Assignment #1: Company Background 1. FIRM NAME: Apple Inc. 2. HEADQUARTER LOCATION: 1 Infinite Loop CUPERTINO‚ CA 95014 United States Phone: +1-408-996-1010 Fax: +1-408-996-0275 Website: http://www.apple.com KEY EXECUTIVES Name | Since | Current Position | Arthur Levinson | 2011 | Independent Chairman of the Board | Timothy Cook | 2011 | Chief Executive Officer‚ Director | Peter Oppenheimer | 2012 | Chief Financial Officer‚ Principal Financial Officer‚ Senior Vice
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on the research I conducted about Gap‚ I would characterize their culture as adaptive. They would be stupid not to be in the fashion industry with trends constantly changing‚ they need to be up to date with the latest fashions. Ever since 1969‚ Gap Inc. has expanded not only horizontally but vertically as well. They created stores such as Old Navy and Banana Republic. In addition to Gap opening new stores‚ they have expanded globally to reach a new customer base. Their innovation and creativity has
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Rossetta Stone Inc. I. Current Situation A. Current Performance Proactive and aggressive potential for profit about Rosetta stone’s growth‚ the language – learning industry produced over 83$ billion in consumer spending. From 2004 to 2009‚ Rosetta Stone’s revenue increased from $25.4 million to $252.3 million‚ representing a 58% compound annual growth rate B strategic posture 1. Misson Rosetta Stone’s mission was to change the way people learn languages. The company
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any stress on the company. You have successfully made a brand of the product setting price beginning at $100. This allows you to achieve margins of 50-60%. This company has continued to be profitable with high margins and no debt. Strategy Dansko‚ Inc. trains employees by what they call a “Home Schooling” approach. You have typically hired younger motivated people with little to no business experience‚ let alone footwear industry experience. Time is taken to mentor and train the employees and give
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company competitive advantage by creating value and delivering it to the customers. Google Inc. (Google) is global technology company focused on improving the ways people connect with information. The company generates revenue primarily by delivering online advertising. As stated in the case‚ Google Inc.’s mission was to “organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” Google Inc.’s core competencies are what makes Google very user friendly to customers and successful
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trout & bass *Franchises in worm farming‚ higher supply | *Only sold through a catalog*Limited product lines*Market share is decreasing *No contracts for mass produced lures*Management Can be narrow-minded*Line workers think Managers are “old school” & tend to exhibit self-limiting behavior*No artificial bait*Worms cost more for consumers*limited suppliers | | Opportunities: | Threats: | External | *Current economic times (recession) can induce people to fish for food* 80% of market
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Product/Service Gap Inc. is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco California. The company was founded on August 21‚1969 by Donald and Doris Fisher. Gap is one of the largest specialty retailers. They operate four of the most recognized apparel brands in the world:Gap‚ Banana Republic‚ Old Navy and Forth and Towne. Place/Distribution Gaps main opportunity to reach out to its customers through its stores. Gaps operate stores in the United States‚ Canada‚ the United
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MetLife‚ Inc. is a leading global provider of insurance‚ annuities and employee benefit programs‚ serving 90 million customers in over 60 countries. MetLife‚ Inc is the organization that I want to work for. For 140 years‚ MetLife has been insuring the lives of the people who depend on us. Their success is based on their long history of social responsibility‚ strong leadership‚ sound investments‚ and innovative products and services. MetLife announces that insurance is not merely a business proposition
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Size-Up Narnia Inc is in the manufacturing industry‚ and is competing against three companies‚ that are newly releasing the same unique products as Narnia’s. Narnia originally competed through their new innovative products‚ but will be forced to compete through low cost when the other companies release their products. The organization needs to take control and allocate their costs appropriately in order to be able to price their products lower‚ to where the new companies have said to be pricing
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Nike Inc. by Mohammad Musaib Effectiveness of Structure: Nike Inc. Has a divisional (M-Form) design as Nike is an organization involved in multiple businesses in related areas and all of them operate in Nike’s framework; based on the product approach to departmentalization. Chain of Command Nike Inc. has a flat organizational hierarchy. There are three levels of management and three levels of subordinates. Span of Control: As this is an international brand the middle managers and the lower
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