Case Study : Apple Inc.

There is lot of things that are kept from thousands of people. Apple has been label as unethical and they have their reasons. They show that they are one of the most famous and elegant companies there has ever been. Apple has been doing a lot of things that are not right, and people don't even know about it. Here are some of the examples why they have been label as unethical. They force children to work for them, they use them to make their products. All employees from adults to children they work in dangerous conditions. Their working time is ten hours a day, working seven days a week. The condition on the working plant is just horrible for all the employees. Also Anti-suicide nets were installed after 17 deaths they had of their employees. Unethical tax practice they avoid paying billions

Apple is one of the most valuable brands in the world. The company has strong brand loyalty, impressive revenue growth and superior innovations in technology. There are many aspects of the company that contribute to Apples success. One of the most important aspects is the company’s ethical decision making. Apple has a strong ethical code of conduct that represents the company as being ethical in all decisions being made. Despite Apples positive representation, the company has been faced with many ethical issues. Apple has been involved in many litigations ranging from a domain name dispute and patent infringement, to the use of refurbished products in their repairs. These unethical acts are risky for the company and can affect the company in negative ways. Another aspect that can affect the company is their competitiveness in the technology industry. This industry has many competitors that Apple has to compete with. However, Apple has been overly aggressive in protecting their property rights.

Ethics and Morality are defined as the distinction of right and wrong. On the other hand morals are also largely based on the social values of “good and bad.” However, people tend to define them as the standards and customs that guide the way of life towards good. In most cases of ethics and morality they are referring to acts of both good and bad deeds. Nonetheless, in a recent case with the FBI vs. the Government against Apple Inc. Company arose one of the key moral issues in the business world. Apple refused to offer a backdoor to one of the iPhones considered to be of the terrorists. The ethical issue involved two genuine values; privacy and security.

Apple can face some contractual issues which may contribute to the problems they are currently facing. The first issue is that tech companies should not be required to have an entry way into their products. How can a customer trust a company that does not have their privacy as part of their contract? Customers value their privacy to the utmost fullest. Apple believes that this will weaken the security of their computer systems and consumer’s privacy protection. Next, if you are a company that is viewed as being too vocal, it can jeopardize government sales as well as relationships with law enforcement. Apple has noticed that many companies often comply with the request, but that feels this again is a violation of their rights as a company and the millions of customers they cover as a company. Will they ever be trusted? Will they continue to have the same customers or lose to their competitors? Apple also makes a lot of their money through advertising. Everyone wants to have the next and the new iPhone, but if Apple has a bad

Apple believes there is a correct way to making the product and then there are the right people who make the product. Apple has more than 1.6 million employees that work for them around the world. The company has very high standards and want all of the workers to be able to keep those standards high. They also say that the workers have human rights and they want everyone to be treated fairly and paid fairly no matter what the race and or gender of the person is. It is also important for them to make sure that their employees are prepared for success no matter if it is with them or someone else to see them succeed. Everyone is the Apple company is treated like family. Apple makes sure its employees are happy and love working where they

In 2012, Apple initially unveiled 97% of its closely related global suppliers for reflecting their determination of solving the ethical issues occurred. In the same year, the visit to Foxconn and the participation in Fair Labor Association (FLA) were also tremendous steps for Apple to redress the issues, which was renowned for reticence before.

Apple is committed to maintaining the highest standards, for both environmental responsibility and ethical conducts. They follow strict

Apple Incorporated was founded in April of 1976 by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. The founders of the corporation were college dropouts that worked together to build computer boxes which were sold without keyboards and power supplies. Apple Incorporated is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services understands that without their stakeholders The purpose of this paper is to specify the nature, structure, and types of products or services offer. This paper will look into the factors that influence Apple’s external environment. This paper will also explore Apple’s stakeholder influence and its controversial corporate social responsibility. (Apple Computer, Inc. - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Apple Computer, Inc.)

The international business environment can be defined as the environment in different sovereign countries, with factors exogenous to the home environment of the organization, influencing decision-making on resource use and capabilities (Morrison, 2011). Global business environment can created challenges for companies that are found to be linked to unethical business practices. This paper discusses the code of ethical conduct of Apple Inc. and issues faced by the company on a whole when it comes to ethical behavior. Apple is a manufacturing, distributing and selling company. They sell a computer software and technology to stores all over the world. Apple is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of technology and they operate in around 10 countries.

If Apple wants to be an ethical place to work, they need to improve the conditions all around the world and not just in America.

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.

Apple Inc. has launched its iPhone in January 2007 (telegraph) as a new product in the market with latest technology and it was the first multi touch smartphone adding the feature of iPod and received an overwhelmed response by selling 270000 units. It had created a new record for a new company like apple, iPhone had laid a stepping stone for the success of Apple and till this time iPhone is the best seller product of Apple Inc. during first quarter of 2016 apple has sold over 74 million iPhones worldwide. (statista, 2016).

Apple Corporation has revolutionized the technology industry though offer unique design to attract customer. In the process, Apple Inc. is aware of the weakness of the industry and pose itself into the industry with an outstanding performance results. Apple Corporation can classified with four reason that Apple became success: innovative,

Apple is being criticized in China for three main issues, including slave labor, guarantee scandal and underdeveloped infrastructure. However, China is a significant market for Apple. Apple’s market share in China is continuously growing while decreasing in mature countries. Issues related to human rights and labor protection in China are sensitive and of globally mutual concern. If we do not address these issues properly, we will lose Chinese customers as well as suppliers and sub-contractors. This may also seriously impact the reputation and sales of Apple products worldwide.

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.