Management approach used by apple
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Apple uses a variety of management approaches including classical, human relations, systems, and contingency approaches to consistently introduce innovative products and stay ahead of competitors in the mobile and laptop industries. These approaches focus on formal structure and hierarchy, social factors, integrating classical and human relations views, and adapting to situational variables. Apple is an example of a company that relies on different management approaches depending on the situation to achieve consistent sales over time.
Management approach used by apple
- 1. Management Approach Used By Apple Management is defined as an organization, which runs formally for running a business in a systematic manner or which is used as development or progressing of organisation. It also helps to know the difference between Leader and sub-ordinates in an organization. There are many issues and challenges of Management, which is depended on whether the Business is Large Scale, Small Scale or Medium Scale. The main challenge of Apple is to stay ahead of close competitors like Samsung, HTC and Blackberry by introducing innovating products in Mobiles and Laptops. Some Management organisations have many issues but they are very persistent to overcome any problem in the organisation because they are flexible and competent like Apple. Apple is an example for managements, which has probably all the approaches to management like Classical, Human Relations, Systems and Contingency because they have to rely on each other for consistence sales over the year. Classical Approach: It mainly refers to purpose, formal structure, hierarchy of management, technical requirements and common principles of Organisation. Human Relations: Attention to social factors at work, groups, leadership, the informal organisation and behavior of people. Systems: Integration of the classical and human relations approaches. Importance of the socio-technical system. Mainly organisation within its external environment.
- 2. Contingency: Form of structure, management and success of the organisation dependent upon a range of situational variables. References: 1.Mullins, J.L. and Christy G. (2013) Management and Organisational Behaviour 10th edition. United Kingdom: Pearson Books, pages 40-45