Management

Name of student: Name of professor; Course: Date: Apple Leadership Transition Question One. I would consider the co-founder of Apple Corporation as more of a manager than a leader based on his personality, mode of operation and achievements made. Job's enthusiastic and goal oriented spirit, makes him one who mainly had people working for him rather than following him. Leaders primarily focus on building relationships while managers, on the other hand, develop systems and processes. Steve Jobs for instance focused mainly on establishing policies that would ensure that Apple remained relevant in the market and improved on sales. Less attention was given to relationship with the employees....

One Smooth Stone Name Institution Affiliation One Smooth Stone is organized by function structure. It is through the functions and the activities that are conducted that determine the effectiveness of the work output that is provided by the employees in the company hence resulting in the realization of the good productivity of the organization ("One Smooth Stone", 2018). According to the CEO, there are several changes for the last 20 years that have been realized in the company due to the change in the design in which the company does their work especially the online and the live events (Ledogar, 2018). The organization uses a philosophy of three words to ensure that their clients get quality...

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date of Submission Fords Competitive Market Ford Motor Company deals with automotive products. The company faces stiff competition from companies such as Toyota, Honda, Chrysler and General Motors. The industry is highly competitive as Toyota, Honda and Nissan have continually grown their market shares since they offer their vehicles at lower prices compared to other companies. These competitors offer small vehicles that are fuel efficient and therefore preferred by customers. Honda, Toyota, and Nissan also compete in based on low-cost, specifically on style rather than function. On the one hand, GM competes with Ford based on low-cost as well as...

Name: University: Course: Tutor: Date: Six Sigma Principles Sigma principles are set of tools which an organization uses in order to improve their processes. The six sigma principles help both large scale and small scale organizations to minimize the factors that cause defects in processes, thereby enhancing the quality of produced output. However, they were previously designed to help large organizations (Jones and Erick 5). Generally, the principles try to eliminate the gap that results in variations in the business activities. Sigma project provides the steps to follow in order to attain some set target or standard. As such, on campus, one can apply the six sigma principles by setting...

Name Instructor Course Date Walmart Company Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, opened the company’s first store in Rodgers, Arkansas the year 1962 (Wal-Mart 3). Mr. Sam saw his company grow rapidly and in 1970 it became a publicly traded company (Wal-Mart 4). Even after Sam's death in 1992, the company went on to expand its services and is now a global entity with over eleven thousand stores opened worldwide. Electronics, furniture, clothing, and groceries are among the goods retailed by the company’s stores. Walmart's, Headquarters are in Bentonville, Arkansas. Doug McMillon is the current President and CEO of the company, while Greg Penner is the holder of the Chairman's seat (Wal-Mart...