1. What role did the late Steve Jobs play in leading and managing innovation at Apple?

2. How do you account for the success of Apple products, particulary the iPod, iPhones, and iPads? The early Macintosh?

3. What key concepts from the chapter on Change and Innovation apply to Apple?

4. What unique personality traits did Steve Jobs display? How did that influence his approach to innovation?

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Question 1

Explain the importance of considering cultural differences when formulating and executing HR polices. Provide an example of this HR strategy in action.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length per question. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.

Question 2

Define high-performance work systems and provide four examples of HR practices that promote this performance.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length per question. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.

You are the manager of a variable hospital department and you just received your monthly budget results that state your salaries were higher and your supplies were lower than budgeted. Write a paper (1,000-1,200 words) that explains what factors you should consider when writing your variance report to your vice president. Your vice president expects her managers to write detailed variance reports that include all possibilities.

Include the relationships between variance reporting, interpreting variance report results, and actual results of performance.