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Apple
US TNC – company started business in 1976
Market predominantly in richer, developed countries – 44% of sales in USA in 2011


BACKGROUND
 Headquarters based in Cupertino, northern California
 Started business in 1976
 Since 2000 has experienced phenomenal growth
 Number one global brand by value
 98,000 full time employees


SPATIAL ORGANISATION
 Main products designed in Silicon Valley, California and made in mainland china by
Foxconn
 Products are sold worldwide but mostly in developed countries/HICs
 Headquarters + research design centre located on apple headquarters in Cupertino
 3 further data centres in USA
 Main production centre is Foxconn in Shenzhen, China


IRELAND
 Apple was lured to locate in Ireland by the government’s 12.5% corporation tax
 Employs 4000 workers
 Presence in cork has now generated a further 2500 jobs
 Company has contributed to infrastructural development in Cork
 Many of the highly skilled workers are foreign – thus Apple has been accused of not
creating sufficient work for locals
 Apple has been accused of avoiding corporate tax - it was claimed Apple had
received favourable treatment of tax from Irish government


CHINA
 Large source of highly skilled, low paid workers – cheap cost of labour
 Generates jobs and brings investment into china (FDI)
 Foxconn city is a business park - contains high security and workers work on site

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