Two separate cases . the first one is Analysis-Apple 4 pages /1000 words, and the second one is Analysis-Samsu - Case Study Example

Download file to see previous pages Consequently, the products of Apples such as the iPhones, iPods, iPads, and Mac have reached the awareness and preferences among consumers all around the world and known as the leading industry of innovative technologies. In relation this, the Apple Incorporated gradually updated their systems in order to give their consumers the technologies that will make their life easier, exciting, and more memorable (Sawayda, 2011; “Apple Incorporated,” 2012). B. Stakeholders The Apple Incorporated has a number of stakeholders that have an important role in progress and development of the company. The stakeholders of Apple Incorporated are the Apple management and employees, software developers, the lenders, customers, suppliers, and music industries. The company had employed a great range of employees that have a way of reaching out innovative technologies and with company management that has the vision of creating what is new to the world. The Apple products are designed with systems and software that are developed by innovative developers, which allowed Apple Incorporated to contract with different electronics suppliers and music industries that will complete or create the envisioned Apple products. Accordingly, customers from all around the world can purchase the Apple products through personal money or lending organizations, in which the Apple management has allowed them to purchase apple products in affordable prices (Unal, Uludag, Ozturk, Sever, & Boynukalin, 2012). II. External Environment A. General Environment The Apple Incorporated is operating in different parts of the world, in which the management distributed their Apple products in countries that belong to the American Regions, European Region, Middle East Region, Africa Region, and in Asia Pacific Region. In general, the Apple Incorporated had based their international operations, and trading in accordance to laws and provisions of the United States government because considering the company is founded within the American soil. For instance, the United States policies have forbidden the Apple management to have trading operation in North Korea, Sudan, Cuba, Syria, and Iran. In addition, the United States government had also limited different countries such as “Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and United Kingdom” in utilizing the Apple products for generating or developing atomic products, missiles, and chemical weaponries (“Export Compliance,” n.d.). Despite their compliance to the United States government, the Apple management will still comply with the regulations and rules of every country they are operating in order for the company to operate in the country effectively (“Export Compliance,” n.d.; “Warranty Obligor,” n.d.) However, the Apple Incorporated management has been dealing with a number of legal and social issues that can contribute to the operations of the company. Particularly, the Apple management had faced an issue with regard to the well being of the employees of Apple’s suppliers in China, in which the concern was on the poor, working conditions, low wages, and unjust treatment practices of management in Foxconn Technology Group. Consequently, the Apple management has endeavored to resolve their problems in order for the ...Download file to see next pagesRead More