Running Head: EXTERNAL ANALYSIS OF APPLE‚ INC. APPLE‚ INC. External Analysis of Apple‚ Inc. Aaron Nance‚ Jeanette Odetola‚ Zuaibar Rashid‚ and Rachel Rozo Strategic Management MGMT 4340 FALL 2012 Dr. Uche Nwaubeze University of Houston‚ Victoria TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………….. 3 2. COMPANY HISTORY…………………………………………………………………... 2.1 Background…………………………………………………………………………. 2.2 Purpose of this study ……………………………………………………………… 3. EXTERNAL ANALYSIS ………………………………………………………………
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External and Internal Factors on Apple Inc. October 27‚ 2008 External and Internal Factors on Apple Inc. As with any company‚ a solid foundation is essential for success. Companies need to have a system in place to help management plan ahead should there be a "bump" in the road. A good example of a company that is built on a solid foundation is Apple. Companies have developed and implemented their own management concepts to keep them one step ahead of the competition. There are basically four management
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Internal and External Factors MGT230 December 9‚ 2012 Prof. Maggie Ellison-Lohkemper Internal and External Factors Introduction……………….. Innovation Innovation is an internal factor of business that has served as the cornerstone for Apple’s success as a technology giant. “Arguably one of the most innovative technology companies to emerge in the last three decades‚” Apple has masterfully applied the four functions of management to their business strategy (Finkle and Mallin‚ 2011‚ p. 63). The
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HISTORY:- Apple Inc.‚ formerly Apple Computer‚ Inc.‚ is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino‚ California[2] that designs‚ develops‚ and sells consumer electronics‚ computer software and personal computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers‚ the iPod music player‚ the iPhone smartphone‚ and the iPad tablet computer. Its consumer software includes the OS X and iOS operating systems‚ the iTunes media browser‚ the Safari web browser‚ and the iLife and iWork creativity
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I. Introduction. This external analysis of Apple Corporation uses an amalgam of Porter’s Five Forces‚ complementors‚ and elements of a PEST analysis to examine the threat levels in Apple’s market environment. Even though the analytical scheme is an amalgam of the various models‚ certain items are broken out for special attention below. First‚ in order to obtain an appreciation of that macroenvironment‚ an overview of Apple is offered. Apple is really involved in two businesses: the computer market
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Apple‚ Inc. A Case Study in External Communication Executive Summary Background: On June 25‚ 2010 Apple released the iPhone 4. With its sleek‚ new‚ stainless steel frame design‚ thousands of people rushed to buy Apple’s latest gadget. Apple and its partner carriers received 600‚000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4s in the first 24 hours‚ making it the largest number of pre-orders Apple had received in a single day for any device up to that time. By the end of the month‚ Apple had sold over 1.7
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Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation Company that was co - founder by three people at the year of 1976‚ April 1 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Apple Inc. is known for it product such as "The iPhone series‚ The I-Pad series and The MacBook Series". Apple first product was the ’Apple 1 personal computer kit’ that was hand-built by Steve Wozniak and first showcase to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club (Is an computer hobbyist users ’ group in which computer hobbyist
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Apple Computer Inc. Strayer University Bus 499 January 29‚ 2012 Professor Erica Atkins Abstract This paper describes the key strategic challenges facing Apple Computer. This paper will also describe the dimensions along which company success can be measured. We will also describe the critical external and internal environmental factors that have strategic implications for Apple’s future. This paper will further explain how Apple’s strategy stands up against industry rivalry. In closing we will
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Data Analysis: 4 Business Strategy of Apple inc. 4 Operating System of the Company 5 Economic growth of Apple Inc. 6 Unit Sales of iPhone in 2011-2012 : 7 Apple computer company statistics: 8 Total annual revenue: 9 Total financial asset: 10 Sales of Share: 10 Revenue Contribution from the Divisions of Apple Inc: 11 Impact of Apple Inc in Home country and Host Country 12 Retail Store visitors of Apple Inc: 13 The Marketing System of Apple Inc 14 A. The company’s market and market orientation:
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Jude Title of Paper: Apple Inc. Number of Pages: 10 Total Word Count: 1645 Table Of Contents Cover…………………………………………………………..1 Table Of Contents…………………………………………….2 Executive Summary…………………………………………..3 Introduction………………………………………………….....4 Competitive Advantage.…………………………………….5-6 Key Issues & Challenges.…...……………………………..6-7 Solutions …...………………………………………………..7-8 Conclusion…………………………………………………….9 References…………………………………………….…….10 Executive Summary Apple is really a great company
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