apple goes global case study

After reading Chapter 1 in the Robbins (2017) text, write a response to the questions attached to the case. Prior to answering the case questions, provide a brief summary of the case to provide context. In addition, provide a workplace or personal experience connected with the case.
Apple Goes Global case study
It wasn’t long ago that products from Apple, perhaps the recognizable name in electronics manufacturing around the world, were made entirely in America. This is not the case anymore. Now, almost all of the approximately 70 million iPhones, 30 million iPads, and 59 million other Apple products sold yearly are manufactured overseas. This change represents more than 20,000 jobs directly lost by U.S. workers, not to mention more than 700,000 other jobs given to foreign companies in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere. The loss is not temporary. As the late Steven P. Jobs, Apple’s iconic co-founder, told President Obama, “Those jobs aren’t coming back. “At first glance, the transfer of jobs from one workforce to another would seem to hinge on a difference in wages, but Apple shows this is an oversimplification. In fact, some say paying U.S. wages would add only $65 to each iPhone ‘expense, while Apple’s profits average hundreds of dollars per phone. Rather, and of more concern, Apple’s leaders believe the intrinsic characteristics of the labor force available to them in China—which they identify as flexibility, diligence, and industrial skills—are superior to those of the U.S. labor force. Apple executives tell of shorter lead times and faster manufacturing processes in China that are becoming the stuff of company legend. “The speed and flexibility are breathtaking,” one executive said. “There’s no American plant that can match that.” Another said, “We shouldn’t be criticized for using Chinese workers. The Ushas stopped producing people with the skills we need. “Because Apple is one of the most imitated companies in the world, this perception of an overseas advantage might suggest that the U.S. workforce needs to be bettered, better trained, more effectively managed, and more motivated to be proactive and flexible. If U.S. (and western European) workers are less motivated and less adaptable, it’s hard to imagine that does not spell trouble for the future of the American workforce. Perhaps, though, Apple’s switch from “100 percent Made in the U.S.A.” to “10 percent Made in the U.S.A.” represents the natural growth pattern of a company going global. At this point, the iPhone is largely designed in the United States (where Apple has43,000 employees); parts are made in South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Europe, and elsewhere; and products are assembled in China. The future of at least 247suppliers worldwide depends on Apple’s approximately$30.1 billion in orders per quarter. And we can’t forget that Apple posted $16.1 billion in revenue from China in the first quarter of 2015, up 70 percent from the first quarter of2014, perhaps in part because its manufacturing in China builds support for the brand there.
As maker of some of the most cutting-edge, revered products in the electronics marketplace, perhaps Apple serves not as a failure of one country to hold onto accompany completely, but as one of the best examples of global ingenuity.
Questions
1-15. What are the pros and cons for local and overseas
labor forces of Apple’s going global? What are the
potential political implications for country relationships?
1-16. Do you think Apple is justified in drawing the?
observations and conclusions expressed in the
case? Why or why not? Do you think it is good or?
harmful to the company that its executives have
voiced these opinions?
1-17. How could managers use increased worker flexibility
and diligence to increase the competitiveness of them
manufacturing sites? What would you recommend?

Case Study on John reuniting with his family

Introduction: The purpose of this case study is to evaluate real life incidents analyze the consequences are and how serious they are. At the same time, look for other alternatives that lead us to a possible decision that morally acceptable according to ethics. Narrative Story, We all heard about Cubans emigrating to this country. John emigrated from Cuba a few years ago, leaving his family behind to look to freedom and better economy. As soon as he arrived in the US , John started working very hard with extended hours for couple of years until he was able to save some money with the main purpose to bring his family to the US. With time, John saves enough money for down-payment to buy a used great condition bote. His idea was to drive to bote to Cuba and bring his family safe in a short period of time Analysis: What does John want? John wants to bring his family to the US What are the possible consequences of John’s actions? He may get arrested by US Coastguard. 70% He can get arrested by the Cuban’s Government 40% John puts his family in big danger 80% They may all die 30% Large monthly bills to pay for the boat and insurance regardless of what happens to it 90% According to ethics rules more than 50% to other is considered Major Evil which means unethical. Other Alternatives – Bring his family requesting VISA: This alternative does not work for John because the process will take at least 14 years, his parents were old. The family in Cuba could built a raft in Cuba and try on their own, so they request asylum by wet feet , dry feet policy: This alternative would not work either because in Cuba the people doesn’t have the possibilities to built a good raft. conclusion/result : The results of this case study is called double effect because all alternatives were exhausted, therefore it is permitted to perform an action to pursuit of a good end purpose, even though it can also bring bad consequences.

Global Market Research Case Study Analysis

Global Market Research Case Study Analysis

Resources: Case 3-2: Sperry/MacLennan Architects and Planners of Marketing Research (Aaker, Kumar, & Day): Reference for Article: Aaker, D. A., Kumar, V., & Day, G. S. (2007). Marketing research (9th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Write a word case study analysis of the Sperry/MacLennan Architects and Planners case. Address the following in your analysis:

• Describe the situation discussed in the case.

•Identify the key issues for the organization in your selected case.

•Discuss possible ways the organization might address these issues.

•Based on your analysis of the case, explain the value of market research in the global community.

 

Pushlocal – Case study

Topic: Pushlocal – Case study
Paper instructions:
Pushlocal.com, is a new and exciting social platform for businesses. I need a case study that is simple but powerful and show business owners the reasons how pushlocal can generate more revenue for their business.

