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Case Details:
Case Code : HROB124
Case Length : 25 pages
Period : 2008-2009
Pub Date : 2009
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : Apple, Inc.
Industry : Consumer Electronics
Countries : USA

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Exhibits

Exhibit I: Apple-Product Timeline
Exhibit II: Financial Summary of Apple
Exhibit III: Some Prevailing Assumptions at Apple Related to the Primacy that the Company Gave to Task Accomplishment
Exhibit IV: Employee Benefits at Apple
Exhibit V: World's Most Admired Companies: 2009
Exhibit VI: Apple -Industry Rank: 2009
Exhibit VII: The Top 10 Most Innovative Companies: 2006 -2009
Exhibit VIII: Apple Inc- Quarterly Performance: Q3 2008 - Q2 2009

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