Apple's Organisational Structure

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Apple Incorporation’s organizational structure is specially constructed to behave like an enormous one group, which has been a key contributor to Apple’s success since it was founded by Steve Jobs.
WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF ORGANIZATION (ORGANIZATIONAL CHART)?
Apple Incorporation was formerly operated by CEO Steve Jobs like a large startup company, in which it is characterized by both features of the functional and divisional type of traditional organization structure. By looking at the chart, it is easy to recognize Steve Jobs was the central of the whole company and in charge of main responsibility for the Apple’s operation. Apple’s corporate structure can be depicted as slightly resembling to a hierarchy, but the key distinction is the role …show more content…

For instance, there is vice president (VP) in the structure for the iPod/iPhone design, VP for the channel sale, VP for iPad marketing. The implication of accountability is strictly carried out in such situations by Steve Jobs so that the direct responsible individual (DRI) to be in charge of a specific project is clearly shown on the three- hour weekly operations meeting …show more content…

The lower staff is excluded in the decision-making process. In Steve’s management, everything must flow through his office and require for agreement prior to the implementation of the projects. According to The New York Time newspaper, Steve Job does not use the source of information from third-party market research rather than from his or his group of senior vice presidents. One drawback of this kind of decision-making process is the delay and the slowness of the product decision. Moreover, complete dependence on the capability of a person to decide all aspects may lead to bias perspectives or defects influencing the economic prospect of the organization, especially such a giant as Apple Incorporation. After the replacement of Steve, the decision-making process has been changed to the more decentralization. Tim Cook’s approach aims at allowing more autonomy - the right to make decisions and take actions, to the vice president level and this will strongly elevate the position of these employees. Letting managers know what they can and ought to behave to some certain extent will motivate them to branch out with more creative opinions and innovation beneficial to the

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