Category: Apple

Background of Apple Stores The first Apple retail store was opened in Virginia, in 2001, in the context of a new business strategy promoted by Steve Jobs in response to a conflict with retailers, including the US retailing chain CompUSA (Martellaro, 2016). The focus was on creating a team of professional retailing specialists. Mickey Drexler,…

The selected companies are Apple, Walmart, and Kroger. Firstly, Apple was chosen because it one of the most successful businesses in the United States and occupies third place in the Fortune 500 list. Apple operates in the tech industry and sells various tech products, including smartphones, computers, tablets, and accessories. Apple also runs an online…

The current breadth of Apples product line seems to be quite modest for the company of its size. However, it is important to keep in mind that Apple has to take extensive care of product quality, which explains the small range of product diversity. Nevertheless, there are ways for the firm to expand its product…

Table of Contents Introduction Apple Inc  An Overview Executive Bodies Investor Relation Financial Insights Latest Issue Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The finance manager is the authoritative person who is responsible to look after the financial activities within an organization. Finance is considered the lifeblood of every business enterprise irrespective of the products and services…

Since the beginning of the 20th century, innovation determines business opportunities, brand uniqueness, and company image. Innovation is nothing more than the act of introducing newness into a process or product. It involves an idea, its implementation, the actual production of the innovation, and its acceptance by the market. Essentially, consumer reaction determines the success…

Apples Prioritized Suppliers According to Apples Supplier Accountability Report, the companys suppliers employ more than 1.6 million people in 20 countries around the globe, which means that there is an increased responsibility for the corporation to prioritize and make sure that the key players are on the top level of their performance so that the…

Abstract The report aims at finding out whether practicing strong business ethics and good corporate social responsibility has an impact on the operations of Apple. In essence, these two concepts provide a coherent framework that is used to explore the relationships within the business and communities in which they are operating. In other words, firms…

Ethical Leadership  The Case of Tyco Sacrificing ethics in the name of profits can be seen as one of the main dilemmas of corporate governance, in which the major scandals had a profound role. It is suggested that good ethics are good business (Hartman, 2005, p. 185), while it can be stated that it…

Table of Contents Introduction Application in Apple Inc. Planning Organizing Leading Control Conclusion Reference list Introduction Top bosses are often eager to try out the latest management theories and while they can be beneficial, often they become flavor of the month and then thrown out of the window (Daft, 2011).The key managerial functions however, remain…

Outsourcing is a requested practice in the modern economy because many companies want to deal with lower material and labor costs. The article by Linden et al. (2011) demonstrates that Apple Inc. also benefited from this phenomenon when it moved its iPod production facilities to China. I think that Apples decision to cooperate with Chinese…