Social Performance of Apple
Social Performance of Apple
Apple Computer, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of California on January 3, 1977. The Company designs, manufactures and markets personal computers and related software, peripherals and personal computing and communicating solutions. The Company's products include the Macintosh line of desktop and notebook computers, the Mac OS X operating system, the iPod digital music player and a portfolio of software and peripheral products for education, creative, consumer and business customers. The Company sells its products through its online stores, direct sales force, third-party wholesalers and resellers, and its own retail stores (Unknown, United States Securities And Exchange Commission Apple Computer, INC., 2003).
For an organization to be successful it needs a strong organizational structure. How the organization is set up will directly impact the success or failure of said company. They need to be structured and organized in a way that will best meet their goals and needs. Even though the organizational structure is focus on the company’s goal it also dictates how to report priorities and strategies of upper management. By understanding a companies’ organizational structure it can also reveal cross-functional relationships to coordinate work efforts and optimal results. Apple Inc. is known as the company that changed everything by creating the original Macintosh computer in 1984. At the time most people did not even know how to use a computer or what a computer was, but the design was simple and easy to understand. One click of the mouse and you could do the unthinkable. Steve Jobs founder of Apple Inc. said: “We are just in the beginning stages of what will be a truly remarkable breakthrough for most people – as remarkable as the telephone” (Jay, 2013). Apple has stand out because is an incredibly collaborative company, there are no committees and employees...