Industry’s Dominant Economic Characteristics Market Size: Annual sales revenue and total volume. Scope of Competitive Rivalry: Local‚ regional‚ international‚ global Market Growth Rate: 2-3 percent annually Stage in Life Cycle: Early development? Rapid growth? Mature. Number of Companies in Industry: Lots of small companies or few dominant ones. EX: 110 plant locations and capacity of 4.5 million tons. Market shares range from a low of 3 percent to a high of 21 percent. Customers:
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Steven Jobs was one of the founders of Apple Computer. Apple Computer’s initial strategy was to target specific sub-segments of the market that the company’s management believed could be best served by the company. Apple Computer focused on these sub-segments‚ addressed the needs of these users‚ and developed a loyal following for the company’s products (Fortune‚ 2011). The senior executives at Apple Computer‚ led by Jobs‚ reinforced a customer focus within the company. This customer focus was largely
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Despite everybody having some characteristics or costumes in common‚ the economic status will segregate you from the population. The upper class and middle- class descendants from Spaniards live in the cities. Their racial background plays an important role in their lifestyle. The poor class is the ones who lives in the outskirts of the city and rural areas. The lack of housing projects represents a big problem for the Colombians with low incomes. Also‚ water‚ electricity and the basic services
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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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Apple Consultancy Report Word Count 2‚349 Introduction Apple Inc has been hailed as one of the most emerging company of the past decade. This company has progressed from a struggling computer company in 90’s to one of the major leaders of the computer industry. There are many factors that have led to the success of this firm. One of them is setting up a strong e-business strategy. E-commerce has been pivotal in Apple operation. This is because of the reason that the company relies on the
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Assignment 2: Characteristics of Business Leadership Daniel Sloat Charles Wittenberg BUS 302 2/22/2012 Abstract In this paper I will discuss how Steve Jobs became the leader of the largest publically traded company in the world. Along with being CEO of Apple I will discuss the many challenges he encountered in founding Apple and other companies and his rise to the top of the companies and industry. I will discuss his leadership styles such as his unconventional tactics and is unusual
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ECM002 Business Economics Instructions: Please answer four out of the following six following questions: Question 1. Suppose Cola- Sol and Miniranda are the only two companies producing a particular type of cola drink in the soft drink industry. Both companies are considering launching a new drink with a light lemon twist. They can launch their products either at a low price or at a high price. The expected net payoffs are the following: If both companies choose a high price strategy‚ Cola-
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Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) Matrix for Apple Strengths | Weight | Rating | Wt.Score | 1. Customer loyalty combined with expanding closed system 2. As a leading innovator in mobile device technology 3. Strong financial performance 4. Powerful Brand reputation 5. Retail stores 6. Strong marketing and advertising teams | 0.120.100.090.110.090.10 | 443434 | 0.480.400.270.440.270.40 | Weakness | | | | 1. High Price 2. Incompatibility with different OS 3. Patent infringements
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Apple Inc and the Economic Environment of Business Le Hai Hoang Cric ID: LEHP1303 Content No Title Page I Introduction 3 II History 3 III Market Structure 4 IV Supply and Demand 5 V Effect of new market regulation and condition 10 VI Globalization – effect and reaction 12 VII Recommendation 14 VIII Conclusion 15 IX References 16 I) Introduction Apple Inc – a multinational corporation is considered as one of the biggest and
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Economic Analysis of Apple Inc ECO320-65: CAPSTONE Economic Analysis of Apple Inc. Introduction 3 Industry analysis 4 Personal computers 4 Computer software 5 iPod and iTunes 5 Company analysis 7 Apple Computers Inc 7 Apple Inc 8 Innovation 9 Profitability 9 Recommendations 11 Personal computing 11 Conclusions 12 References 13 Appendix 14 Introduction The primary purpose of this report is to execute an economic analysis on Apple Inc. We will review the impacts that the
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