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MNB3701 REPORT 3 ASSIGNMENT 6 2023 (B)
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- University Of South Africa (Unisa)
THE DOCUMENT CONTAINS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW REPORT 3 MUST BE PRESENTED. FOR FURTHER GUIDE 4
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DISCLAIMERThe MNB3701 Report 1; 2 & 3 is a product of internal and external research that
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,DECLARATION
Note that the portfolio or any part thereof will not be marked if this declaration has not
been completed.
Declaration of own work
I hereby declare that the material which I now submit for this assessment is entirely
my own work and has not been taken from the work of others. Work that was
constructed from other sources has been duly referenced.
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Executive summary ........................................................................................................................... 1
Background of Apple Inc. ................................................................................................................ 1
Institution-based view ........................................................................................................................... 2
Formal institutional framework............................................................................................................. 2
Informal institutional frameworks ........................................................................................................ 5
Resource based view ........................................................................................................................ 7
Appraisal of Resources owned by Apple Inc. ........................................................................ 8
VRIO evaluation of resources ................................................................................................... 10
Strategic implication ....................................................................................................................... 10
Challenges trading internationally .............................................................................................. 11
Implication to management ........................................................................................................... 12
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) evaluation .............................................................................. 12
Exchange rates ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Fluctuations in exchange rates and currency risk exposures ............................................................. 14
Strategies to manage exchange rate fluctuations ................................................................................. 14
Global, regional and bilateral economic integration ............................................................................. 15
Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................... 16
References ......................................................................................................................................... 17
Revisions to assignment 2 ............................................................................................................ 18
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