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Samantha Evans

January 30, 2022

1. Apple Company does businesses in various countries such as United States, United Kingdom and China. According to their rank on the Hofstede cultural dimensions, U.S scores low in power and uncertainty avoidance and high on individualism and masculinity. UK scores high on masculinity and individualism and low on uncertainty avoidance and power distance while china scores high on individualism, medium in both uncertainty avoidance and masculinity and low on power distance.

2. U.S manager would need to modify their behavior through being diverse and communicating across cultural barriers, communicating effectively and practicing active listening when communicating with associates from various foreign countries.

3. Apple Company operates in countries that are politically and economically risk such as U.S and UK.

4. It operates in civil law countries like US, which influence how the company conduct its business in terms of taxation law and compliance issues.

5. As of today, Apple Corporation has not purchased any insurance from DFC.

6. Apple possesses intellectual property protection such as trademarks, patents and copyrights, which expire depending on the intellectual property. For instance, patents expire after almost 20 years.

7. CPI score of US and China is 67 and 45 respectively. China and U.S have had several cooperation financial scandals. For instance in china, TAL education group scandal and U.S the Enron scandal in 2001. Both these scandals affected a lot of people including other listing in foreign nations and it deterred several overseas investors. In these countries, apple might face corruption risk such as market distortion, damage reputation and shareholder loss and damage od the share price.

8. Apple foreign market entry mode, licensing, importing and exporting strategy. For instance, licensing strategy is used by the corporation due to its positive features, which are not present in other marketing strategy such as strategic alliance.

9. Apple has an exit strategy, which is broad differentiation through innovation.

10. Apple conducts its global operation ethically, in full law compliance and honestly, which is in compliance with their policies. It has been named among top ten best corporate citizen by the ethic business, since it prioritizes in making a positive social effects. For example, they insist on providing a safe working condition and using manufacturing processes that are environmentally responsible.

11. Apple mission statement is to bring the best user experience to their consumers through their services and innovative software and hardware. There action such as bring best and great user friendly products, adhere to this mission.

12. Apple is a stakeholder orientation based on its strategy formulation because it prioritizes its stakeholders including the organizational and individual buyers.

13. Apple is not a stateless company neither is it on its way to become one. It has a hierarchical organizational structure.

14. Yes, apple can benefit from hybrid or matrix structure because it is a centralized company and it will helps increase efficiency, flexibility, collaboration and productivity.