Apple’s corporate value proposition

1. Discuss Apple’s corporate value proposition, why it can charge more than the competition for similar products, and provide at least two examples of two corporations that have added a remunerative value chain.

2. In relation to the value chain, what implications have each of the three waves of outsourcing (goods-producing jobs, service work, and skilled knowledge work) had on the US economy?

Important Note: Please mention the references you use in your answers if necessary, and add them at the end. Thank you!!