...1. Executive Summary Apple as one of the most famous and successful corporations and brands in the world can attribute its past success to Steve Jobs and their employees. The whole organisation understands the companies (mainly Steve Jobs) vision and philosophy. In Apple, employees think that they can change the world and bring completely new values to the customers by design and innovation. They not only want to deliver these new values in a simple way, but also want to provide the customers with functionalities and features they need and that are competitive. Apple is capable of applying simplicity to the design and innovation of their products and at the same time considering customers' needs. While living this vision and philosophy, Apple does things different as compared to its competitors. Apple is going its own way and sets own industry standards and norms. Apple does not want to be an imitator but rather an innovator, with products and services that mean something special to their customers. The above described vision and philosophy is applied across the whole Apple organisation and all employees understand what Apple wants to stand for. Apple employees are dedicated and take on and fulfill their responsibilities accordingly. The question on hand is; Can Apple keep up its good performance and reputation after Steve Jobs' dead in 2011? 2. Introduction In the following sections, I will highlight some issues and threads that Apple will be facing with its...
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...Steve jobs (1955-2011) The man who thought differently Introduction From the start his path was never predictable .Steve Jobs was given for adoption after birth, he dropped out of college after one semester, and at the age of twenty-one , he created Apple in his parent’s garage with his friend Steve Wozniak. Quickly rising to the top of the industry, Jobs pushed all boundaries and cultivated what became the intrinsic hallmark of his genius-his perfectionism, taste and design style. But soon after success, Jobs was fired from the top spot of his own company . Finding himself a beginner again , Jobs entered into one of the most creative periods of his life. Through Pixar, the iPod and the iPhone , Jobs revolutionized the major industries of movies, music and phones. The father of four would be repeatedly compared with the inventor Thomas Edison and auto magnate Henry Ford. People described him with the strongest words: Visionary. Showman. Artist. Tyrant. Genius. Jerk. Your time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. STEVEN PAUL “STEVE” JOBS was adopted at birth by Paul Reinhold Jobs and Clara Jobs. Jobs was taught how to work on electronics in the family garage , how to take apart and rebuild electronics such as radio and television. As a result he became interested in and developed a hobby of technical tinkering. In the late 1973 Jobs took a job as technician in Atari Inc.( a video game and home computer company).Steve Wozniak...
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...a vision as “nothing beats a trial but a failure”. HT Cho and Cher Wang after having the insight of doing business on such a level relocating VIA Technologies to a more viable and sustainable economy, maximizing SCM and ERP combined. Does VIA Technologies has any connections with HTC? One man’s trash is gold for another I feel they should of created a smaller company to continue with the other business after the move was made to the metamorphosis of HTC. The gradual move form handheld devices to customized phones to notebook to their own brand HTC phones shows evolution which usually takes place in any business as time marches on and the way in which business is done has to adjust to meet demands like the Palm Pilot with the faulty Windows CE platform gave way to its extinction, their come back with the IPAQ was dead as the model was the same as the Pilot and was tasteless to clientele. The ODM business is what gave way to the transformation of HTC showing versatility in creating customized phones to please each customer is a show of customer satisfaction and confidence in HTC which came with experience as a white brand. Nokia led the way with Smart phones. By the resurgence of Apple and the back slide of Nokia, Motorola and , with the mistake that Steve Jobs made educating consumers gave way to the push of the HTC release taking advantage of the market in a timely manner and partnering with Google after Microsoft in the first instance the mobile leaders with subsidies helped...
