Written Assignment #1 – Apple’s Strategy
Refer to Assurance of Learning Exercise #1 (Apple) in Chapter One of your Thompson (2022) text. Read “Apple Inc: Exemplifying a Successful Strategy” in Illustration Capsule 1.1.
Incorporate our course (Thompson text) work for the week and Develop your analysis by responding to the following questions:
- Does Apple’s strategy seem to set it apart from rivals?
- Does the strategy seem to be keyed to a cost-based advantage, differentiating features, serving the unique needs of a niche, or some combination of these? Explain why?
- What is there about Apple’s strategy that can lead to sustainable competitive advantage?
- Your analysis should be 500 words.
- Incorporate a minimum of at least our course Thompson 2022 Text and one non-course scholarly/peer-reviewed sources in your paper to support your analysis.
- All written assignments must be formatted ini APA, and include a coverage page, introductory and concluding paragraphs, reference page, and proper in-text citations using APA guidelines.