Pushlocal allows businesses to push notifications to customers and people in their local area straight to their mobile phone. They can push deals, daily specials, offers, and vs email / paper advertisement its straight to consumer handset so it’s live and instant.

700 – 825 -words max

Introduction into why mobile tech is the future of advertisement

How pushlocal can help generate more revenue for business

Howand why they should use pushlocal . 

 

Enterprise Architectures

Enterprise Architectures
Enterprise Architecturenterprise Dr. Stephan Aier
1 Formal requirements
This is the final examination for the course Enterprise Architectures. This document comprises a case description (section 2) and questions you are ex-pected to answer (section 3). The solution that you hand in should comprise the answers to these questions. The case description provides the necessary background. Wherever necessary and helpful for your solution make your own assumptions beyond the case description and document these assumptions.
Your solution should be a text document that optionally may contain illustrations supporting your arguments. The document format can be defined by yourself, however, your solution must not exceed 7,000 words including all headings, tables, appendices etc. Please provide your solution as a Microsoft Word file or as a PDF file.
2 Case description
The insurance company �Caredenia� is established for more than 100 years in some Europe-an countries and has established a high reputation in the area of health insurance. Caredenia�s key to success were their very competitive products for health insurance. In benchmark tests their health insurance products were always among the very best. Therefore sales has never really been a challenge for Caredenia since customers actively approached the company for buying their products. Still, earnings were rather high.
In recent years, however, the market changed fundamentally. First, costs of health care in-creased dramatically. Second, new players particularly in the area of online/direct insurers entered the market. Online/direct insurers have significant cost advantages since they do not run an extensive network of insurance agencies. They rather sell and process insurances di-rectly via internet. Third, the health insurance market faces evermore legal regulations that affect Caredenia�s business. The future of health care and health insurances respectively is unclear.
Consequently, Caredenia has to improve the efficiency of their business and they have to improve the effectiveness and power of their sales department. Next to organizational changes, IT and information systems are pivotal for this transformation.

Questions in section 3

Historical Perspective and Critical Analysis

Historical Perspective and Critical Analysis (2-4 pages)
Research, apply and outline the historical processes and perspectives of case management and counseling as it has evolved in human service delivery in relation to this scenario. How would the situation have been dealt with in the past?
Critically evaluate at least two articles from the Virtual Library and at least one other scholarly
source of your choosing (an organization’s website). Show how these sources relate to your
case. These sources may deal with the historical perspective of the scenario chosen or with your
recommendations for dealing with the current state.

CASE STUDY

St. Martha’s General Hospital Scenario. 
Health care is an extremely regulated industry mostly because of the especially vulnerable nature of its customers, the patients.

Legislators have created numerous laws to control everything from the process of insurance to how a patient must be treated and what they must be told by medical personnel.

Individuals who break these laws can be subject to civil or criminal liability, so it is extremely important that every healthcare worker know and understand the laws related to his or her job.

For this discussion,  use the St. Martha’s General Hospital Scenario. After reviewing that scenario and reviewing the laws that you learned ,  discuss a healthcare law that may have been broken by an employee of St. Martha’s General Hospital.

Identify any scenario where the law has been broken.

Discuss the major points of the law.

Analyze the facts of the hypothetical situation against that law to explain how the employee broke the law. Support your ideas with evidence from your readings.

Small Businesses and Social Media

 
Preliminary literature review for a case study of small businesses and social media in Kuwait.
What to look for in the literature:
* Define the challenges/difficulties for small businesses
* Define the opportunities for small businesses
* Relevance and importance of social media
* Link social media with small businesses
* Look for theoretical framework (very important)
//Going to upload a report and some articles for this review, please add 2-3 relevant sources as well.

Biomedical science case study

 
It is a case study assignment with 3 questions which will be uploaded. Some laboratory test and results are given regard to the patient’s situation. questions have to be answered according to the result and prediction of patient’s illness.
Test result must be interpreted accurately to get the right answer for question.
Each question has percentage which indicates the worth of question in total grade. question 1 must be really focused as it contain %50 of whole grade.
I am paying for first class grade, so hopefully the assignment quality will be first class.

Business Report Case Study

 
Read the Case Study below and use this as basis for your report.
ABC Clothing: HRD strategy of ‘build not buy’
ABC Clothing is a manufacturer of leading brand casual wear employing 1500 people across the UK. Concerns were raised about inconsistent sales performances within the organisation. It was recognised and accepted within the division that a step change in effectiveness was needed.
As part of an organisation refocusing process a ‘people strategy’ was launched that gave more responsibility to line managers for the HRM process to improve the sales performance. The HR strategy comprised three main strings: A ‘build not buy’ approach to recruitment and development; performance management and rewards; all of which were linked to the wider business strategy and to a number of organisational performance targets.

Requirement

Use the Case Study as your frame of reference and write a 2000 word report, addressing the following points.

Identify the potential resource and skills gaps, relating to the changes, necessary to meet the organisational objectives. In your answer you should address the following:
a.What are the current skills and what new skills might be necessary to meet the new challenges?
b. Consider the current and potential job design and job descriptions:
What are the responsibilities of the organisation to develop these skills in their employees?
What are the individual’s responsibilities in developing their skills?
If you were one of the line managers, how will you create a personal professional plan for yourself?
Consider:
a.What are your current skills?
b.What skills will you need for the specific position?
c.How and when will you develop those skills?