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After a decade as CEO, Tim Cook is facing one of his biggest strategic transitions of his tenure. While Apple had performed spectacularly well under Cook, Apple's core business was maturing. Sales of iPhones, iPads, and Macs were flat or down. However, Apple's new hardware-Apple Watch and Airpods-as well as services were growing rapidly. This case explores Apple's history and Cook's strategic options for driving new hardware and services into Apple's mainstream in the next decade.

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The Evolution of Apple

  • Apple has an undeniable hit with the iPod, yet faces the question of whether the growth of that business and Apple overall can be sustained.
  • Looking at Apple through the lens of the company's previous chief executives gives students insights into why Apple lost its way after Steve Jobs left the company.
  • Student opinion of Apple tends to be excessively positive or excessively negative, depending on the company's current fortunes.

In the context of the computer industry at large, professor David Yoffie explores the ups and downs of a company that's always been a bit different in "Apple Computer, 2006." The case poses this question: Given its 2 percent computer market share that year, can Apple find sustainable success as it continues to expand its product line into handheld devices like the iPod and, now, the iPhone?

The Apple case originally appeared in 1992 and has been rewritten 5 times since. "The company always looks a little different, yet many of the core issues that pose challenges for it remain constant," says Yoffie, noting that the case is used as part of the MBA required curriculum in the Strategy course and in numerous Executive Education programs. It can also be taught with a video presentation by John Sculley, Apple's CEO from 1985 to 1993, who candidly discusses his mistakes and what he would have done differently.

"The video is a very powerful teaching tool," says Yoffie. "Few CEOs will admit to their mistakes in a public setting."

The comings and goings of various CEOs at Apple over the years can be instructive in itself, he adds. "Their different approaches led to new versions of the case and gave students insights as to what the CEO was trying to do and why he was having so much difficulty."

Apple's market share has always been lower than its consumer mind share.

When Apple's cofounder, Steve Jobs, returned to the company in 1997, he also moved quickly to make some changes, announcing that archrival Microsoft would be developing core products such as its Office software for the Mac. In 1998, Apple launched the iMac, a candy-colored computer that fit well with its ad campaign to "Think Different." Even so, it sold only 6 million units over the course of 3 years, compared with sales of 300 million PCs during the same period.

"Apple's market share has always been lower than its consumer mind share," remarks Yoffie.

Birth of The Cool

In addition to generally consolidating and restructuring Apple, Jobs halted production of the Newton, an early version of the personal digital assistant, and closed the division working to develop a portable PC for the education sector. "What Apple is great at is figuring out how to invent cool technology [and] making it wonderfully easy to use," Jobs told the Wall Street Journal in June 2004. By then, sales of its iPod, introduced in 2001, had nearly quadrupled over the year before, leaping to over $1.3 billion in net sales. In 2005, that figure increased again to over $4.5 billion.

"This is a case where you can focus on strategic success as well as strategic failure," Yoffie notes. "There aren't many instances where you have both sides so nicely paired."

In class discussion, Yoffie says that student opinion of Apple tends to be excessively positive or excessively negative, depending on the company's current fortunes. "For the last two years there's been enormous enthusiasm in the classroom," he observes. "There's still some skepticism around the sustainability of the iPod business, however. It's difficult for people to believe that Apple can maintain that incredible level of success."

The verdict is still out on that question, says Yoffie. Even so, the iPod has altered the fundamental dynamics of Apple. In a change that signals the company's growing investment in consumer electronics, Apple dropped "Computer" from its name in January 2007. Future revisions of the case will reflect this change in the title, as well as offering the latest update on one of high-tech's best stories.

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  1. Apple Inc. in 2020

    However, Apple's new hardware—Apple Watch and Airpods—as well as services were growing rapidly. This case explores Apple's history and Cook's strategic options for driving new hardware and services into Apple's mainstream in the next decade. Keywords. ... Harvard Business School Case 720-454, April 2020. Educators;

  2. How Apple Is Organized for Innovation

    Apple is well-known for its innovations in hardware, software, and services. Thanks to them, it grew from some 8,000 employees and $7 billion in revenue in 1997, the year Steve Jobs returned, to ...

  3. Apple Inc. in 2020

    However, Apple's new hardware-Apple Watch and Airpods-as well as services were growing rapidly. This case explores Apple's history and Cook's strategic options for driving new hardware and services into Apple's mainstream in the next decade. ... Harvard Business School. Product #: 720454-PDF-ENG . Length: 31 page(s) Higher Education. About Us ...

