Introduction: According to Fortune magazine‚ Apple has been named the most admired company in the US in 2008‚ expanding its reputation throughout the world from 2008-2012. However‚ the popular giant organisation has being critsized widely for it’s contractor labour practices‚ business practices as well as Apple’s own environmental approach. This essay will analyze Apple in two different perspective theories which will help us understand the practices in a better context; these two perspective
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Omowumi Aiyeku Professor Andrew Klein Strategic Human Resources Management September 5‚ 2011 Case Analysis Question: What is Strategic Human Resources Management and how does it link the people with the strategic needs of the business? Introduction Human resource management is a combination of strategically coordinated efforts to manage people. Managing people involves‚ employing them‚ teaching and developing their skills‚ and utilizing‚ maintaining and compensating their services (Mello
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of Mac laptops. [pic] Report on the different ways to improve Apple’s sales of Mac laptops. Prepared for: Mr. Steve Jobs CEO Apple Prepared by: Shou Heng‚ Guan Yu Shiun‚ Tan Zhi Ping‚ Ng Guo Ren‚ Kuah Liyana December 6‚ 2010 Executive Summary Apple has a wide range of products from computers like Macintosh (Mac) to MP3 players like iPod to other devices with special combination like iPad and iPhone. For Macintosh
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Key activities of Apple Apple’s Lines of Business The company divides its own product lines into iPhone‚ iPad‚ Mac‚ iPod‚ iTunes‚ Software‚ and Services‚ and Accessories. I will group these as three lines of business: Computing Hardware & Software‚ Mobile Devices‚ and the iTunes Store. Computing Hardware & Software Apple’s longest running line of business is that of computer hardware and software. The company has always believed that hardware is only as useful as its software‚ and the importance
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Strategic analysis requires analyzing three primary activities which refer to the mission of the organization‚ internal environmental analysis and external environmental analysis. In this stage‚ we can analyze that Apple Inc. is more focus on the components such as the current technologies than on the employees based on the mission statement. SWOT analysis can be used to analyze the internal and external environment of Apple Inc. The internal environment factors are strengths that represent value
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and respected companies in the world‚ Apple Inc. was one of the few companies to emerge from the recession stronger than ever. Started in 1976 as a computer business‚ most of Apple’s success has been attributed to its music- and video-related products and the iPhone. Quickly became known then as a company that made innovative consumer electronic products instead of just a company that made computers‚ it changed its name in 2007 from “Apple Computer” to “Apple Inc.”. As Steve Jobs‚ Apple’s former CEO
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AppApple inc. is located in Cupertino‚ CA ‚ and founded in 1976‚ it currently employs 34‚300 full and part time workers globally. The current CEO for Apple inc. is Steve Jobs‚ and the COO is Timothy D. Cook. Board members include William V. Campbell‚ Al Gore Jr‚ Andrea Jung‚ and Arthur D. Levinson. Apple currently spends $1.3 billion in research and development‚ which is 3.6 percent of total revenues. Continuing innovation in a number of key products has been the key to the company’s success
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Running Head: Apple Inc.: Business Analysis Part III Business analysis III: Apple Inc. Abstract In this paper I will be presenting some of the strategies and tactics adopted by Apple Inc‚ I will emphasize on the means it has been using to achieve its organizational objectives. I will also present a brief overview on different type of strategies using Porter ’s generics strategies. This will be a conclusion of Apple Inc. business analysis. Economic Trends
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1. Abstract Introduction – Introducing Apple Inc. (One of the largest company in computer industry)‚ and the meaning of Key Success Factors as well as the main objective of the Research Paper. Relation to Previous Research – By analyzing different researches‚ we can have a whole picture of Apple’s success and see whether there have any managerial implication. Proposed Methods and Reflections – By using a questionnaire with different questions to respondents via Internet‚ we can analyze the data to
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Strategic Audit of The Gap‚ Inc. Submitted by: Chris Bess‚ Teddy Ormsbee‚ Tiffany Sayers‚ and Jeremey Williams Submitted to: Professor Ditmore 13 April 2010 Table of Contents I. Current Situation: The Gap in 2002 3 A. Past Corporate Performance 3 B. Strategic Posture 4 II. Corporate Governance 5 A. Board of Directors 6 B. Top Management 7 III. External Environment: Opportunities and Threats 8 A.) Societal Environment 8 B.) Task Environment 10 IV. Internal
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