visionary and creative genius‚ Steven Jobs devoted himself to change the world through innovation and invention. US President
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The Genius Marketing Mix of Apple Inc. Abstract Apple Inc. is a worldwide company that has employed many forms of successful marketing mix strategies. This company has had times of historic highs and unforeseen lows. Apple Inc. has transformed over decades‚ while remaining fundamentally the same. For this paper‚ Apple Inc. will be inspected for its success and failures‚ presumably resulting from the various chosen marketing mix strategies used throughout the companies
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“Marketing Apple” Joshua Alvarez Marketing 3331 Fall 2014 Marketing Apple Apple Inc. was founded on April 1‚ 1976 in a garage by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak‚ the young entrepreneurs brought different strength to their fledgling company. Jobs had a flair for conceptualizing products‚ while Wozniak had the technical know-how to make them happen. Apple Incorporated is an American corporation that designs and manufactures computer hardware‚ software and other consumer
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