...Apple SWOT Analysis Jamaal Piper MGT 521 July 4, 2011 Dr. Julie Ballaro Introduction Apple Computer, Incorporated have gone through many up and downs to become the successful company that it is today. Co-Founder and current Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs has been an innovator and strong leader in the direction of the company. A mutual fund manager should invest in Apple due to the track record Apple and Jobs has demonstrated. The following SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis of Apple will illustrate where the company has been and where it is going. Apple has set high standards for their products, which continues to challenge its competitors. History Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak on April 1, 1976, both college dropouts, started Apple Computers. Jobs was a 26-year-old working at Atari and Wozniak was 21. Their partnership began several years earlier when Wozniak, a talented, self-taught electronics engineer, began building boxes that allowed him to make free long-distance phone calls. Several hundred boxers were sold and in 1976 Wozniak was working on another box--the Apple I computer, without keyboard or power supply--for a computer hobbyist club (Finkle & Mallin, 2008). Their original partnership began years earlier when they were designing a box to that could make free long distance phone calls. In 1976 Wozniak was already working on the first Apple Computer, the Apple I. Later that year the Wozniak began developing...
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...Conclusion21 References22 Introduction Background of the Company Apple was by two college dropout students: Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs with the motto of “Think Differently”. In the early 1980s, Steve Wozniak left the company and Steve Jobs hired John Sculley as the President of the company. After facing many failures, Apple launched its Macintosh computers for house hold users. In mid 1980s, Steve Jobs had to leave the company because of his controversial relations with the president. At that time John Sculley rejected the offer of Microsoft‘s CEO, Bill Gates to license the Macintosh operating system to Microsoft. After this refusal, Gates developed DOS operating system and in late 1980s, the competition between DOS and Macintosh decreased Apple's sale, workforce and resignation of John Sculley. So, Apple's current CEO planned to purchase Next Step operating system of Jobs in order to improve the Macintosh operating system. In late 90s Jobs again became the CEO of the company and be started surprising relations with Microsoft by developing a Macintosh version of office software. Apple also took cost saving measures like streamlining the product line, production of printers. Steve Jobs brought Apples' focus on two concepts of consumer series with the prefix “I” for internet like iMac, iBook laptop and professional with prefix “power” such as PowerMac desktop and PowerBook laptop series. Under Jobs, Apple again becomes the innovator of computer market. His leadership leads...
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...connected with their employees. In this paper I explore the correlation between organizational success and the use of mobile devices, what smartphones have to offer and how it creates employee mobility, and a comparison of the top two selling smartphones currently in the market, the Blackberry and the Iphone. Mobile Technology: Paving a Way to Organizational Success The invention and revolution of mobile devices Since the beginning of civilization, men have discovered ways to be more efficient. With the discovery of science sprang the creation of electricity. Since then we have been looking for more innovative ways to invent things that make our lives more comfortable. For example, the first car was invented in the 1700s and has come a long way since then. What was once to be considered heavy steel on wheels running on motor oil has revolutionized to a fuel efficient vehicle mostly running off electricity. With the advancements in technology, it is hard to imagine a world without it. Technology has opened many doors that has allowed us to do things people back then can only dream of. One invention that continues to have significant impact on society are mobile devices. Mobile devices are portable systems such as laptops, GPS devices, and cellphones. A great advantage mobile devices present is that is able to bridge gaps between people by allowing...
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...Monograph on the Apple Business Model @2003 Introduction. In 1984, Apple and the Macintosh challenged the world with the dramatic portrayal of a revolutionary woman hurling a hammer at an image of the establishment. With the Twentieth Anniversary of that event approaching, now is a good time to take a look back at this revolution and take stock of the new revolution that the Mac OS X operating system offers. Despite Time Magazine's 80 Days That Changed The World, it would appear that Apple doesn't get much credit for the revolution it sparked in personal computing. As the leading innovator in the computer market, and with a balance sheet holding of four billion in cash, neither its stock value nor its market share is very high. Every few months or so, a journalist reports on impending trouble for Apple Computer. Part of the reason for this negative press is that its main competitor has a 95% market share and billions more in cash. By any other standards, Apple would be judged to be an astonishing success, but a bigger question remains: Why is the Apple market share so small when it has a superior product? Blaming Microsoft for the 'ills' of Apple really misses the point. Both companies were formed early in the computer age, both had product, innovation and opportunity at a critical time, but their history is vastly different. Apple's small market share must be the result of its business model. While the business model has failed the aspirations of the Macintosh Revolution...