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...Steve Jobs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Steve Jobs | Jobs holding a white iPhone 4 at Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 | Born | Steven Paul Jobs February 24, 1955 (1955-02-24) (age 56)[1] San Francisco, California, U.S.[1] | Residence | Palo Alto, California, U.S.[2] | Nationality | American | Alma mater | Reed College (dropped out in 1972) | Occupation | Chairman, Apple Inc. | Salary | US$1[3][4][5][6] | Net worth | $8.3 billion (2011)[7] | Board member of | The Walt Disney Company,[8] Apple, Inc. | Religion | Buddhism[9] | Spouse | Laurene Powell (1991–present) | Children | 4 | Relatives | Mona Simpson | Signature | | Website | Steve Jobs | Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (born February 24, 1955) is an American business magnate and inventor. He is co-founder,[10] chairman, and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc.[11][12] Jobs also previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney. He was credited in the 1995 film Toy Story as an executive producer.[13] In the late 1970s, Jobs, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula,[10] and others, designed, developed, and marketed one of the first commercially successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series. In the early 1980s, Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox...
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...Apple Inc. Examining A Multinational Company Apple Inc. previously known as Apple Computer Inc. was founded in 1976. The American Multinational Corporation is known for dominating the technology industry with market savvy products. Apple’s success is attributed to the company’s ability to design and produce products with highly valued customer benefits and unique benefits for which customers pay premium prices. Although the company has a large presence in various segments of the technology market their focus is on four major products. Mac computers, iPod music players, iPhones, and iPads are primary products produced by the company. Apple also designs, manufacturers, and markets operating systems, developer tools, networking solutions, and database software. Historically, Apple has focused its efforts in the United States and Europe. One major contributor to the company’s success was the decision to become a multinational organization. Presently, North American sales account for half of Apple’s revenue. Twenty-five percent of sales are earned in Europe, fifteen percent in Japan, seven percent in Asia and Pacific regions, and the remaining five percent of sales are from the rest of the world. Apple, a now multinational billion dollar company has come a long way from being the company founded with $1300. In 1980, Apple became publicly traded. On the day Apple went public their stock rose 32% making approximately 40 employees instant millionaires. Not only...
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... And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” –Steve Jobs. (Steve Jobs Quotes) His very voice echoed in the ears of millions across the globe, his saga, leaving a lesson to be taught to the indigenous people of the twenty first century. Steve Jobs, a man whose innovative thoughts transpired to develop one of the highest technological advancements in the history of mankind. Steve Jobs cofounded Apple in his parents’ garage in 1976, was ejected in 1985, returned to rescue it from near bankruptcy in 1997, and by the time he died, in October 2011, had built it into the world’s most valuable company. (Isaacson). After the release of Job’s biography, other inspired leaders got a chance to scope out how he lived, thought, and ran his company. All the lessons that can be passed down from his life cannot be simply described in one sitting. Although, there are seven key components that helped shape his life of success; being a rebel, an optimist, a dreamer, an enabler, an adaptor, and a philanthropist. Steve Jobs was the ideal figure head of his company’s Apple and Pixar. Yet with his success there were other contributors that, without their knowledge, Apple would not be in existence. Daniel Kottke and Bill Fernandez had front-row seats to the birth of the personal computing industry, as well as the most valuable technology company in the world. Both served as employees of Apple Computer in its earliest days: Kottke working with the hardware, Fernandez developing...
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...|Assignment Cover Sheet Details | |Name(s) |Naseem Ahmad |Roll No.(s) |GDEC12GLM046 | |Email Address(s) |naseem.gdec12@spjain.org |Course |Organization Behaviors | |Faculty |Professor Julia Connell |Assignment |Essay | |Due Date | 27-Jan-2013 |Date Submitted |27-Jan-2013 | |Submitted by |Naseem Ahmad |Version | 1.4 | |Word Count |1975 |Total Pages | 9 | CONTRASTING STYLE OF TWO LEADERS The traces of Leader and the act to guide have always been since the beginning of mankind. Numerous theories have been evolved; definitions have been coined by various famous and renowned authors, academicians and also from the various institutes. In today’s business active world lot of attention have been shed on leaders and various notions of leadership linked with them. Peter Drucker, in his work in 1954 pointed out that “Leadership is of utmost importance. Indeed there is no substitute for it. But leadership cannot be created or promoted. It cannot be taught or learned”. In an orthodox composition on ‘Kantian theory of Leadership’, Bowie...
