Explain the impact you think the transition from Steve Jobs to Tim Cook has had on Apple’s primary stakeholder groups
Discussion Question #1
Select one of the following tools: the nine steps in Ackerman and Anderson’s roadmap for change, Cummings and Worley’s five dimensions of leading and managing change, or the three components of organizational change. Explain how a leader could use this tool in guiding an organizational change.
Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.
Discussion Question #2
After reading the Forbes articles “Six Reasons Tim Cook Is Doing A Great Job As Apple’s CEO (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.” and “All Excuses Aside, Apple’s Major Problem Is Tim Cook (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.,” explain the impact you think the transition from Steve Jobs to Tim Cook has had on Apple’s primary stakeholder groups: customers, employees, and investors. In what ways do you think Tim Cook’s leadership has changed Apple? Review several of your peers’ posts. Discuss any similar or opposing perspectives you have, with at least two of your peers. Take care to be professional and polite even if your beliefs or viewpoints differ.
Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.
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