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Field report outline
Chloe Powers
Houston Baptist University
Field report outline
Description of Apple
Apple Inc comprises one of the leading multinational companies in the world providing diversified designs of computer electronics and a wide range of electronic products.
Details such as the number of apple employees, the number of working hours, location of the company offices will be obtained from the company's website and news reports.
History of Apple
Apple website has a variety of news on the history of the company. The report will draw from credible sources to examine the following elements; founding of Apple Inc, founding members, why the company was started, a brief history of founding members, inspiration events.
Mergers and acquisitions
The report will focus on the following elements in apple mergers and acquisitions; Accounting practices in mergers, Accounting techniques in mergers, Synergies in mergers, Intangibles in mergers.
Recent news
Apple website news reports have a variety of recent Apple news such as; Expansion in Naples development academy, innovations in the development of nine generation iPad, Ted Lasso. These elements will be reviewed in the research.
Target customers
Apple Company has a well-defined customer target. The report will explore major markets such as small and middle-size businesses, government enterprises and private market enterprises. Apple also targets customers in various income groups;
Low-income targets, middle-income targets, high-income targets.
Apple products and services
The research will focus on a variety of products provided by apply Inc such as; Smartphones, tablets, accessories. Home accessories such as Apple TV, Home pad, wearable headphones
The research will also focus on a variety of services offered by Apple Company Such As Apple care services, advertising services, digital content, and payment services.
Apple executive management team
Apple Inc has a well-established management team. In the final report, this section will discuss; the chief executive officer, senior general counsel and vice president, software engineer executive, artificial intelligence and machine learning executive, global marketing executive, and the chief financial officer.
Apple international operations
Apple operations and stores in the united states, Apple Inc operations and stores in Japan, Apple Inc operations and stores in the united kingdom, Apple inc operations and stores in Canada.
Global operations in Apple Corporation
As a leading multinational company in the globe, the company deploys three strategies in global operations. The strategies include; Ethnocentrism, polycentrism and Geocentrism. All three elements will be discussed in the final report.
Human resource strategy in Apple Corporation
The final report will discuss the hybrid nature of human resource management in Apple Inc. hybrid strategy is an integration of both centralized and decentralized strategies.
Apples employee’s international assignments
Due to the global nature of operations, Apple Inc sends employees on regular international assignments. The final reports will discuss the following international assignments in Apple Inc;
Management of global teams, evaluation of inflation rates in different parts of the world, examination of foreign policy and politics and international relations and cultural differences across the world.
Summary
The data used in the final study will be obtained from credible sources such as annual reports from Apple Inc, disclosed annual financial statements
The sources used in the study will be credible, scholarly and peer-reviewed. Data will be compiled and analyzed in tables, charts and graphs. The research findings in the research will be presented for academic purposes and made available for review by Apple Inc.
Reflection
The project will provide a perfect opportunity to review a leading multinational company. The project will be one of the most sensitive undertakings in my entire academic progress. The report will be a reflection of the course material.
References
Tien, N. H. (2019). International distribution policy comparative analysis between Samsung and apple. International journal of research in marketing management and sales, 2020(1), 2.
Trivedi, S. (2019). A Study on Development of Personal and Management Skills in Apple Inc. International Journal of Human Resource Development and Management, 9(1), 1-9.
Clarke, T., & Boersma, M. (2017). The governance of global value chains: Unresolved human rights, environmental and ethical dilemmas in the apple supply chain. Journal of business ethics, 143(1), 111-131.
Li, B. (2020). Evaluation of Financial Risk in Apple Company.