Assignment 1
Apple Corporation
Sterling Collins
Professor Daniel Goldsmith
BUS 508 Contemporary Business
April 27, 2014
Strayer University
Apple’s Ethical and Social Responsibilities
Apple Inc is a company that sells consumer electronics, computer hardware and software created and started by three gentlemen in Cupertino, CA. Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne, and
Steve Jobs wanted to produce and sell personal computers. Mr. Wayne sold his share, sometime later to Mr. Jobs and Mr. Wozniak. This type of investment was extremely risky at that time.
Today, Apple is one of the largest and most formidable computer companies in the world, and is said to be worth approximately $705 Billion dollars. (Finger, 2013) Apple Inc considers itself to be ethically and socially responsible. This belief comes as a result of making considerable efforts and initiating programs to decrease and reduce their carbon footprint. They have also taken measures to make and keep their work environments healthy and safe.
The company has a commitment to protect the Environment, Health, and Safety, (EHS) of employees, customers and communities that it serves. “We recognize that by integrating sound
EHS management practices into all aspects of our business, we can offer technologically innovative products and services while conserving and enhancing resources for future generations. Apple strives for continuous improvement in its EHS management systems and in the environmental quality of our products, processes, and services.” (Apple ,Inc, 2012)
The responsibilities that it has specified in plans have not been completely met but significant accomplishments towards the goal are being made. The goal continues to change as the company
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The purpose of this research paper is to analyze the cell phone and computer market and how microeconomics can help to ensure a company’s success in today’s day and age. This paper will use microeconomic models and how they pertain to real-world situations and their impact to an organization, decisions of individuals and their relations to microeconomics and effective business decisions.
Apple is a company that has been round for many years. There are over 55 million people who use an apple product or are considered to have at least one apple product in their home. The apple products range from larger devices such as there amazingly known Mac books which are there computer based system to there much small hand held based device called the iPhone. That device allows a person to make calls all while have the convent amenities that a laptop would have. They also have the very popular iPod as well as Apple TV. They have expanded into an empire that everyone is trying to become as well as beat. As many people know there is history and hard work that has to take place in order for a business to be successful. Many people will refer to the success of apple as the underdog company that made despite the odds. Founder Steve Jobs was a regular person with a dream. He started of building an Apple computer in his parent’s living room and later moved to the garage true to lack of space. Later on in his building career a neighbor of Steve Jobs introduced him to Stephen Gary Wonzniak. Wonzniak was an engineer and Jobs was a market maven and together they have the skills to build and properly promote. The computer they were trying to promote was fairly expensive computer. Jobs was so dedicated to this idea of transforming this computer from what it was to something that is able to be sold to the public he reached out to Bill Hewlett and asked him to donate some parts for a class projects .
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Apple Inc, founded in 1976 by Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne, and Steve Jobs, headquartered in California is a multinational technology giant. Developing, designing creating consumer electronics, computer software, online services. Well-known for the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers, Siri and the IOS operating systems which transfers and sync on all apple devices with just one click. Consumers like myself are fascinated with all things Apple. Apple fashioned an assortment of deceives and programs that are not only visually cool but also easy to use and makes my life easier. Apple is significant to me since my Blackberry crashed twice (I lost everything), Apple’s Icloud stores all your information in one step in the cloud. Imagine the world
is yet to reach its maximum potential. Truly a unique entity in its accomplishments and organization, apple through the conviction and leadership of Steve Jobs its founder and then CEO; have pioneered the revolution of mobile technology. When it comes to strength, apple Inc, has a great marketing team with great marketing and advertisement capabilities, strong brand awareness, a strong and extensive distribution channel, and most of all a vertical integration and the most obvious which is customer loyalty. With the acquisition of valuable companies such as Beats, WhatsApp, mobile payment systems with the IPhone 6, wearable gadgets like the IWatch, apple uses these opportunities to satisfy its loyal
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Organisation Analysis Apple - Value proposition and Culture Apple - Company Description Apple Inc., was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne on 1976, is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers, the iPod media player, the iPhone smartphone, and the iPad tablet computer. Its consumer software includes the OS X and iOS operating systems, the iTunes media browser, the Safari web browser, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites. Apple is the world's second-largest information technology company by revenue and the world's third-largest mobile phone maker. “Fortune” magazine named Apple the most admired company in the United States in 2008, and in the world from 2008 to 2012.