Apple Case Study (trades/tnc/manufactured Product)

Question 1

Apple case study tnc?

Answer 1

Global HQ is on Apple campus in Cupertino California.eu headquarters is in cork Ireland.

532 Apple stores,272 are in USA and 36 in uk

In 2024 there were over 1.38b iPhone users in the world

POS impacts:
Employs over 6k people in uk and 80,000 USA . And attracts highly skilled workers

Presence of Apple in cork has attracted high tech firms crating multiplier effect

Neg impacts:

In 2010 workers at factor Suzhou china were poisoned by toxic chemical and sued Apple

Multiple reports of poor treatment of workers in shenzen(long hrs/forced overtime) anti suicide nets been attached to Foxconn (helplines)