  4. The Evolution of Apple

    The Evolution of Apple. Apple's continuing development from computer maker to consumer electronics pioneer is rich material in a number of Harvard Business School classrooms. Professor David Yoffie discusses his latest case study of Apple, the 5th update in 14 years, which challenges students to think strategically about Apple's successes and ...

  5. Negotiation in Business: Apple and Samsung's Dispute Resolution Case Study

    For two days in late May 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Gee-Sung Choi met with a judge in the U.S. District Court of Northern California in an attempt to reach a settlement in a high-profile U.S. patent case, a sobering example of negotiation in business.

  6. Apple

    We draw from the world's most respected minds in business management, thought leadership, and education to provide dynamic learning and development in the context, format and time frame that ensures success. Our offerings will provide Apple associates and leaders with real time tools and resources along with engaging, transformative learning ...

  7. Steve Jobs, the Immediate Case Study

    Steve Jobs, the Immediate Case Study. by. Nancy Koehn. October 14, 2011. In all kinds of places this past week — from Twitter feeds to boardrooms — people discussed Steve Jobs's career at ...

  8. Apple Inc. in 2015

    At the end of 2014, Apple Inc. recorded the most profitable quarter of any firm in history, and its market capitalization soon topped $700 billion. 'Apple Inc in 2015' explores the history of Apple, its successes under Jobs, its continued growth under Tim Cook, and the challenges facing the company in 2015. With iPod sales continuing their freefall, tablet sales in decline, and the Macintosh's ...

  9. Apple Inc.: Global Supply Chain Management

    This case focuses on the supply chain strategy of Apple Inc. (Apple). Set in early 2020, it provides a detailed description of the company's supply chain network and capabilities. Data in the case allows students to develop an understanding of Apple's source of competitiveness and to gain insights into the management of a large, complex global supply chain network that focused on the ...

  10. HBS Case Selections

    In this classic case from the early 2000s, Colombian coffee entrepreneurs attempt to revive Colombia's famous Juan Valdez brand in the age of Starbucks. Published: February 22, 2013

  11. Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A)

    By the end of 2013, Apple had $137 billion dollars in cash and marketable securities. This case explores how companies can generate such large amounts of cash and how and if they should distribute it to shareholders, especially in the face of shareholder pressure. In the process, students are asked to undertake fundamental financial analyses, including ratio analysis, a financial forecast, and ...

  12. Top 10 International Business Negotiation Case Studies

    International business negotiation case studies offer insights to business negotiators who face challenges in cross-cultural business negotiation. ... Apple's Apology in China; ... Guhan Subramanian is the Professor of Law and Business at the Harvard Law School and Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School. Articles & Insights.

  13. Harvard Business Case Study: Apple Inc.

    View PDF. Harvard Business Case Study: Apple Inc. Dennis Stovall Kaplan University GB 520 Strategic Human Resources Management March 25, 2014 Abstract This business analysis focuses on the commercial enterprising activities of a world leading consumer electronics company, i.e. Apple Inc. and how, through its technologically advanced creativity ...

  14. Cold Call

    Harvard Business School's legendary case studies, distilled into podcast form. ... Apple Podcasts; ... Brian Kenny is the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Harvard Business School ...

  15. Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple

    Describes Apple's approach to innovation, management, and design thinking. For several years, Apple has been ranked as the most innovative company in the world, but how it has achieved such success remains mysterious because of the company's obsession with secrecy. This note considers the ingredients of Apple's success and its quest to develop, in the words of CEO Steve Jobs, insanely great ...

  16. Apple Case Study (docx)

    Management document from American InterContinental University, 3 pages, In the aftermath of the case study, Apple has made strides in addressing the labor issues within its supply chain. The company has taken steps to enhance transparency by publishing supplier responsibility reports and conducting assessments of suppliers. C

  17. Apple Inc.

    CEO Tim Cook confronts multiple issues that each relate to identifying a source of longer-term growth at Apple, as it becomes increasingly dependent on iPhone revenues. Since Steve Jobs' death, Cook has successfully led Apple and made it the first company to be worth more than $800 billion. However, under Cook's leadership, Apple has largely released derivatives of existing products (e.g ...

  18. Cases

    Harvard Business Publishing offers case collections from renowned institutions worldwide. Case method teaching immerses students in realistic business ... Register now for our Teaching with Cases Seminar at Harvard Business School, held June 21 ... Case Companion is an engaging and interactive introduction to case study analysis that is ideal ...