Apple Inc. Positive Organizational Change

Apple Inc. Positive Organizational Change

            Apple Inc. organization is a technology company that has evolved over the years. The company has evolved over a relative niche producer of personal computers into a more diversified electronic devices maker. Apple Inc. The company further provides services and is one of the highly valued and traded companies across the globe. Apple Inc. Company has witnessed tremendous positive organizational change.

Brief description of Apple Inc. organization

Apple Inc. organization comprise of a structure which supports extensive managerial control. The organization further has limited flexibility in facilitating responsiveness to changes in the consumer electronics industries and global information technology. The main characteristics of Apple’s corporate structure include Weak functional matrix, Spoke-and-wheel hierarchy, and Product-based divisions. The organizational structure of Apple Inc. is the combination of workforce groups, resources and interconnection among the resources and groups in the business Dudovskiy, 2019. The corporate structure of apple Inc. supports strategies that push for further technological innovation. Apple inc comprises of hierarchal organization structure. The organization further hs notable divisional characteristics and a weak functional matrix. However, the divisional characteristics denote how the organization group its product, such as macOS and Ios. The weak functional matrix comprises of inter-divisional collaboration.

The change Apple Inc. organization made recently

The Apple Inc. company has witnessed a lot of recent changes. Consequently, the company is well recognizable across the globe, comprising of consumers from every continent down to every kind of community. The company has introduced numerous acquisitions and mergers. Undercook leadership, apple Inc. company has upgraded its products to suit customers needs. Also, apple inc company has prioritized “Innovation First” approach as its foundation of employee learning ability. The company considers hiring people who are talented and have high creativity level who can solve a lot of problems as they arise and at the same time pioneer the introduction of new products in the market. Simultaneously, the company divides its operation based on the function. For instance, the company ensures that developers are found in one department, which fosters people learning from each other, considering that employees can share knowledge in their fields of expertise Dudovskiy, 2019. Contrary to Steve Jobs, Tim Cook has made the company have a robust organizational learning approach by encouraging collaboration between different departments at the apple.

Describe the change model you feel was used (or should have been used) and explain your reasoning

Apple Inc. made some recent changes showing that the firm utilized an Increment list Model of decision making. The model shows that the managers decide to choose actions that only vary slightly from the previous actions as they come up with the decision on behalf of the company. Such decisions are made to avoid risks of failure, making the company perform well in the market. However, Increment list Model is referred to as “mudding through” which shows that managers rarely make decisions radical from their previous choices. “mudding through” shows that managers avoid the risks of failure by way of making small changes that might lead to new actions ultimately. The incremental approach proposes small measures as a lack of complete information hinders managers. Recently apple inc company has changed its “innovation first” approach changing its business strategy completely. The company focused its resources intending to discover new technologies that are deemed fit to improve the technology market. Also, under the watch of Tim Cook as the CEO focused on streamlining apple business operations aiming the company reducing its operating costs. The principal objective of Apple Company remains as the innovation, which is the critical part of the Apple business strategy. Consequently, apples recent changes are incremental.

Describe the specific actions the leader took to implement the change

Tim Cook has consistently made sure that the apple controls its desired technology destiny. Since the company relies on its achievement of designing many of the sensors and chips that power its devices, the company is in a position to tightly control over designing symbiotic, harmonious software and hardware experience which is essential for the future of the iPhone and future expected innovations. The company further has mainly focused on enterprise sales (Tansim, 2018). The company has maintained its big deal with IBM to sell its devices to the cooperate world. Consequently, the apple means business with iPad pro getting increment in its target at business with the company reframing the iPad in which interest of the consumer device is declining to the next-generation business laptop which has high demand. The company has combined provision of both services and device sales. For instance, the company aims to generate substantial revenue from digital devices such as apple play, app store, and Icloud as well as the hardware sales. The company further focused on in cooperating in the new idea of seasons and collections for products such as Apple Watch which is a collaboration with Hermes on bands. For instance, the refreshed apple store reflects influence which is presented less as tech doodads but more as fashion products. The strategy aims to generate massive revenue to the company and at the same time serving the purpose of an excellent marketing strategy.

Do these actions represent those of a transformational leader? Why or why not?

Tim Cook actions represent iconic transformational leader. Considering that filling the gap of a transformational leader is not a walk at the park, Tim Cook is no exception. Tim Cook focuses on producing results as he mainly relies on five facets of transformational leadership. Tim Cook respects the past achievements of the company and at the same time look forward into the future of breakthrough. Tim Cook is well known as a visionary, leader whose communication is excellent, especially in the workplace. He has a passion for serving the company, takes it upon himself to be accountable for any activity taking place in the company and is a man of high integrity. Many of his interviews show that Tim Cook deeply respects the former apple CEO and has no intention whatsoever to railroad over the left legacy built at the apple. Under his watch, Tim cook has maintained a transformational leadership from his former boss making apple in the business of creating a kind of transformational leaders that is aimed to keep Apple ahead of the competition

Explain the impact the change had on the organization itself and the individuals within the organization.

Tim Cook changes have got tangible evidence. The company has been performing excellently financially based on recent financial statements. The evidence further suggests that the company is doing well, thus moving forward. Those kinds of moves speak volumes about Cooks leadership aim towards such changes. The company’s market value is more than double that of its competitors. The state of apple undercook leadership is fundamentally sound Tim Cook laid strategy of leadership in apple inc has made the company perform better in terms of production. The CEO has excluded himself from being a “subject-matter expert” in critical areas such as product design, development and marketing. Instead, Tim cook allows the employees to participate in decision making of such matters which helps him to come up with better decisions at the end of the day. Consequently, the senior management has witnessed some stability which enables the conducive working environment. Also, as a result of setting department for different expertise, the company has consistently been able to upgrade and innovate different products based on their combined efforts. The CEO allows the employees to do their things, knowing that they are highly talented and can enhance or invade any product without any fear or under intimidation.

References

Dudovskiy, J. (2019). research-methodology.net/apple-organizational-structure-a-hierarchical-       structure-that-may-change-in-near-future/. research methodology.net. https://research-  methodology.net/apple-organizational-structure-a-hierarchical-structure-that-may-       change-in-near-future/

Tansim, M. (2018). An Organizational Analysis on Apple. European Journal of Business and             Management, 10(11).https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/43e8/06c4c4e68f14b1d3463c8763   613213ba4321.pdf