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Leadership ?Organizations and People? -Bus-605- A Professor: Jose Proenca Leadership- Case Analysis Assignment Apple Inc. in 2015 Adel Alenazi 09/15/2015 Q1. Perform an industry analysis of the smart-phone industry. Do you believe Apple was effective in neutralizing the threats and capitalizing on the opportunities posed by the forces in the smart-phone industry? If yes, explain how. If not, explain why not. The industry analysis of the Smart Phone Industry will be performed by using

Socially responsible Design ‘Understanding how to design for the people’ Despite marketing forces, design can overcome the barriers/external forces in order to maintain its integrity and to practice responsibly/ethically. What is it to be socially responsible? Social responsibility is the idea that designers and businesses should accept their social responsibilities and not be exclusively focused on maximizing profits. Social responsibility demands developing businesses to create a positive relationship

[Date] [Date] INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Globalization refers to the widely flow of production factors within the entire globe in order to understand the optimum resource allocation. Different authors provide different definitions of globalisation with their profound research. According to international monetary fund, globalization increases the rapid and extensive transmission of technology along with international commodity, transactions

all respects, Apple still need to expand market share, grow and develop along with the consumer electronics industry. The emergence of numerous EMS enterprises. China, India, Vietnam and other countries has been developed into a "world factory". Foxconn, as Apple’s assembly companies in China, helps Apple to optimize the product value chain, reduce costs and maximize the benefits of the two sides. The emergence of large components manufacturers. With the advances of manufacturing, more and more components

Apple's Ethical, Social, and Environmental Standards and Practices Business ethics, social, and environmental guidelines frame the expectations of an organization's stakeholders including customers, employees, and regulatory bodies. An organization's ethical guidelines encompass how the organization and its employees embody ethical principles in their dealings, with each other, and other stakeholders. Therefore, Ferrell, Fraedrich, and Farrell (2008) have defined Business ethics as "The principles

The evolution of China’s labor market system is worthy of exploration because its transformation was strongly influenced by Western culture. Its sheer size provides an adequate basis of comparison, even though Chinese cultural and social values are unique from the United States. The objective of this paper is to analyze the merits and disadvantages of both labor systems based on research conducted by various experts in the field. Secondly, this paper seeks to identify differences between the roles

Apple iPhone Table of Contents Introduction 3 Changes and Implications 4 Technology’s Rapid Development 4 Applications’ Rising Importance 6 Economical Situation 7 Smartphones as Substitutes 10 Smartphones as a “Trend” 12 Conclusion and Future Outlook 13 Bibliography 14 Appendix 16 Introduction As we step into a new decade, we are experiencing tremendous changes in the technological environment with constantly emerging advancements. Innovations are appearing everyday in

(Wingfield, 2013). Power of Suppliers Each firm generates revenues from the profit margins on hardware (gaming consoles) and software (game) sales, both suppliers are therefore integral. Suppliers of the main hardware components, such as AMD and Foxconn, supply to all three companies but also to other industries e.g. for personal computers and smartphones. While not solely dependent on the industry, gaming currently represent the majority of

Introduction to Sociology and Political Sciences Mid-term paper Name: TO MAN FEI Student ID: 81200158 Word count: 4337 words Topic Discuss the relationship between Hong Kong and mainland using concepts introduced in this course. Introduction Hong Kong, located at the southern coastal of China, fully shows the diversification of culture, with a mix characteristics of different backgrounds. Hong Kong is currently under the rule of the PRC as a special administrative region, with the practice of

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Question 4: Compare and contrast the activities of two companies of your choice in the same industrial sector in developing new technology to try to maintain competitive advantage. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT 4 (i)PRINCIPAL STAGES OF TECH DEVELOPMENT 4 (ii)BASIC INDEXES OF TECHNOLOGY 4 ROLE OF R&D 5 TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION 7 ANALYSIS 10