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The author firstly describes the situation of Apple, and how they establish their target to the individual PC market. And the author illustrates Apple’s core factors to make great products and services, and under influence of its master soul -Steven Jobs. In the case, we can have a detailed understanding of how Apple used design thinking, innovative product strategies, its CEO as chief innovator and bold business experimentation to make the company on the way to success. Analysis…

1. job versus position – a job is several activities that are like each other while a position can be several tasks performed by a singular person. 2. job analysis – researching information pertaining to a job such as tasks or activities. 3. job description – a written account of a job and the duties expected of someone holding this position. 4. job specification – certain attributes a person but obtain to successful fulfill duties entailed in a job description. 5. essential job function vs.…

Effective job rotation specifies the goal. Job rotation must be carefully planned. An optimum training plan helps the employee build upon the skills learned at each step of a job rotation. So, the plan involves the employee participating in a series of jobs on a path that other employees have followed that resulted in a fully trained employee, or the accomplishment of the goal (Pride et al., 2005). The Benefits of Job Rotation The benefits of having established robust job rotation programs…

The Wonderful Art of Steve Jobs “...while some may see them as the crazy ones,we see genius,because the ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world,are the ones who do” (abcnews.com). This is a very famous yet wise quote from the CEO of Apple Inc, Steve Jobs. Many may look at him as somebody who just invented another form of technology and others may see him as a complete world changer who that impacts everyday lives. Jobs was more than an inventor of multiple forms of…

An innovator, immensely driven or perfectionist - Steve Jobs was considered to have all of these qualities and he had the drive to be the best. Though Jobs founded Apple purely with the idea to produce computers, the company later branched out to make many other successful products such as the iPad, iPhone, iPod, and Mac as well. Steve Jobs creatively led Apple’s success with a drive and focus on harnessing technology to build innovative products that won customers by enriching experiences. The…

Job design is when a position is deliberately planned to include specific tasks and goals and includes work demands, job control, and social support that ultimately leads to higher output. Job design can greatly impact employee motivation. One of the most common job design models is called the Job Characteristics Model. The job characteristics model includes skill variety, task variety, task significance, job autonomy, and feedback. Skill variety involves the amount of different skills and…

Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak, have, and had known each other, since high school. Also, till the year of 1976, both Steve Wozniak, and with Steve Jobs, whom both did, dropped out of college, as students. In the past tense of history, Apple, wasn’t even considered as a computer business back then, as past pre-tense. Till the year of 1976, became the current/present year came into reality. However, during the year of 1976, Apple, was pending in its creation, Steve Wozniak, and with Steve Jobs,…

Job satisfaction is a broad topic or subject because satisfaction itself has so many stipulations. Job satisfaction varies from the desire to make money, get promoted, colleagues, superiors, and the job responsibilities. Robbins and Judge stated, “One definition of job satisfaction—a positive feeling about a job resulting from an evaluation of its characteristics.” Individuals understand that satisfaction is limited in certain areas but it does not have to be. Human beings have to learn to be…

My father is the subject of this job analysis interview, and as of today he is currently 51 years old and put in 23 colorful and experienced years of service to the United States Air force. After many years of service he retired to a position as a government civil serviceman with an occupation as an Intelligence analysis at MacDill Air force base. Intelligence analysis is a very broad term that can mean many things for those who are unaware, which can lead to confusion. O*NET has done a very…

The film Steve Jobs (2015) by Danny Boyle was more than a biography on the famous Steve Jobs. From beginning to end, the film gave us a view of how much technology not only turned Steve Jobs into Apple’s iconic mascot, but it shows the scars it left on both Jobs and Apple themselves. Over the course of the film, they highlighted the changes both Steve Jobs and Apple had to take to not only stay within the highly competitive market, but to find a balance between innovative and practical…