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...The Jobs family Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in the city of San Francisco. His Biological mother was an unwed graduate student named Joanne Simpson, and his biological father was either a political science or mathematics professor, a native Syrian named Abdulfattah John Jandali. In 1950s, the baby was put up for adoption. Joanne had a college education, and she insisted that the future parents of her boy be just as well educated. Unfortunately, the candidates, Paul and Clara Jobs, did not meet her expectations: they were a lower-middle class couple that had settled in the Bay Area after the war. Paul was a machinist from the Midwest who had not even graduated from high school. In the end, Joanne agreed to have her baby adopted by them. Paul and Clara called their new son Steven Paul. While Steve was still a toddler, the couple moved to the Santa Clara County, later to be known as Silicon Valley. They adopted another baby, a girl called Patti, three years later in 1958. Childhood Steve was quite a turbulent child. He really didn’t care about school for some time — until he reached the 4th grade, and had Imogene “Teddy” Hill as a teacher. She did bribe him, with candy and $5 bills from her own money. He quickly became hooked — so much so that he skipped the 5th grade and went straight to middle school, namely Crittenden Middle School. It was in a poor area. Most kids did not work much there, they were rather fond of bullying other kids, such as the young Steve. One...
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...International Management Project - Apple - Summary In a context of “fast growing technological market", what could be the futures perspectives of Apple over the strategic issues in order to maintain its competitive advantage? Introduction I – A Sociology of Steve Jobs A) Steve jobs: the perfect illustration of a charismatic authority B) Steve Jobs: does he really is an inventor? C) From death to succession II – How does Apple react about the uprising competition on the consumer electronic market? A) Understanding the market B) External and Internal analyze through specific models C) Major changes on the market D) Apple’s strategic positioning: a specific target audience III – Recommendations and Justifications A) Drawing of frightening competitor B) Possible strategies C) What Apple is looking for and how to reach it? Conclusion Appendix Introduction In a period of financial turbulences, the consumer electronics market is facing several challenges where every company have to differentiate themselves and bring something more through innovation in to be able to maintain their competitive advantage and to grow their market share. In this case, Apple, great name, is probably the most innovative corporation established on this market by staying aware of the trends evolutions as well as of the electronics consumers’ needs to gain competitive advantages. Indeed, its orientation...
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...| 2014 | | MGT 306 | [Apple Inc] | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | Introduction into Apple: Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 and incorporated in 1977; it is headquartered in Cupertino, California. Apple’s focus is designing and developing personal computers and other software programs and portable devices. Apple’s mission statement is “Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.” Apple’s vision statement captures their approach to the market and goals. The vision statement is “We believe that we are on the face of the earth to make great products and that’s not changing. We are constantly focusing on innovating. We believe in the simple not the complex. We believe that we need to own and control the primary technologies behind the products that we make, and participate only in markets where we can make a significant contribution. We believe in saying no to thousands of projects, so that we can really focus on the few that are truly important and meaningful...
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...Apple Inc. The purpose of this report is to analyse the history and growth of Apple. Their marketing techniques used, the advanced technology introduced to society and how they have revolutionized the consumer’s wants and needs. History Steven Wozniak and Steven Jobs (the co – founders of Apple) had been friends since high school. They had both been interested in electronics, keeping in contact after graduation, getting jobs working for companies in Silicon Valley. (Wozniak for Hewlett-Packard, Steve Jobs for Atari) In 1976, Steve Wozniak designed the Apple I. Steve Jobs, insisted that he and Wozniak try to sell the machine, and on April 1, 1976, Apple Computer Company was born. Apple I was not taken very seriously and Apple did not begin to take off until 1977, when the Apple II debuted at a local computer trade show. The first personal computer to come in a plastic case and include colour graphics, the Apple II was an impressive machine. Orders for Apple machines were multiplied by several times after its introduction. And with the introduction in early '78 of the Apple Disk II, the most inexpensive, easy to use floppy drive ever (at the time), Apple sales further increased. With the increase in sales, however, came an increase in company size, and by 1980, when the Apple III was released, Apple had several thousand employees, and was beginning to sell computers abroad. Apple had taken on a number of more experienced mid-level managers and, more importantly, several...
