Case Study Analysis Report - Webster University – BUSN 6070 Instructor: Jonnie Green Student: Jacquline Wicks-Callahan Title of Case: The Apollo Group‚ Inc. [University of Phoenix] Case: Andrew: Case #7-1‚ Assignment # 1 Purpose: The purpose of this case study is to understand the University of Phoenix’s philosophy and business model to develop targeted plans to address identified issues. Introduction Apollo Group‚ Inc.‚ was found in 1973 by John G. Sperling‚ PhD.‚ in response
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capstone course in a regular BBA program. After finishing functional management courses such as marketing management‚ financial management‚ human resource management‚ etc. with which to learn to become a competent functional manager‚ students will study this course to learn how to integrate these functional courses and make business decisions that view the company as a whole. In other words‚ students learn to analyze business problems or issues confronting the total enterprise‚ not just interpret
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RUNNING HEAD: UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX The Apollo Group‚ Inc. (University of Phoenix) Case Study #45 JacQueline E. Smalls Capella University Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………..…..……………..……………………Page 3 Planning Strategically for Domestic and Global Environments……..………….………….Page 5 Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats…..…..………….………………..……Page 7 Solving Problems……………………………………..………..………….……………..….Page 8 Creating Value………………………………………………..………………..……………Page 9
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Unit 5: Training Design and Capabilities Sharon James Kaplan University Instructor: Bret Richard PhD. May 5‚ 2014 Unit 5: Training Design and Capabilities What constitutes as training? The answer to this question is there is formal and informal training. Formal training is those programs that take place in an educational or training institution‚ with the goal of obtaining a certificate‚ diploma‚ or degree. A broader definition could also include structured activities that are not part of
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Case Study The Apollo Group‚ Inc. (University of Phoenix) Business Strategy Submitted by: Sunita Shrestha IAU ID: 102236 King’s College The Apollo Group‚ Inc. (University of Phoenix) Introduction: The Apollo Group‚ Inc is providing higher education to the working adults having four different subsidiaries: The University of Phoenix (UOP)‚ Institute for Professional Development‚ The College for financial planning institutes and Western International University. Apollo Group Inc- Parent
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Apollo Group Inc. was launched in 1976. John Sperling came up with the idea that rather than catering to 18-22 year olds he focused on the neglected market of working adults and he recruited working professionals as teachers rather than tenured professors. The University of Phoenix Online has more than 18‚000 faculties‚ only about 450 are full time. Sperling ran his University to make money‚ despite the critiques from the education establishment. Sperling faced failure everyday for the first 10 years
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Executive Summary: This report will give you a brief insight about the AHG expansion plan. It focuses on their internal & external environments. As Apollo Hospital’s founder vision was to take healthcare to the distant corners of India through his dream project‚ ‘The Apollo Clinic’. The Apollo group has incorporated it as its long term vision and they found a platform where they can continue with there vision as well as counter the competitors and explore the potential markets. The problem
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Borders Group Inc. Professor: Simon Dekker Student: Yanhui Zheng Student ID: 021244231 Date: 02- -2010 Introduction Borders Group Inc. is one of leading and well-known retailers of books‚ CD‚ and other educational items. Its idea is “To create richer‚ more satisfying lives through knowledge and entertainment.” In order to accomplish its mission‚ Borders provide additional services to make its customer enjoy spending in the store. Borders’ store is not just a bookstore that people go in‚ buy books
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CASE STUDY Analysis CASE 3 The Apollo Group‚ Inc - University 1. What was the basic vision that guided the founding of The Apollo Group? How has that vision‚ now a company mission‚ changed in the first 25 years of the company? 2. How does Apollo view and assess the higher education market? 3. What are key elements of Apollo’s business strategy? 4. What is Apollo’s teaching/leaming model? 5. How do the structural components of Apollo’s strategy/model match their target customers’
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ABOUT THE ORGANISATION Borders Group Inc. started in 1971 in the United States of America. The international bookstore chain set up their first store in Singapore in 1997 (Reuters‚ 2011)‚ bringing in a unique “library culture” practised by few others in the country as the company did not shrink-wrap their books‚ therefore customers were allowed to browse books freely (Trager Bohley‚ 2009). This stemmed from the belief that tactile pleasures derived from interaction with the new books would play an
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