CASE: ACER, INC.: TAIWAN ‘S RAMPAGING DRAGON

One of Shawler 's problems is that his team doesn 't communicate with him and doesn 't trust him. In a collectivistic country as Korea they value the overall good of the in-group members as family, colleagues and friends (Francesco and Gold 2005, p. 24). Relationships between employees are like a family link and when it comes to decision-making the management should take account of the employees (The Hofstede Center 2015b). Shawler who is from

Apple Inc. started off as a small computer company and rose to prominence over the following years. They faced great challenges and obstacles to evolve and become one of the top notch corporations today. Having a great CEO, Steve Jobs, is credited for the success of Apple. Under the leadership of Steve Jobs, Apple was able to innovate industry changing technology.

In the seven years (since 1994), that Lou Gerstner reigned over IBM, the company’s earnings per

The identification with Christ as his child and the utilization of the Holy Spirit that indwells the believer following salvation is the only conclusive way we can obtain a semblance of being truly humble while serving and leading others before advancing ourselves. We are subjected to many weaknesses in this fallen world that prevent us from become completely humble. Our selfish pride can be a stumbling block in being humble. “Pride will not easily let go of its prisoners” (Wong & Davey, 2007). Identifying ourselves with

1) Evaluate HTC’s performance as described in the case. What are its competitive assets and liabilities?

Chinese mangers are inclined toward authoritarian leadership styles, tending to reject employee participation in day-to-day operations. For a long time now,

Simply, company started to sell everything that is commercially profitable, which is big mistake in the long term.

Star River Electronics Ltd. is a large manufacturer and supplier of CD-ROMS based in Singapore. It was founded as a joint venture between an Asian venture capital firm, New Era Partners and Starlight Electronics Ltd, UK. It has enjoyed a great deal of success in the past, due in large part to their excellent reputation for producing high-quality discs.

Leadership is the process of inspiring others to work hard and accomplish important goals, (Schermerhorn, 258). When we refer to a leader, we do not only look at the aspects in which he inspires others. We also focus on the capacity of the leader to have a vision. This concept is better known as visionary leadership. Visionary leadership is what brings to any situation a clear sense of the future and an understanding of how to get there, (Schermerhorn, 262). Leaders who possess this vision usually have other attributes which aid for the implementation of well-structured and finalized

Whether Indivers would still hold some stakes in Qi-tech for two years' time. If Indivers withdrew immediately, Brown & Sharpe may find it risky and difficult to collaborate with QQMF.

Zong Qing Hou is not like other businessman and entrepreneur, he prefers to a simple life, although he earns a lot, he just spends $20 a day. Instead of large banquets and expensive meals, he prefer to have lunch with his employees and spend a lot of time with them. He developed a good relationship with his employees until they tend to call him ‘big brother’. Furthermore, he never fired a worker for the entire course of his career. (“Zong Qinghou – TheXtraordinary,”n.d.)He sends ice cream and cold drinks to his employees at Wahaha headquarters every summer and visits the production lines every Spring Festival. He also will toast them and give them ‘ang pau’ as holiday gifts.(“Zong Qinghou: The Old School

In conclusion, the top down model used by the late Jim Harrison and its autocratic nature hinders organizational performance in respect to understanding the market as well as having a cooperative and innovative environment. this approach neglects the inputs of employees and affects their performance as well as their ability to stay motivated, ultimatly affecting the company's overall success and profitability, as is the case with BoldFlash.Considering that Fiona Wilson wrote a whole book questioning the totalitarian ambition of management theories, it is not surprising that a vice president with an ambition like that analogically narrows the view of the whole

Apple Inc. is a globally recognised pioneer in the tech industry. It is a corporation that designs, develops and sells electronic products such as tablets, computers and phones. Founded by Ronald Wayne, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976, it is a multinational corporation with headquarters in Cupertino, California. Tim Cook has been CEO since Jobs’ passing in 2011.

Acer's dominance as a global manufacturer of IT hardware products can be attributed to the company's extensive electronics component expertise, depth of experience managing global electronics component supply chains, and well-planned acquisitions. Through a series of successful acquisitions, the company has four successful brands including Acer, eMachines, Gateway and Packard-Bell (DiDominico, Kartika, Sibeck, 1996). Of these three strategic areas that Acer excels in, their logistics and supply chain expertise across each of the geographies they compete in continue to deliver the greatest time-to-market and cost gains (Honi, Taring, Po-Young, 2000). Acer is organized into two segments, the device business group and consolidated products and services or other business group. This second group continues to be instrumental in the success of the "divide and conquer" strategies that Acer is successfully using relative to Lenovo. It is also a critical success factors in their success with global markets and local market competitive strategy. The combination of their depth of expertise with electronic components and supply chain prowess in the high technology industry also give the company a formidable competitive advantage against Dell and the troubled PC marker Hewlett-Packard (Honi, Taring, Po-Young, 2000). Despite all these strengths however, Acer continues to struggle with the areas of consumer branding and consumer awareness

This paper presents a case study of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is a technology based corporation with emphasis on computer software and hardware (MAC and Apps), tablets (IPad), smart phones (IPhone), and mp3 plays, (ITouch). Apple Inc. has grown tremendously over the years and ever since 2001 has expanded its brand and retail stores to over 375 stores/outlets globally. The business has seventy two thousand eight hundred employees in thirty eight countries. Apple Inc. has truly become one of the most efficacious corporations within its field behind or competing with Microsoft and Google Inc.