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...CASE ANALYSIS: Apple Inc. in 2010 MNGT 589 Strategic Management Teacher: Dr Henry Foster Group Members: 201280009 Clara Liaw Tsui Ling 201280026 Huo Yuanyuan 201280014 May Su Thwe Mang Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Company background/history 4 Mission, Vision and Values 4 Context: External Environmental Factors 6 Internal Environmental Factors 8 SWOT Analysis Strategic Statement Strategic Issues The Conceptual Framework Strategic Alternatives Most appropriate alternative selection Action Plan References Exhibits (Tables and Charts) Appendixes/attachments Executive Summary Up until early 2000’s Apple computers were considered exclusively for the elite. However things changed for the better when innovative non-PC products entered the market and their sales increased tremendously. The company continues to face challenges that brought them to implement strategies for the turn of the century as they continue to grow, adapting to trends and necessary changes towards the mobile industry. Among the different CEO’s leaderships, Steve Jobs brought the most innovative technology. He not only lead in the invention of good products, he changed the way people live and think. Although the other leaders had other strengths and different style of leadership, they made less significant changes throughout the century. This report will show you more information about our case study of Apple Incorporated before 2010. It...
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...107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental,...
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...9-710-467 REV: SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 DAVID B. YOFFIE RENEE KIM Apple Inc. in 2010 On April 4, 2010, Apple Inc. launched its eagerly anticipated iPad amid great hype. The multimedia computer tablet was the third major innovation that Apple had released over the last decade. CEO Steve Jobs had argued that the iPad was another revolutionary product that could emulate the smashing success of the iPod and the iPhone. Expectations ran high. Even The Economist displayed the release of the iPad on its magazine cover with Jobs illustrated as a biblical figure, noting that, “The enthusiasm of the Apple faithful may be overdone, but Mr. Jobs’s record suggests that when he blesses a market, it takes off.”1 The company started off as “Apple Computer,” best known for its Macintosh personal computers (PCs) in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Despite a strong brand, rapid growth, and high profits in the late 1980s, Apple almost went bankrupt in 1996. Then Jobs went to work, transforming “Apple Computer” into “Apple Inc.” with innovative non-PC products starting in the early 2000’s. In fact, by 2010, the company viewed itself as a “mobile device company.”2 In the 2009 fiscal year, sales related to the iPhone and the iPod represented nearly 60% of Apple’s total sales of $43 billion.3 Even in the midst of a severe economic recession, revenues and net income both soared (see Exhibits 1a through 1c). Meanwhile, Apple’s stock was making history of its own. The share price had risen more than 15fold since...
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...YE AR S CE L EB RA TIN G6 HISTORY HISTORY A World Transformed II: World in Flux E D I TOR PW AA -TA ST IC Y EA R S! RESOURCE Tania Asnes A L PACA-IN-CHIEF 2 0 1 2 Daniel Berdichevsky the World Scholar’s Cup® ® HISTORY | 1 History Resource 2012: A World in Flux Table of Contents Preface: A Swiftly Texting Planet ................................................................. 2 I. The Determinators....................................................................................... 4 Toward a model for technological change............................................. 5 I’m on Team IDUAR ................................................................................ 6 Disruptive technologies..............................................................................8 Classic Technologies ...................................................................................9 The time of wheels ..................................................................................9 How the stirrup stirred things up ......................................................10 Print all about it: the printing press ................................................... 11 II. Transformations in Everyday Life .......................................................... 13 Turning on the lights ................................................................................. 13 Picking up the telephone .......................................
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...The Importance of Marketing to Organisations in the 21st Century – Apple Introduction: Apple Inc., formerly named Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation which is based on designing and manufacturing consumer electronics and related software products. It was established in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976 and its primary business is to develop, sell and support a range of personal computers, computer software and hardware, portable media players like the “iPod” and more recently mobile phones known as the “iPhone”. Since its birth, Apple has operated in approximately 200 stores in 5 countries and an online store where hardware and software products are sold. The iTunes Store provides music, music videos, television programs, movies, podcasts, iPod games, and audiobooks, which can be downloaded using iTunes on Mac or Windows, and also on the iPod touch and the iPhone. The fundamental reason why Apple Inc dropped “Comupter” from its corporate name was so that it could expand into the other aspects of the consumer electronics market without restricting itself to its initial focus on personal computers. This report will use Apple Inc as a case study to underline the importance of Marketing to Organisations in the 21st Century. What is Marketing? The modern definition and history of Marketing: In an electronic journal called “Broadening the Concept of Marketing”, marketing was defined as involving “product development, pricing, distribution and communication;...
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... TECHNOLOGY VENTURES: FROM IDEA TO ENTERPRISE, THIRD EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright @ 2001 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Previous editions © 2008 and 2005. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DOC/DOC 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ISBN 978–0–07–338018–6 MHID 0–07–338018–0 Vice President & Editor-in-Chief: Martin Lange Vice President EDP & Central Publishing Services: Kimberly Meriwether David Global Publisher: Raghothaman Srinivasan s Sponsoring Editor: Debra B. Hash ma Tho Developmental Editor: Lora Neyens . f Dr...
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...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 fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple’s hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values. Walter Isaacson, the CEO...
