Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in Cupertino, California, founded Apple Inc. in 1976 (Glen Sanford 1996). The first two just started Apple Computers at first, and as their business became more successful, they expanded into other types of electronic devices such as laptops, various music devices, computer software, and machines. compatible with e-books. Apple Inc was created because Jobs and Wozniak were always interested in electronics throughout their lives. Wozniak participated in the creation since he was interested in computer design. It was Jobs who encouraged Wozniak to sell the computer to see what would happen. On April 1, 1976, the first Apple computer was created. Apple Inc.'s organizational chart includes three key elements: centralization, span of control, and departmentalization. Centralization is defined as the foundation of power and control which, in this case, is the company's CEO, Timothy D. Cook. The next part of the flowchart is the span of control; it refers to the number of people neglected by a manager (BUSN 235). Since Apple Inc. is a fairly large company, many managers overlook lower-ranking employees in the office. There is no specified number of employees assigned to a particular manager. It is based on the strengths and weaknesses of the manager and his subordinates, the workload as well as the location of the staff members (235). The last part of the organization chart is departmentalization; the distribution of employees into rational groups such as functional, product and geographic, customers and processes (235). Those that apply to Apple are functional, product and geographic. Functional departmentalization involves separation from the middle of the paper and they would not have been prepared for that. Additionally, to stay on top, companies need to have a secure global database, which Apple does not. Their jobs are primarily concentrated in the United States, and then the parts needed to make the products are manufactured and built overseas. Since I couldn't find a definitive mission statement, they will end up having just one instead of having a list of accomplishments serving as a mission statement. One recommendation I would give to Apple is to create cheaper products because then more products would be sold. Another recommendation would be to build offices all over the world manufacturing products related to the needs and satisfaction of that particular country. I also agree with Shaughnessy about making the market for Apple products more sophisticated and varied, as well as focusing on the future rather than the present..