Apple and Dell 1. Explain how each business differentiates itself. 2. Evaluate the benefits to apple of differentiating itself from its competitors. Apple Inc. and Dell Inc. are both regarded as reputable‚ distinguished businesses. They both provide products and services which are associated with consumer electronics‚ computer software and/or hardware‚ and general‚ personal computing devices. This means that both companies produce products which are sold within the same market. However‚ even though
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Apple Inc. 2010 Apple’s Competitive Advantages Apple was the first company that launched computers for personal use but by 2010 the company viewed itself as mobile device company. The competitive advantages for Apple throughout history have been ease of use‚ industrial design and technical elegance. Apple designed its products from scratch using chips‚ disk drives and monitors. For instance the iMac that came out in august 1998 was available to buy with colorful translucent cases with an eggshell
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Current Corporate Situation Apple‚ Inc. was founded in 1976‚ formerly known as Apple Computer‚ Inc.‚ the company changed its name to Apple Inc. in January 2007. The company is headquartered in Cupertino‚ California. Apple‚ Inc. and its subsidiaries participate in the design‚ manufacture‚ and marketing of personal computers and related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ and networking solutions worldwide. Apple also provides a line of portable digital music players‚ as well as related accessories and
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Apple Computer Inc.’s strategy to gain market share dominance by market penetration has achieved poor results. This report finds that the industry has consolidated around six companies. The industry is unattractive for new entrants but for the existing firms‚ there is much market growth to be exploited. The financial analysis of Apple indicates that the strategies have not provided a strategic fit with the critical success factors of the industry. The company may come
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ORGANIZING Organizing is the process determining what the process to be done‚ how it will be done‚ and who is to do it.‚ a manger who wants t Basically‚ a manager who wants to organize hoir or her department must address these issues: 1. Determine what is to be done 2. Assigning tasks 3. Decide how achieve coordination 4. Decide on a span of management 5. Decide how much authority you should designate 6. Draw an organization chart ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE Is the basic
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Unit1 Case Analysis: Apple Inc. Michelle Wilson GB520 Strategic Human Resource Management Dr. Steven Cates What is strategic management and why is it critical to the success of an organization in meeting its goals and mission? Background In January 2007‚ Apple Computer a global company changed its name to Apple Inc. and it has been on a strategic path from being a vendor of Macintosh PC to creating innovative twenty-first-century products. With the technology that many companies can’t complete
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for is Apple Inc.‚ In this essay‚ I will give a brief overview of the company’s history‚ define it organizational structure and effects it have on the success of the organization‚ distinguish between leadership and management‚ describe the culture and the core capabilities which lead to Apple becoming the most powerful company in the nation. Company History Apple Computers Inc.‚ was established by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976 with the release of the Apple computer. In 1977 Apple Computer
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The two most important factors that made it difficult for Apple to compete in the PC industry were the lack of software availability for the Macintosh operating system and the lack of differentiation of Apple’s products. These two factors are key reasons why Apple’s share of the global PC market still languishes in the 3% range. Macintosh lagged in available applications early and is still paying the price for this today. In the 1990s‚ while the number of applications on PCs exploded‚ the Macintosh
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describe the Strategic and Marketing Plan of Apple Inc‚ Which is the biggest consumer electronics provider in the world. It provides wide range of consumer electronics in the market like MAC computers‚ IPOD‚ I Phone‚ LAPTOP‚ IPAD. It has about 49‚400 employs and over 240 Retails Store all around the world wide out of it 218 are in US and 24 in UK rest in other countries. I personally think that before studying the strategy of any organization we need to understand the basic of Strategic Management
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Apple’s mission statement? 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. Vision Statement Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal
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