STRATEGIC AUDIT WORKSHEET FOR APPLE INC. Prepared by: MGMT 4480 FALL 2009 I. CURRENT SITUATION A. Current Performance: Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended September 26‚ 2009. The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion‚ in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.6 percent‚ up from 34.7 percent in the year-ago
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ANSWERS TO AICPA QUESTIONS CHAPTER 10 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THE INTERNET 1. (a) Computer software is covered under the general copyright laws and is therefore usually copyrightable as an expression of ideas. Answer (b) is incorrect because copyrights in general do not need a copyright notice for works published after March 1‚ 1989. Answer (c) is incorrect because a recent court ruled that programs in both source codes‚ which are human readable‚ and in machine readable object
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development of a person’s whole psychological system. We study personality in Organizational Behavior because it impacts a number of important work outcomes. We can attempt to measure personality through a variety of methods. Often these methods are utilized in the hiring process to assist in hiring the right person for the job and the organization. The most common method is self-reporting surveys where individuals answer questions that determine what type of personality they have. Another‚ more accurate
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Answers to MB0023 Business Communication Describe any situation in your experience where thecommunication was a failure. Analyze the barrier(s)which stood in the way of successfulcommunication. Explain how you would overcome thebarrier(s).Situation where Communication was a failure to me: As an Associate Manager‚ I was a sender for a communication andintended to be received by my executives.I have sent the following communication to my executivesthrough a notice and displayed on the notice board:“Coming
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Enron’s collapse was the result of unethical practices; alas‚ such practices had a long‚ ignominious presence. The Enron story begins with CEO Kenneth Lay‚ who in 1986 combined his Houston Natural Gas company with several other entities. Until 1996‚ Enron primarily sold natural gas. Yet‚ in a sign of trouble to come‚ in 1987 Lay overlooked evidence of financial misdeeds in the company’s Valhalla‚ NY unit as executives Louis Bourget and Thomas Mastroeni greatly inflated profits while embezzling
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HARLEY DAVIDSON AND THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET FOR LUXURY GOODS Once a company decides to expand in emerging international markets‚ it faces a stream of decision making sequences and marketing strategies. The criteria to select entry market exclusively depends on country infrastructure‚ political risk‚ market access and potential‚ shipping considerations‚ foreign exchange‚ service requirements‚ timing‚ product fit and factor cost‚ conditions etc. Type A company: Identifying a country Since
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Summary Understanding Consumer Trends and Drivers of Behavior in the Indian Fragrances Market provides an overview of the market‚ analyzing market data‚ demographic consumption patterns within the category‚ and the key consumer trends driving consumption. The report highlights innovative new product developments that effectively target the most pertinent consumer need states‚ and offers strategic recommendations to capitalize on evolving consumer landscapes. Key Findings • Indian men have a higher
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Mind Your Business Manners Where business deals are done at a click of a button‚ is there still the need to meet clients face-to-face? Fortunately for us‚ the face-to-face meeting is still an essential part of business. How then could we best present ourselves to give leverage to such face-to-face encounters and help showcase abilities and enhance our credibility positively? This is where Business Manners come into play. Business has ceased to be a simple affair. It is not merely limited to
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Your Business‚ Part 1 Assignment #3 Operations Management - BUS515 1. Formulate an operations strategy for your business. The popularity of destination weddings has grown so rapidly that it’s given rises to a whole new industry in of itself. Today entrepreneurs and existing companies are spotting the enormous opportunity in this hot trend and are finding ways to cash in on it. More and more resorts are now specifically catering the destination wedding crowed. Airlines and hotels chains are
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Case Study 1: Answer 1: In the early 1980s‚ as Fuji launched an aggressive export drive‚ Kodak was attacked in the North American & European markets. Fuji was taking over the markets & made Kodak realize that it was time to be alert & more aggressive. This led to the decision of being more defensive & thus Kodak started considering Japanese market more seriously. Answer 2: I strongly believe that the charges were valid. By systematically denying Kodak’s access to Japanese distribution
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