UNIT 1 i Overview of strategic management Unit 1 BMG 303/05 Strategic Management Overview of Strategic Management ii WAWASAN OPEN UNIVERSITY BMG 303/05 Strategic Management COURSE TEAM Course Team Coordinator: Dr. Chuah Poh Lean Content Writer: Dr. Hasliza Abdul Halim Instructional Designer: Mr. Khoo Chiew Keen Academic Member: Ms Lum Li Sean COURSE COORDINATOR Ms. Loo Saw Khuan EXTERNAL COURSE ASSESSOR Associate Professor Dr. Haji Hamzah Dato Abdul Rahman, Universiti
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Environmental Scan The internal and external environments of Levi Strauss and Apple computer describes how each company changed company focus by structuring the position of demographics to gain access to marketing trends and dealings with government regulations. Each company has proven capabilities for the organization’s success and taken responsible infrastructure for employee benefits and rights. Each company has considered goals that aid in the continual structuring for the future regardless
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1913035X20130702.Z001 A Strategic Analysis of Apple Computer Inc. & Recommendations for the Future Direction TAN Jinjin[a],* [a] “Think Different” (continuous innovation spirit), direct sale business model, customer-focused services and Apple brand power. With “Think Different” spirit, Apple innovates and upgrades its products inexhaustibly. As a successful imitation, Apple sells the products directly to customers over the web, by phone, and Apple stores in an endless stream. Implementing
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Contents Introduction 3 Microenvironment 3 Macro-environment 3 PESTAL 4 Political/Legal 4 Economical 4 Social 4 Technological 4 Environment 5 Porters 5 force analysis 5 Threat of New Entrant 5 Threat of Substitutes 5 The bargaining power of buyers 6 The bargaining power of suppliers 6 The intensity of rivalry among competitors in the industry 6 Structure of industry 6 Conclusion 7 List of References 9 Bibliography 10 Appendix 1 11 Introduction For this
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Managing a Business Strategy - Apple Inc 1.0 Executive Summary This study is to examine and analyse the strategic decisions of Apple Inc. that has enabled it to sustain its competitive advantages one of the world’s third leading electronic company. Before providing recommendations for future strategy choices it is necessary to integrate the diverse strategies in both external and internal environments, identify the opportunities, threats, strength and weaknesses, examine the core competencies
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Contents Evaluation of the External Environment 2 Introduction 2 Business level strategies 2 Identification of the Current Corporate Level Short-Term Strategies and Tactics 3 Assessment of Remote Environment 3 Assessment of Competitive Environment 4 Identification of the Internal Environments 6 Profitability Explanation 6 Industry Financial Numbers and Explanations 7 Financial Problem or Success Statement 7 Analysis of Marketing Position 8 Strategic Position 9 Developing
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Mobile Device’s Poor Performance ............................................................................................................ 9 The External Environment .................................................................................... 10 PESTEL Analysis ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Conclusions .............
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Professor: Date: Table of Contents Abstract 2 Apple Products 2 Apple’s current position on the company’s ethical and social responsibilities 3 Impact of publication of ethics and social responsibilities violations made by Apple’s suppliers on Apple’s reputation 5 Methods that Apple can utilize to ensure that its suppliers adhere to wage and benefits standards going forward 6 Apple’s customers willingness to pay more for its products if Apple were to increase the selling prices in order to provide
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infrastructure, especially the advent of electronic communications (mobile phones and internet), flatten the world and connect billions of people in new ways. The global movements of people, goods and ideas expand significantly. The interaction and integration among the people, companies and governments of different nations, have effects on the environment, on culture, on political systems, on economic development and prosperity, and on human physical well-being in societies around the world. Among different
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Copenhagen Business College By group 2. International Business Department 09 IM Hand-in date: October 17th 2011 Team members: Wang Lehuan , Apple Inc. Fei Xuan , Liu Danfei , Jiang Yongming , Zhang Hao , Li Changhua Counselor: Sun Na Synopsis The paper is about Apple Inc. which is a famous IT company in the world. It's main business is to offer different kinds of high information technology electronic products. Through the internal and external analysis by using SWOT, STP, 4Ps, PEST models
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