products. For example there is an iPhone‚ iPod‚ iPad‚ and iMac. The change of the Apple’s management strategy has a big impact on our daily life‚ so we conducted research on actual management situation. Apple co. sells both hardware and software products and join the personal computer‚ mobile‚ and music business. Apple co. recorded the highest market capitalization of about $660millions ever in the U.S market. Above the information‚ Apple co. is a success corporation‚ but all of us are not always satisfied
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Collection Methods 22 3.2.1 Primary Sources 22 3.2.2 Secondary Sources 24 4.0 Research Findings 26 4.1 Analysis of Data 26 4.1.1 Response for Questionnaires 26 4.1.2 Response for Interviews 38 4.1.3 Response for Survey 39 4.2 Results and Recommendations 41 5.0 Conclusion 48 Reference 49 Appendix 1 – Managerial Level Questionnaire 51 Appendix 2 – Managerial Level Response 53 Appendix 3 – Developer Questionnaire 57 Appendix 4 – Developers Response 59 Appendix 5 – Tester Questionnaire
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There is indications that in the coming years the business environment will change more frequently‚ with higher speed and with greater intensity than before. To remain competitive in the long run the enterprises needs to meet these environmental changes. However‚ the changes in the environment will become increasingly difficult to foresee. A multitude of management concepts has been developed to provide managers with better receipts to meet this changing business environment and the problems that arise
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Market Analysis and Strategic Recommendation As a Marketing Consultant‚ my client‚ which operates in the Mobile phone and Network providers sector of the market and the organisation trades under the name of O2 has asked me to generate a report‚ including a full market analysis and a set of strategic recommendations. This is to help secure their short (1-3 years)‚ medium (3-5 years) and long term (5 + years) future. I will be using relevant marketing theory and also recent market data to help complete
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academic literature or organizational context. Many concepts about HRM have been introduced by scholars. One of them is strategic human resources management (SHRM). This concept uses strategic approach which means that the HRM plays strategic role in the organization. The purpose of the essay is to explain the characteristic of the strategic HRM and evaluate how the strategic HRM can help achieve the organizational objectives by using the existing theories or model. In this essay‚ the theories
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{draw:g} {draw:g} {draw:g} Internal Analysis _Mission Statement : Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing‚ portable digital music and mobile communication experience to students‚ educators‚ creative professionals and consumers around the world through its innovative hardware‚ software and internet offerings._ Resources Apple and innovation has almost been synonymous. Apple’s has been through many ups and few downs in its life and this trend brings out clearly its
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Research Paper-What would you do to make a better world? Eliminate Discrimination against People with Disabilities Laura Rodriguez Romero To make a better world I would try to change how people with physical and intellectual disabilities are treated and perceived. I work toward a world in which they are celebrated instead of marginalized. My hope is that people with disabilities will be welcomed to share the unique gifts they have to offer. My dream is that people with disabilities become a vital
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in the past. What is/was their strategy? Is/Was it a sound strategy? Do/Did they have a competitive advantage? Do/Did they have a sustainable competitive advantage? Is/Was the organization adhering to their strategy or deviating from it? Where are/were they strong? Where are/were they weak? If you were President of the organization‚ what recommendations would you make to ensure success with this strategy? NOTE: I have often heard people say‚ we need a new strategy. It is IMPERATIVE to understand
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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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Strategic Management Journal Strat. Mgmt. J.‚ 28: 431–453 (2007) Published online 5 February 2007 in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1002/smj.597 Received 21 July 2004; Final revision received 3 August 2006 INFLUENCES ON STRATEGIC DECISION EFFECTIVENESS: DEVELOPMENT AND TEST OF AN INTEGRATIVE MODEL SAID ELBANNA1 and JOHN CHILD2 * College of Business and Economics‚ United Arab Emirates University‚ Al Ain‚ United Arab Emirates 2 Birmingham Business School‚ University of
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