Management Response Questions - Assignment Example

Download file to see previous pages This adds value to their as it is coupled with a wide range of both hardware and software products that they manufacture that contributes to its strength (Iliev, Lindinger, & Poettler, 2004). Apple has rare technology: the aluminum machining technology that they use in the manufacturing of their computers. This has makes them manufacture computers with unsurpassed strength and lightness. This rare technology has given them the strength they need to move forward because none of the other firms have access to it. Apple has been enjoying skills from their now former CEO Steve Jobs who had vast knowledge in mass hardware production (Muro, Murray, & Goode, 2010). He led the company into producing the best designed gadgets like the iPhones and the Mac’s. The strength here lies in the difficulty experienced by other competitors in imitating his skills (Iliev, Lindinger, & Poettler, 2004). Thus it is can be concluded that actually value rarity and imitability are three aspects that contributed highly to the strengths of an organization in the SWOT analysis. Question two The evaluation of any company helps assess the company in terms of effectiveness, functioning, problems and achievements. Therefore it is an important tool in trying to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of any organization. In the same light it helps the mangers to come up with better policies that could be used in improving the organization (Duncan, Ginter, & Swayne, 2005). Organization assessment following the SWOT analysis requires a keen look into various aspects of the organization so as to avoid a biased assessment. Having this information is essential as it will help in executing various tasks that can be used to improve the functioning of the organization or could identify problems that exist and thus help in solving those problems that could otherwise have been threats to any organization (Duncan, Ginter, & Swayne, 2005). Through this assessment the organization gathers information that is crucial in decision making that could help an organization decide on the mode of resource allocation, policies required to be put in place and this data could also be used for future planning. Conducting this exercise needs to be done in a careful manner so as to avoid overlooking other sides that may potentially affect the organizations operations (Duncan, Ginter, & Swayne, 2005). Question three According to my analysis in the computer industry, I have come to the conclusion that Apple Inc. has a strong SWOT analysis. Its strength factors outweigh its weaknesses and threats in the computer industry. This company has made use of the various opportunities it has identified in the computer industry and has thus remained at the top of the ladder. It has been able to balance all aspects of its SWOT analysis to ensure that its strengths are far much far than those of any other company (Muro, Murray, & Goode, 2010). The weaknesses are few such that they have been overshadowed by the strength factors and this makes their customers to overlook this aspect thus making the company one step ahead of their competitors in the industry. Some of its strength factors include the $60 billion reserve that they use to acquire anything that they consider important for their operations. Secondly the technological advantages puts it ahead of others in the industry as they are able to produce products that ...Download file to see next pagesRead More