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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we have around us‚ and think about how much we use them everyday. The man who paved the way for all of this innovation was Steve Wozniak‚ the creator of the Apple 1. Before his creation computers were huge‚ and even take up many rooms. However‚ the brilliant engineering kind of Steve Wozniak would actually condense it into a PC or personal computer. So with the help of Steve Jobs‚ they once garage-made circuit board has transformed into the booming industry that is Apple. For me‚ the Apple 1 was
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the two main competitors of this age‚ Apple and Microsoft. The film shows how Steve Jobs of Apple Computers is easily deceived by Bill Gates of Microsoft whom he refers to as “Big Brother” after some time. It also shows us the complete transformation of Steve Jobs from a long-haired and bearded man to a neat-looking professional in order to sell their stuff and how Bill “Nerdy” Gates became the wealthiest man today. Steve Jobs is shown and said to be obsessed in putting IBM down. IBM (International
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without Steve Jobs? Business 620 Professor Goodstone Patricia Terry May 13‚ 2013 Now with Steve Jobs passing‚ will Apple be able to stay afloat There are people in the company with the drive that Mr. Jobs had‚ will that be enough? This is going to be one of the biggest jobs to fill‚ wanting and needing Apple to keep growing and making the products that will help them. How can they improve on that? Well‚ Phil Schiller is one man who intends to do just that‚ not to fill Steve Jobs
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what are other strategies Apple uses to implement and maintain organizational learning. 2. Company profile & Background Apple‚ founded in 1976 by Steven P. Jobs and Steve Wozniak‚ is the world’s largest technology company in terms of market capitalization‚ taking the lead from its long-time rival Microsoft in 2010. Steven Wozniak and Steven Jobs had been friends in high school‚ they had both been interested in electronics‚ and both had been perceived as outsiders. They kept in touch after graduation
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Apple Inc. Apple is an extraordinary company. The company was founded by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne on April 1st 1976. The whole purpose of Apple was‚ to develop and sell personal computers. It has come a long way from a small owned business into a multinational corporation. After the death of Steve Jobs the company had to hire a new CEO‚ Tim Cook. Tim Cook was the complete opposite of Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was very loud and unpredictable‚ but Cook was quiet and careful. Cooks
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that attracted him and held him to this brand were their original designs/looks‚ great customer service‚ dependability‚ and frequent innovations. In 1976 Apple Computer Inc. came to be in Cupertino‚ California. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne. In 2007 they dropped “Computer” from their name because of their expansion in electronic products. Since the early days of Apple‚ they have been known to “reinvent the wheel” and taking the risk of trying something new
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computer come from? These questions are answered in the movie Pirates of the Silicon Valley. The movie Pirates of Silicon Valley portrays how Steve Jobs and Apple got started and how Bill Gates and Microsoft got started. The movie is told through the viewpoint from people that worked with both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. The documentary shows how both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates struggled through college and how they started both Apple and Microsoft. Throughout the movie‚ there were numerous instances
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“I want to put a ding in the universe.” -Steve Jobs. This was the mentality of Steve Jobs‚ an entrepreneur‚ industrial designer‚ and the co-founder of Apple. Jobs worked for the majority of his life to create and push along the evolution of communication through technology by creating various devices and programs. One person that he embodies and was inspired by is Thomas Edison. Edison‚ who lived during the Industrial Revolution‚ also had many technological achievements‚ one being the phonograph
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