IF) International Baccalaureate Extended essay cover Candidates must complete this page and then give this cover and their final version of the extended essay to their supervisor. ~. -·~ Candidate session number Candidate name I \___..;I School number I School name j Examination session (May or November) I PlAY .I Year r 2o/ 2 Diploma Programme subject in which this extended essay is registered·l,[i<..,"f/!J'L (<. g. HI!A /"1(.,' VLA r ,~L (For an extended essay in the area of languages, state the language and whether it is group 1 or group 2.) Title of the extended essay: rHE (OF[Yd'AT£ CiiL-7CiJ Alvj) LlA!>J:!.\If;p A ro /P,~ ll n 1T TI £, (( t/Cl'!i n , TtL[ '< Candidate's declaration !-\'! t 6 1 /ItA A I'll ! f"Lk t... \ iitf/ I C.. !7!. This declaration must be signed by the candidate; otherwise a grade may not be issued. The extended essay I am submitting is my own work (apart from guidance allowed by the International Baccalaureate). I have acknowledged each use of the words, graphics or ideas of another person, whether written, oral or visual. I am aware that the word limit for all extended essays is 4000 words and that examiners are not required to read beyond this limit. This is the final version of my extended essay. Candidate's signature: International Baccalaureate, Peterson House, ,~ ----------Malthous.e Avenue C;m!iff G:=!IP. r.r~rrliff W:=!IP.s r.F?~ RGI l JnitP.rl Kinndnm _________ _
Supervisor's report and declaration The superv1sor must complete th1s report, s1gn the declaration and then give the final vers1on of the extended essay. with this cover attached. to the Diploma Programme coordinator. Name of supervisor (CAPITAL letters) Please comment, as appropriate. on th callwodLt: .:s fJt:flurnranct:. me r:;ome m wmcrr utt: candidate undertook the research for the extended essay, any difficulties encountered and how these were overcome (see page 13 of the extended essay guide). The concludmg interview (viva voce) may provide useful mformation. These comments can help the exammer award a level for criterion K (holistic Judgment). Do not comment on any adverse personal circumstances that may have affected the candidate. If the amount of time spent with the candidate was zero, you must explain th1s, m particular how it was then possible to authenticate the essay as the candidate's own work You may attach an additional sheet ifthere is insufficient space here Supervisor's report research and writing working process on this essay has beeQ_ ve~ His research and writing on this essay began in th e summer of 2011 and was submitted the 4th of October 2011. Thus, all of the research and analyses in the essay about th e significa nce of Steve Job's leadership and co rporate culture for Apple's succes was \ ~ l\completed before th e death of Steve Jobs (the 5th of Octo ber 2011) and the flood of new : J / informati on about the inner workings of Apple th at followed his death - most notably the V v "\( biography on Steve Jobs by Walther Isaacson. In my view this makes very thorough 1 Afh research and analyses on Apple -~hich is both an extremely hyped, and the same time v l very secretive company -~ven more impressfv~. During the supervision process, we discussed several times the problems of finding sources with real knowledge about the inner workings of Apple. As evident in th e essay, was not satisfied with th e mostly quite superficial main stream business books and articles available at the time, but took his ./ research several st eps further by co nsulting a wide range of less obvious sources, ranging from tech blogs on the internet t o busin ess case material produced by Harvard Business §_gho.o.l. During my supervision sessions with I noticed how this wide research -process fruitfully affected the development of the analyses and conclusions based on the Business and Managment syllabus. Fin ally, I have no doubt th at this essay is solely the work of , and th at no plagiarism is involved This declaration must be signed by the supervisor· otherwise a grade may not be issued. I have read the final vers1on of the extended essay that w1ll be submitted to the exammer. To the best of my knowledge, the extended essay is the authentic work of the candidate. I spent G:J hours with the dldate dLscussm e progress of the extended essay Supervisor's signature r.f .,