Essays on Apple

One company that defies herd mentality and walks out on its own is the Cupertino based Apple Inc. Founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Apple Inc is a typical example of the phrase common in business parlance, a garage start-up. The whole …

The optimal goal of all companies is to sell their product to as many people they can, but trying to reach the maximum number of people is often counterproductive for the company because it could run the risk that by trying to please everyone at …

Company Background Apple Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively “Apple” or the “Company”) designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and …

The poem, “Loneliness” by Laura Cortes talks about the universal experience of loneliness. The poem narrates the experience of a man who lives in the highlands and whose business is growing apples. The first stanza provides the background of the man and the setting. In …

Apple is the brand for everyone and anyone that satisfies the need to have the latest technological advances by offering products that look good but are also fun, faster, lighter and thinner. According to Kapferer “Positioning does not reveal all of the brand’s richness of …

Abstract Innovation and performance are important elements of organisational culture as they help with business growth and development. As a result, it is vital that all businesses adopt and create an innovative culture in order to be successful. How this can be attained is unclear, …

Subject: Apple and Foxconn controversy from the eye of the consumer Over the last couple years, Apple and Foxconn have been partaking in poor business methods thus causing them a great deal of deserved criticism. The consumer, must decide whether or not to continue buying …

Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation which focuses on designing and manufacturing technology products such as consumer electronics, personal computers and software. Apple Computer, Inc. was established in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976 and incorporated on January 3, 1977 by Steve Jobs and …

The strategic position of Apple Inc Competitive strategic position Nilsson and Rap (2005) state that when a firm is able to sustain profits that are above its average expected income then the firm can be termed to have gained a competitive advantage over its competitors. …

Apple launched its products in China in 2009. Recently, Apple has been criticized by Chinese government and media regarding three main issues, including slave labors, guarantee scandals, and underdeveloped infrastructure. This assignment is to begin with an outlook onto the strategic issues that need solving. …

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (DPS) is an integrated beverage brand owner, manufacturer, and distributor of non-alcoholic beverages in the U. S. , Canada, and Mexico and the Caribbean. Their headquarters is in Plano, Texas, and Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. is a leading provider …

Customers place orders and purchase phones through authorized dealers/ retailers. 2. Dealers/retailers such as Singlet, epicenter etc runs low in stock and require replenishment from distributors. 3. Various distribution centers runs low in inventories, this triggers manufacturer (Foxing) for more ‘phones to be manufactured and …

How Apple Can Keep Its Value By Saul Hansell It’s official. Apple is the most valuable computer maker in the world. In the wake of the company’s better than expected earnings in the quarter ended Sept. 30, Apple’s shares rose by nearly 7 percent, making …

Price Elasticity Q.: Suppose the price of apples rises from $3 a pound to $3.50 and your consumption of apples drops from 35 pounds of apples a month to 20 pounds of apples. Calculate your price elasticity of demand of apples. What can you say …

Business In Apple Inc. is engaged in designing, manufacturing and marketing mobile communication and media devices, personal computers and portable digital music players. It also sells a range of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications as well as services …

Apple Store The growing computing industry has elevated the competition between computer manufacturers. This situation gets intense as mobile technologies such as smartphones, PDA (personal digital assistance), and Table PC could be considered as products substitute to desktop/laptop PC as consumers turn out to have …

Apple Evaluate Apple’s strategies since 1990 and explain why Apple has been through difficult times. What made the “Apple turnaround” possible? After firing Steve Jobs, Apple has been trying to fit into many different markets. They started diversifying into many different areas and ended up …

What does a competitive strength assessment reveal about Apple, as compared to the leaders in the personal computer industry? Design and innovation-oriented. Greater horizontal and vertical integration. R&D oriented. Everything ready device? Use the methodology in Table 4. 4 to support your answer. Among these …

Marketing Communication Analysis On Apple Name: Bokeny Kornel In this report I will analyse the marketing communication activities of the multinational corporation Apple, with great emphasis on the current top-selling products thereof: the iPhone, and the iPods. I will deal with the iPod and the …

Tim Cook took over as acting CEO for Apple due to Steve Jobs absence for a few mimes and was required to bear the workload as well as the stresses of a CEO. During that time, Cook was responsible for most of Apple’s day-to-day operations …

In the year 1976, it was a dream for most people to buy a computer for their homes. Back then the computer community added up to a few brainy hobbyists. So when Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs sold a van and two programmable calculators for …

Case study proposal 1.      Case Study Proposal This Case Study will be on Applebee’s International experience with management information systems to illustrate the importance of information systems for business operations, growth and prosperity. This is especially true when we are in the Information Age today, …

Introductions It is obvious to suggest that the success of a corporate brand is based on many factors that impact directly or indirectly to delivering the decision to build that success. Human factors, especially the role of leaderships and their decision are prerequisite to bring ‘a unique success’ in both business and brand …

Apples and Oranges: A Comparative Essay Is the old adage “you can’t compare apples and oranges” correct? Besides being food, both of these produce items have much in common. They both are located under the Fruits and Vegetable category of the Canadian Food Guide; they …

Applebee’s International, Inc. is America’s largest casual dining restaurant chain in terms of size and sales, with positive net earnings for the past ten years. It is famed as “America’s Favorite Neighbor” by decorating its restaurants with local themes, such as local heroes, sports teams, …

The relation between politics and multinational corporations is intertwined; both of them are affecting each other. Sometimes legal rules and regulations are so strict that they are affecting the import of Apple’s products, and on the other side, Apple is also powerful enough to change relations between states. I will examine these theses in details.   The impact of Apple’s policies on politics and governmental functioning   We can illustrate the impact of Apple’s policies on politics and governmental functioning if we take into account the case of security. Namely, consumers of Apple’s product are worried whether their information …

Apple Inc. is a global computer manufacturing company that is going through major changes in its organizational culture and it’s organizational structure due to several events of the past few years. This is a company that grew extremely fast in little time, that their management …

The eclectic paradigm is a theory in economics and is also known as the OLI-Model or OLI-Framework. [1][2] It is a further development of the theory of internalization and published by John H. Dunning in 1980. [3] The theory of internalization itself is based on …

Apple IPod Science and technologies are constantly developing and new products are constantly appearing in the market. New iPods were like a boom in the market of computer technologies.  IPod is media video player designed by Apple. All devices are with simple user interface, central …

In today’s world, Apple’s products are highly sought after because they are very popular for everyone. According to Yarow,editor of The Business Insider,said that the newest iPhone sold 5 million over the opening weekend (Yarow, 2012). However, it is difficult to find the reason why …