in Lecture 9 on Friday 6 December. Introduction: The Apple brand name has become synonymous with innovation. Apple is no longer just a computer company. By 2012 Apple was worth more than Microsoft and Google combined. The question arises of the sustainability of Apple’s position in its various product markets – PCs‚ digital music‚ smartphones‚ and tablets. What‚ historically‚ have been the sources of Apple’s competitive advantage? Have these been relatively stable or changeable over time
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Introduction (LMP‚ SKC) 7 1.1Problemstatement 8 2. Methodological approach (LMP‚ SKC) 9 2.1 Social constructivism 9 2.2 Hermeneutics 10 3. Theoretical framework (LMP‚ SKC) 10 4. Research method (LMP‚ SKC) 11 5. Delimitations (LMP‚ SKC) 11 6. Structure of the thesis (LMP‚ SKC) 12 7. CSR – concept and development (SKC) 17 7.1 Development of the need for CSR 17 7.2 CSR from a consumer perspective 18 7.3 The concept CSR 19 7.4 CSR theories 22 7.5 Preliminary conclusion 24 8. CSR communication
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Organizational Structure Presentation Communication Methods HCS/325 October 20‚ 2014 Jeffrey Dodd As a manager of Van Rensselaer Manor Nursing Home Rehabilitation Center‚ we now are going to propose a new addition of long-term care services along with still having services for short-term on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The future of our organization’s growth internally and externally will demand how well we communication our abilities not only to our staff but to our surrounding
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From Failure to Success Since its inception in 1976‚ Apple Inc. has been largely successful and has experienced incredible expansion. Technological innovation‚ appealing product lines‚ and a focus on superior customer service have all contributed significantly to the growth that Apple has enjoyed over the years. Even the strongest companies experience major missteps as seen by Apple’s Power Mac PC supply chain disaster of 1995. Despite the detrimental consequences at the time‚ this disaster led
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Organizational Structure-One Smooth Stone Do you think One Smooth Stone is organized by function‚ product‚ location‚ or customer? Why? I think that is organized by products and customers because they want their clients to be successfully from their product and they don’t want to their clients to waste their money on a product that didn’t sale. One Smooth Stone is an entrepreneurial start-up that hosts and manages customized meetings and events for its corporate clients. The video shows how the
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Apple Inc. is the largest publicly traded company in the world by market capitalization. Overtopping ExxonMobil by some $60 billion‚ (CNN‚ 2012) as well as the largest technology company in the world by revenue and profit‚ worth more than Google and Microsoft combined. (Appleinsider.com‚ 2012)Fortune magazine named Apple the most admired company in the United States in 2008‚ and in the world from 2008 to 2011.All these facts caused my interest in studying in Apple Inc.’s backgrounds‚ financial data
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Tittle :Appendix A: Research in Organizational Behavior (Robbins‚ Stephen P. & Judge‚ Timothy A. (15 th Edition‚ 2013). Organizational Behavior. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. INTRODUCTION Organizational behavior (OB) is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals‚ groups‚ and structure have on behavior within organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness. A dense understanding of research methods will help one
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Apple Case Discussion Notes: 1. What‚ historically‚ has been Apple’s competitive advantage? - Innovation. They were the first ones to create a personal computer‚ first to capitalize on the MP3 movement‚ first to create the tablet computer. They have the first mover advantage in their efforts. - First mover strategy of being the first company to do something - A case can be made for efficiency with their quick turnaround of product updates 2. Analyze the personal computer industry. Are
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chain of the new Apple iPhone and‚ at some point‚ the supply chain of the Apple TV‚ hoping that this might help to demonstrate the complexity involved in manufacturing the Apple iPhone — a feature-rich product I wish I could have‚ if I could afford it (update: I’ve had several iPhones now). I conducted some research and found some interesting information on the suppliers of the Apple iPhone. My data comes from The Wall Street Journal‚ January 14‚ 2007; Supplier Code of Conduct‚ Apple Corporation; and
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of new entrants to Apple is low because it may affected by magnitude of entry barriers‚ such as 1. Advanced technologies requirements Advanced technologies make new competitors more difficult to enter the market which Apple enjoys a slight advantage here because of Apple have a lot of experience in creating software and hardware. New competitors have to develop those technologies before effectively competing. And for new competitors are less likely to have this advantage. The requirement of
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