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...INSTITUTION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION (I.C.E) RIVERS STATE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE RUMUOLA, PORT HARCOURT. NAME: JOSHUA JAKES DEPARTMENT: SAFETY AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT COURSE TITLE: HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS IN WORK PLACES COURSES CODE: KSS 207 Assignment on. Explain 5 ways were by management can promote and Maintain the health of workers JUNE, 2014 Hard disk drive "Hard drive" redirects here. For other uses,. | A 2.5" SATA hard drive | | | Invented by | | A disassembled and labeled 1997 HDD laying atop a mirror. Overview of how an HDD functions A hard disk drive (HDD)[b] is a data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information using rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material.[2] An HDD retains its data even when powered off. Data is read in a random-access manner, meaning individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order rather than sequentially. An HDD consists of one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks (platters) with magnetic heads arranged on a moving actuator arm to read and write data to the surfaces. Introduced by IBM in 1956,[3] HDDs became the dominant secondary storage device for general purpose computers by the early 1960s. Continuously improved, HDDs have maintained this position into the modern era of servers and personal computers. More than 200 companies have produced HDD units, though most current units are manufactured by Seagate, Toshiba and Western Digital...
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...Google and apple Leadership styles There are a number of different approaches, or 'styles' to leadership and management that are based on different assumptions and theories. The style that individuals use will be based on a combination of their beliefs, values and preferences, as well as the organizational culture and norms which will encourage some styles and discourage others. * Charismatic Leadership * Participative Leadership * Situational Leadership * Transactional Leadership * Transformational Leadership * The Quiet Leader * Servant Leadership Charismatic Leadership Disciplines > Leadership > Leadership styles > Charismatic Leadership Assumptions | Style | Discussion | See also Assumptions Charm and grace are all that is needed to create followers. Self-belief is a fundamental need of leaders. People follow others that they personally admire. Style The Charismatic Leader gathers followers through dint of personality and charm, rather than any form of external power or authority. The searchlight of attention It is interesting to watch a Charismatic Leader 'working the room' as they move from person to person. They pay much attention to the person they are talking to at any one moment, making that person feel like they are, for that time, the most important person in the world. Charismatic Leaders pay a great deal of attention in scanning and reading their environment, and are good at picking up the moods and...
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...Kind of Retail Store (Chapter 8) ● Sam Walton’s Approach to Implementing Wal-Mart’s Strategy (Chapter 9) Strategy in Action Features A Strategic Shift at Microsoft (Chapter 1) ● The Agency Problem at Tyco (Chapter 2) ● Circumventing Entry Barriers into the Soft Drink Industry (Chapter 3) ● Learning Effects in Cardiac Surgery (Chapter 4) ● How to Make Money in the Vacuum Tube Business (Chapter 5) ● The Evolution of Strategy at Procter & Gamble (Chapter 6) ● Diversification at 3M: Leveraging Technology (Chapter 7) ● News Corp’s Successful Acquisition Strategy (Chapter 8) ● How to Flatten and Decentralize Structure (Chapter 9) Practicing Strategic Management Application-based activities intended to get your students thinking beyond the book. Small-Group Exercises Short experiential exercises that ask students to coordinate and collaborate on group work focused on an aspect of strategic management. Exploring the Web Internet exercises that require students to explore company websites and answer chapter-related questions. Designing a Planning System (Chapter 1) Evaluating Stakeholder Claims (Chapter 2) Competing with Microsoft (Chapter 3) Analyzing Competitive Advantage (Chapter 4) How to Keep the Salsa Hot (Chapter 5) Developing a Global Strategy (Chapter 6) Comparing Vertical Integration Strategies (Chapter 7) ● Identifying News Corp’s Strategies (Chapter 8) ● Speeding Up Product Development (Chapter 9) ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●...
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...Kind of Retail Store (Chapter 8) ● Sam Walton’s Approach to Implementing Wal-Mart’s Strategy (Chapter 9) Strategy in Action Features A Strategic Shift at Microsoft (Chapter 1) ● The Agency Problem at Tyco (Chapter 2) ● Circumventing Entry Barriers into the Soft Drink Industry (Chapter 3) ● Learning Effects in Cardiac Surgery (Chapter 4) ● How to Make Money in the Vacuum Tube Business (Chapter 5) ● The Evolution of Strategy at Procter & Gamble (Chapter 6) ● Diversification at 3M: Leveraging Technology (Chapter 7) ● News Corp’s Successful Acquisition Strategy (Chapter 8) ● How to Flatten and Decentralize Structure (Chapter 9) Practicing Strategic Management Application-based activities intended to get your students thinking beyond the book. Small-Group Exercises Short experiential exercises that ask students to coordinate and collaborate on group work focused on an aspect of strategic management. Exploring the Web Internet exercises that require students to explore company websites and answer chapter-related questions. Designing a Planning System (Chapter 1) Evaluating Stakeholder Claims (Chapter 2) Competing with Microsoft (Chapter 3) Analyzing Competitive Advantage (Chapter 4) How to Keep the Salsa Hot (Chapter 5) Developing a Global Strategy (Chapter 6) Comparing Vertical Integration Strategies (Chapter 7) ● Identifying News Corp’s Strategies (Chapter 8) ● Speeding Up Product Development (Chapter 9) ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●...
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