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Political Influences
Apple currently operates in many counties international including the United States, Australia, Japan, Canada, United Kingdom, and 27 other countries. Participating in the political process is part of Apple’s strategy to protect and enhance the Corporation’s interests. The Corporation’s strategy is to en-gage in the political process with a view to the long-term interest of Apple and its shareholders. The role of its senior management team is not only to simply respond to the political process, but also to actively promote the Corporations interest and forecast policy trends that can influence Apple in the future. “The Corporation complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing political contributions and ex-penditures and discloses all political contributions and expenditures as required by law” (Apple Inc., 2009). Apple engages with government officials at all levels on issues that impact the Corporation and its operation.
The Corporation also belongs to various trade organizations that focus on matters concerning the Corpora-tion’s interest. These organizations operate on multi-nation, national, and/or state and local level principally comprise technology companies and/or geographically linked companies. Some major trade associations that Apple currently belongs to include: the “American Electronics Association (AeA), Business Software Association (BSA), the Consumer Electronic Association (CEA), and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI). The purpose of these associations is to advance the widespread goals and interest of the member companies and their customers, including addressing such issues as combating piracy, opening access to foreign markets, ensuring consistent product standards, and promoting strong intellectual property protection” (Slideshare, 2009). “These organizations also engage in advocacy activities on behalf of their members, and Apple publically discloses the portion of membership dues or payments that are used for political expenditures. Management reposts the Corporation’s membership and participation in these organizations to the Board annually when it reports on its other political activities” (Slideshare, 2009).
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