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...Running head: ETHICS BEHIND APPLE AND FOXCONN RELATIONSHIP 1 Ethics Behind Apple and Foxconn Relationship Maryana Didovych The College of Westchester ETHICS BEHIND APPLE AND FOXCONN RELATIONSHIP 2 Abstract This paper examines Apple, Inc.’s relationship with one of its biggest suppliers, Foxconn Technology Group. Recent growth in suicide incidents at Foxconn factories again caught media’s attention. Whether Apple’s decision to stay in business with Foxconn despite these incidents is ethical or not is examined using Traditional 5-Question approach. Contradictory evidence is also examined. Based on the result of 5-Question approach and reviewed evidence it can be concluded that Apple’s decision may indeed be unethical. Recently published evidence suggests Apple and Foxconn are addressing several issues, but close monitoring of the improvement process is required to ensure success. ETHICS BEHIND APPLE AND FOXCONN RELATIONSHIP 3 Ethics Behind Apple and Foxconn Relationship One of the biggest suppliers and manufacturers of Apple Inc’s (Apple) products recently has been involved in scandals concerning working conditions of its factory workers. This company is called Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn). It operates in more than 40 research and development centers as well as manufacturing facilities in Asia, Russia, Europe and the Americas. According to Pratap, Radhakrishnan and Dutta (2012), Foxconn is “the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer, taking...
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...The iPhone Case Write Up Feb. 24, 2013 Main Issues Apple Inc. one of the greatest contributors in IT industry, had many innovations that other companies and products followed for many years without breakthrough. For instances, graphic user interface, “mouse” device for control, large capacity digital mp3 player, online digital music shop, and smartphone with multi-touch screen which use finger for control. It literally changed the world. However, the growth of Apple Inc. almost went into a dead end during the 90s, until Steve Jobs was back. Company’s segmentation, targeting and positioning (STP) and pricing strategy are important issues that partially responsible for its fall and renascence. Since iPhone was so successful in personal cellphone market, should it shift to business market? Historical Strategies At late 70s, when Apple Inc. was founded, personal computers were meanly used in academic institute or industry. It is because of two reasons. First, computers back then require knowledge of “computer language” (programing) to use, and most of people didn’t have the skill. Second, computers were too expensive for personal users to afford. So, when Apple Inc. was founded, its market segment was those academic research institutes, financial institutes, and industrial businesses who require large amount of calculations and able to afford computers. So, Apple was targeting businesses as its main market. Which has been proven a right decision. The market share of Apple’s...
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...IS THE EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY OF STEVE JOBS. Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering. Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written nor even the right to read it before it was published. He put nothing offlimits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted. Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to...
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...of Apple products between Chinese students (12000 words). Executive summary This research focuses on determining the factors which influence the buying behaviour of the customers Chinese students for Apple products. The research was conducted among around 1000 contacts out of which 130 students responded. The research used survey method to collect information from the large audience. The analysis of the information was conducted using SPSS while the survey questions were developed with the help of the literature review which was conducted by review different academic journals. The review of the literature pointed out that there are a number of factors which affect the buying behaviours of customers and that Apple had knowledge about all these factors due to which it was so popular among the Chinese customers. It has been pointed out from the analysis of the information that there are different factors which influence the purchase intention of the Chinese customer such as the quality, brand, design, technology and the functionality. All these are the main focus for Apple products due to which they are so popular among the Chinese customers. It has however been pointed out that price is a significant deterrent and has an adverse impact on the customer buying behaviour. Apple products are significantly expensive in comparison to the competitor products due to which consumers are unable to afford it. The research also suggested those Chinese customers who were using Apple products...
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