Introduction Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in California. It designs‚ develops and sells consumer electronics‚ computer software and personal computers. The company was founded on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Strategy Apple’s strategy has always revolved around innovation and creating a high-performance culture‚ through which it achieves and sustains its competitive advantage. MISSION STATEMENT “Apple is committed to
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faith in God. Steve Jobs makes a point saying‚ “You have to trust in something — your gut‚ destiny‚ life‚ karma‚ whatever. This approach has never let me down‚ and it has made all the difference in my life.” (1) I my put my trust in God trusting in him hoping everything will just fall in place. Theres two main like things that always crosses my mind. One is to how to improve myself in everything mostly education. Last is death‚ how would you remember after your dead. Unlike Steve Jobs‚ I’m not
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction - 1 - Purpose of the project - 1 - The history of Apple - 1 - Overview of Steve Jobs - 2 - Steve Jobs Traits & behaviors - 4 - Steve Jobs leadership STYLE - 8 - Directive - 8 - Charismatic - 9 - Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard Contingency - 12 - Transformational & Transactional Leader - 13 - Major traits & behavioral expectations of the followers - 14 - Appropriate & INAPPROPRIATENESS of the leadership style & the effectiveness
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The speaker’s name is Steve Kele. He was born and raised in the Bay area and graduated from San Jose State University as a mechanical engineer. He has been working in the medical device industry ever since he graduated. He transferred to San Jose State University from a community college. He enjoys solving technical challenges. Mechanical engineering is the application of engineering‚ physics and material for design analysis and fabrication‚ and manufacturing of materials devices. In the field
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building and rebuilding one of the greatest companies on earth” (Mootee‚ 2011). How will Apple sustain the success it held under the management of Steve Jobs? After a long fought battle with pancreatic cancer‚ Steve Jobs died at the age of 56. The influence he had on the world is undeniable. He was much more than the CEO of a highly profitable company. Steve Jobs was a visionary. So‚ how could Apple possibly replace him? In its mission statement‚ as a company‚ “Apple is committed to bringing the best
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CASE STUDY Steve Jobs is currently CEO of Apple and one of the world’s best-known business leaders. The many biographies of Jobs on the internet agree on the basic details. He was born in 1955 in California. In 1976‚ he and Steve Wozniak founded the Apple Computer Company. The next year saw the launch of the company’s second computer – the Apple II – whose success established Apple as one of the main brands in the fledgling personal computer (PC) industry. Apple went public in 1980 and
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Global economics: Source 1:http://business.time.com/2011/08/31/will-steve-jobs-departure-hurt-the-economy/ Summarize: This article discusses how big of an impact Steve Jobs has on the economy we live in today. Apple is a multi-billion dollar company. It has more financial ammo than most sovereign countries‚ by financial ammo I mean it has much more money than others companies in sovereign countries. Apple trumps the Gross domestic production of Denmark‚ Thailand‚ and Greece‚ which makes the company
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through hundreds of songs with very few clicks. I think the iPod ‘click-wheel’ paved the way for many users such as myself to become accustomed and eventually demand convenience at my fingertips. 2. Image Management/Branding. During the reign of Steve Jobs‚ I believe Apple Computer was one of the best at imaging themselves. It started with the “I’m a Mac” ad campaign in the mid 2000’s where two guys compared the PC to the MAC. While windows was focused on megabytes and megahertz‚ Apple chose to
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especially in work that is complex‚ requires creativity or involves problem solving. • Only an external motivation to achieve short term success not in the long term. APPLICATION (APPLE INC) • Steve Job always pushed his workers as far as they could go • Carrot and stick management was applied by Steve Job to develop worker’s potential • Example : If people can’t stand for Macintosh project‚ he fired those that stand against
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continuous improvement in our environmental‚ health and safety management systems and in the environmental quality of our products‚ processes and services.” (www.apple.com/investor) Problems * Apple does not have the same visionary mind without Steve Jobs. * There is not a clear succession plan. * Employee empowerment?? * Entering different markets‚ drifting away from Computers only. * Exclusivity may narrow target markets. External Environment As being‚ an Apple consumer
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