Apple, Inc.

Organizational Structure: How was the company organized at various levels? (functional, product, geographic, etc.)? Provide an organization chart for your company for at least three operational levels of the organization Discuss the rationale for the structure.
Describe the culture of the company and discuss how the culture impacted on the company’s ability to execute its strategy. Provide specific examples. Discuss how you think the company attracted and retained good employees e.g. What type of incentives or opportunities is offered to motivate the staff?
How many (list the members in an appendix) members were there on the board of directors for your corporation? Did the board appear to have a good mix of skills and background? How independent were the board of directors (i.e. did they all work for the company and therefore were evaluating themselves or did they work for other companies)? Comment on any potential conflict of interest that you see?
Identify the company’s Chief Executive Officer at the time of the event and very briefly describe how his or her background supported or created a hurdle for the current business. Discuss his/her leadership style and the impact it had on the company. Discuss how and/or if he was the best leader to help the company achieve their goals.
How much did the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) earn (salary, bonus and other compensation) in that year? What was the net income (i.e. profit) of the company over the same period? Compare this to the salary of CEO and the company net income of a competing company in this industry? Was the CEO’s compensation reasonable and justifiable in comparison to other CEO’s taking into consideration the net income of both companies (explain why)? What were the implications of underpaying or overpaying the CEO?