Corporate Governance Analysis Microsoft The CEO: Steven Anthony Ballmer has been the CEO of Microsoft since January 2000. He graduated from Detroit Country Day School‚ Michigan. He later joined Harvard University‚ where he studied Math and Economics. During that time‚ he lived down the hall from Bill Gates‚ Microsoft’s founder and Chairman of the Board. Ballmer joined Microsoft on June 11‚ 1980 as the first business manager and the 30th employee. His first salary was $50‚000 including 8% of
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Log In • Sign Up The Analysis of Apple Inc. Marketing Mix.more 397 KB International Marketing SID No: 1241835 1 TASK AINTRODUCTION The product name Apple was originated from two mutual interests‟ friends Steve Jobs andSteve Wozniak. The development of the company in the 1070s “Apple” was a step ahead of most computers of the time featuring a use of television as a display system of watching and acassette interface for listening and recording programs. Apple Inc. is mainly a special
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 THE INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY 1.1 Background Customers are the purpose of what marketers do and rather than them depending on marketers‚ we very much depend on them. That is the main reason why organizations today are focusing on customer satisfaction and loyalty. Satisfaction is an overall customer attitude towards a service provider‚ or an emotional reaction to the difference between what customers anticipate and what they receive‚ regarding the fulfilment of some need‚ goal
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Apple Inc is an American multinational organization founded by Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs‚ an American entrepreneur‚ marketer‚ and inventor‚ who was the co-founder‚ chairman‚ and CEO of Apple Inc and Stephen Gary "Steve" Wozniak who is an American inventor‚ computer engineer and Programmer who co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne. Apple Inc is Located in‚ Cupertino‚ California in the middle of the Silicon Valley. It is focused on designing and developing the personal computers
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Apple Case Study [pic] Table of contents Introduction I – MARKET ANALYSIS A – Personal Computer industry evolution B – Porter five forces C – Apple positioning II – APPLE COMPANY A – History and key advantages B – Four P analysis C – Apple strategy since 1990 D – Apple key success factors and competitive advantage SWOT analysis Conclusion Introduction Apple Computer is an innovative company evolving on the multimedia and high technology
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(Porter’s Five Forces) 7 3.3 Consumer Behaviour Analysis 10 3.3.1 Cultural Factors 11 3.3.2 Social Factors 11 3.3.3 Personal Factors 11 3.3.4 Psychological Factors 12 4 Internal Environment 12 4.1 Corporate Structure 12 4.2 Corporate Culture 13 4.3 Corporate Resources 13 4.3.1 Porter’s Value Chain 13 4.3.2 Financial Analysis 16 4.4 BCG Model 21 5 SWOT Analysis 22 5.1 Situational Analysis 22 5.1.1 Strengths 22 5.1.2 Weaknesses 22
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Threat of New Entrants: When Apple first began in the early 1980’s‚ the threat of new entrants was significant. PCs were a relatively new commodity with little distinction‚ few competitors‚ and no government regulation‚ and although initial R&D was complex‚ assembly was simple. Unsurprisingly‚ new firms emerged quickly and forced Apple to differentiate its product over time. This push continued through the years‚ and ultimately‚ Apple was forced to create more innovative‚ unique‚ and quality products—a
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1 Apple Assessment of Training Systems at Apple Chariti Luttrell BUS692: Strategies in Human Resource Management Dr. Warren St.James February 25‚ 2013 2 Apple Assessment of Training Systems at Apple Apple has been in the forefront of innovation‚ creation‚ and technology for many years. The organization has had
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BACKGROUND On January 24‚ 1984 Apple introduced the first commercially successful personal computer using a mouse and a graphical user interface[i].Since then the war between PC and Mac users has lived. Claims have been made that Apple is too expensive and PC’s are too slow and of cheap quality. After the introduction of Microsoft’s Windows in 1985 the PC market has been dominated due to Microsoft’s Windows operating system[ii]. The domination of the market is largely due to the flexibility of Windows
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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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