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Apple is a technology company majorly dealing in the design, manufacture and marketing of smartphones, tablets and personal computers. The global smartphone market has become highly fragmented into high-end and low-end players. Apple being a high-end market player faces competition primarily from Samsung. In 2018, Apples share of the global smartphone industry had fallen to third, behind Huawei and leader Samsung. It is the first time Apple is not in the top 2 global smartphone firms in the world since 2011. Apple has also lost market share in China, falling from top spot to 4th as it battles low cost Chinese rivals. 

Using Porters five forces, the report examines how Porters five forces of competition have shaped the global smartphone industry, leading to the commoditization of smartphones at the low end of the market and the counter strategies Apple has devised in the battle against this increased commoditization and powerful low cost rivals.

Apple is a technology company majorly dealing in the design, manufacture and marketing of smartphones, tablets and personal computers. The global smartphone market has become highly fragmented into high-end and low-end players. Apple being a high-end market player faces competition primarily from Samsung. In 2018, Apples share of the global smartphone industry had fallen to third, behind Huawei and leader Samsung. It is the first time Apple is not in the top 2 global smartphone firms in the world since 2011. Apple has also lost market share in China, falling from top spot to 4th as it battles low cost Chinese rivals.
Using a pestle analysis for Apple, this report examines how various external factors have impacted the growth potential and performance of Apple. The analysis includes the effect of US tax cuts, and how escalating US-China trade tensions are likely to affect its future revenues and performance.
In addition, the report looks at how developments in technology and demographics can favor further growth of Apple. Using Swot and BCG Matrix analysis, the report identifies Apple’s major strengths and weaknesses and strategies the Cupertino based tech giant can use to exploit emerging opportunities such as demand for smaller wearable devices, while mitigating threats and minimizing weaknesses.
Using Porters five forces, the report examines how Porters five forces of competition have shaped the global smartphone industry, leading to the commoditization of smartphones at the low end of the market and the counter strategies Apple has devised in the battle against this increased commoditization and powerful low cost rivals.

Apple is a technology company majorly dealing in the design, manufacture and marketing of smartphones, tablets and personal computers. The global smartphone market has become highly fragmented into high-end and low-end players. Apple being a high-end market player faces competition primarily from Samsung. In 2018, Apples share of the global smartphone industry had fallen to third, behind Huawei and leader Samsung. It is the first time Apple is not in the top 2 global smartphone firms in the world since 2011. Apple has also lost market share in China, falling from top spot to 4th as it battles low cost Chinese rivals. 

Using Porters five forces, the report examines how Porters five forces of competition have shaped the global smartphone industry, leading to the commoditization of smartphones at the low end of the market and the counter strategies Apple has devised in the battle against this increased commoditization and powerful low cost rivals.

Apple is the second largest and most profitable mobile phone company in the world and together with Samsung have dominated the smartphone market, accounting for over 62% of this market in the last few years. Despite recording breaking profits and sales, the last two years’ results have relied on the incredible performance of the IPhone range which saw sales increase by 12% and 52% in the 2013/14 and 2014/15 period respectively. Using PESTLE, SWOT, Apples BCG matrix and Porters Five Forces framework, the report will examine how Apple can take advantage of its strengths, and opportunities in the market created by a competitive mobile phone and tablet environment and faltering rivals like Samsung to benefit.

Apple is a technology company engaged in the design, manufacture and marketing of smartphones, tablets and personal computers. This report examines the global smartphone market, which has become highly fragmented into high-end and low-end players. Apple being a high-end market player faces competition primarily from Samsung. Nevertheless, in 2018, Apples share of the global smartphone market had fallen to third, behind Huawei and leader Samsung. It is the first time Apple is not in the top 2 global smartphone firms since 2011. Apple has also lost market share in China, falling from top spot to 4th as it battles low cost Chinese rivals.
Using a pestle analysis for Apple, this report examines how various external factors have impacted the growth potential and performance of Apple. The analysis includes the effect of US tax cuts, and how escalating US-China trade tensions are likely to affect its future revenues and performance.
In addition, the report looks at how developments in technology and demographics can favor further growth of Apple.

