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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the type of culture that existed in the organization of Steve Jobs as presented in the video? How does he make explicit those aspects of organization that are typically implicit? How did he exhibit cultural leadership? “You got to love the work that you do….as in all matters of the heart‚ you gotta keep looking. Do not settle. Live each day‚ as if it were your last.”These are few of the striking words of famous CEO of Apple and Pixar‚ Steve Jobs as he addressed a group of Stanford graduates in 2005
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Assignment 2: Characteristics of Business Leadership Daniel Sloat Charles Wittenberg BUS 302 2/22/2012 Abstract In this paper I will discuss how Steve Jobs became the leader of the largest publically traded company in the world. Along with being CEO of Apple I will discuss the many challenges he encountered in founding Apple and other companies and his rise to the top of the companies and industry. I will discuss his leadership styles such as his unconventional tactics and is unusual
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business world of Apple a most recent and crucial management issue highlighted is whether without Steve Jobs as CEO‚ Apple can continue to innovate and stay ahead of the competition? (Shearman‚ 2011) Within the Apple Business Steve Jobs was an iconic figure‚ and one whose impact on the technology industry and the world at large is hard to measure (Dawson 2011).With the innovative spirit and remarkable Steve Jobs built up a reputation as a forthright and demanding leader. The identified theory of Leadership
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STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Identify an organization that has recently got competitive advantage over their nearest competitor. What were their Human Resource Strategies? APPLE Apple Inc. (Apple) was incorporated on January 3‚ 1977‚ is engaged in designing‚ manufacturing and marketing mobile communication and media devices‚ personal computers‚ and portable digital music players. The Company’s products and services include iPhone‚ iPad‚ Mac‚ iPod‚ Apple TV‚ a portfolio of consumer
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of quality and excellence become redundant? How many of us go through life simply trying to fulfill the basics and how many set out to achieve true excellence? Steve Jobs the late CEO from Apple was one of those special few with the talent from the Gods with the determination to drive for excellence. In this paper‚ I will show how Steve Jobs‚ CEO of Apple utilized and applied four critical elements to guide him to pursuit of personal excellence: Focus‚ Innovation‚ Leadership and Charisma. The
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