In This Assignment I Am Going To Evaluate And Describe

In this assignment I am going to evaluate and describe the strategy process of Apple Inc. In order to evaluate the strategy I am going discuss the emergent and deliberate strategy characteristics and also the development approaches elucidated by â€Å"Of Strategies, Deliberate and Emergent† by Mintzberg and Waters (1985). Firstly, I will discuss the eight categories outlined by Mintzberg and Waters using evidence and examples from Apple Inc. I will then focus on the differences between deliberate and emergent strategies and their relationship. Followed by the critical analysis of the strategy development process and Finally Apples strategy towards innovation. Apple started from scratch in 1977 in California and become one of the biggest†¦show more content†¦Planned Strategy is strongly deliberate. Entrepreneurial Strategy: The entrepreneurial strategy has elements of emergent characteristics but it is a more a planned deliberate activity. It is distinguishable from the planned strategy due to its adaptability. The developments mainly come from central management with a direct vision but their innovative nature is â€Å"the entrepreneurial strategy that provides flexibility, at the expense of the specificity and articulation of intentions† (Mintzberg and Waters 1985). Being entrepreneurial is not just setting up the company, it also comes from inside in the organization which is known as an Intrapreneur. An example of entrepreneurial strategy can be seen with Steve Jobs in Apple who was both an entrepreneur and an intrapreneur. Steve Jobs came up with idea to donate one Apple II and Apple Logo software package to every public school in Texas with the aim of 30 more packages being bought which is the estimated number of student in a class and also from parents who wanted the software to support ch ildren schoolwork. This was a huge success as it established a strong presence for Apple in the education sector. 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