The year 2020 wasnt a good year for Xiaomi. The US Department of Defence added Xiaomi to a list of Chinese companies that are not allowed to receive any American investment and are to be faced with tough restrictions to their businesses. The US accuses the companies of having ties to the Chinese military and/or being Communist Chinese Military companies. Xiaomi also faces intense competition from both high-end smartphone manufacturers like Apple and Samsung who unlike Xiaomi, charge premium prices but have managed to command a large market share due to their quality and strong brand names. It also faces intense competition from its fellow low price smartphone category competitors like Huawei, Vivo and Oppo who have achieved dominance in markets like China. Infact, Oppo rose for the first time in January 2021 to become the leading smartphone in China with a market share of 21%, followed closely by Vivo with 20% while Xiaomi, Apple and Huawei ranked third each with 16%. 

In this comprehensive strategy analysis, we analyse Xiaomi's external and internal business environment using Pestle and Swot in order to understand the existing and future trends in the smartphone industry and their effect on Xiaomi, that is to say, whether they present opportunities that can be harnessed or threats that need to be mitigated.   

After facing multiple bans in some of its most critical markets in the West such as the United States, and UK, Huawei has also been contending with total bans in markets from other core Asian markets including Taiwan, Japan, Australia, New Zealand etc. Many of the western countries mentioned have security concerns about China and the possibility that it could use it’s 5G network equipment to spy on other countries. Such bans have posed grave obstacles to Huawei’s production capacity so much that even with the technology giant developing its own operating system, finding good quality and original components will still be challenging. In addition, Huawei has lost market share of the 5G network in crucial European markets including the core UK market, leaving alternative suppliers like Nokia and Ericsson to quickly jump in to claim it. This is an example of political factors from the external business environment that can severely impact the operations of a business.

Using key strategic frameworks including PESTLE, and SWOT, the report will identify the major drivers of change behind Huawei’s external global environment looking at the general trends and shifts driving the global mobile and telecommunications industry in general. This will help us understand not just how Huawei is being impacted by its external environment, but also how can it can utilise its brand competencies to help it take advantage of ever changing environmental opportunities while at the same time neutralising fatal threats that are continually threatening its very survival.

Huawei is a globally recognized telecommunications, equipment and service company majorly dealing in the design, manufacture and marketing of processors, smartphones and tablets. This report mainly examines the smartphone market, one of the most prominent global oligopolies over the last 5-6 years with both high end (Apple and Samsung) and low-end market players (Huawei and Xiaomi). In the smartphone market, Huawei is a low-cost producer, the most fiercely competitive hence it faces extreme competition from especially fellow low cost Chinese rivals including Xiaomi, OPPO, Lenovo, ZTE among others who produce similar products. This report analyzes how industry competition has affected Huawei and examines the various opportunities through which Huawei can grow and develop its brand name amidst challenges. Nevertheless, Huawei still faces major threats such as major competitors who have greatly hindered its growth and development. This analysis concludes by showing major points (factors) where competition is intense and some strategies Huawei can use to overcome them. 

In this case study report, we leverage the Porters five forces framework to help us to recognize and analyze the important forces that are determining the profitability of the global music streaming industry. Using Porters five forces, we will evaluate the nature of competitiveness in the global music streaming industry and the impact of the five forces on Spotify, and its competitors as well as the entire industry structure and help us understand strategies Spotify is using to stay competitive, accordingly.

Employee wellbeing as a topic has gained more traction in recent years, becoming central in the HR agenda. Work intensification and negative consequences for employee’s moral have become a common issue. In recent years, there has been an explosion in stress-related illness and work place absence, bringing to light the need to refocus on employee well-being. On top of this, growing interest in corporate social responsibility within organizations has forced organizations to create healthy workplaces not just for general performance, but also as a responsibility to society to ensure employees are well treated and healthy. In this HRM case study, we are going to define and explain the concept of Employee Wellbeing, and what physical processes/activities/initiatives might indicate whether an organisation is investing in the wellbeing of its people. The case study will further analyse any limitations on how much an employer should interfere with an individual employee’s lifestyle, considering the legal perspective of ‘Duty of Care’ that organisations have for their employees.