It may seem surprising that the CEO selected to replace Steve Jobs was hired from within the firm. When considering who to appoint as CEO, the board had to consider many factors. What condition existed at Apple that would have suggested a preference to hire from outside?

Apple's need to continually innovate

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may seem surprising that the CEO selected to replace Steve Jobs was hired from within the firm. When considering who to appoint as CEO, the board had to consider many factors. What condition existed at Apple that would have suggested a preference to hire from outside?

a. Apple's need to reverse recent poor performance

b. Appreciation of Apple's culture and core values

c. Apple's need to continually innovate

d. The need for the CEO to know the firm's core competencies as well as be able to develop new ones

In 2011, after the resignation of Steve Jobs resigned as the Chief Executive Officer of Apples, Tim Cook became the chairman of the board, and was named as the new chief executive officer of Apple Inc.

Steve Cook was already working with Apple and he knew the culture and core values and it'll be easier to develop be ones as he knew the firm's core competencies.

The condition that existed at Apple which would have suggested a preference for them to hire from outside will be the need to continually innovate.

The company's culture focuses on

the maintenance of a high level of innovation which involves creativity coupled with a mindset which challenges standards and conventions. In line with the innovation value, hiring from outside might have been preferable.

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