...be comprised of competitive salary, bonus, and equity components, along with the opportunity to earn further financial bonuses and rewards. Google has offices around the globe, from Bangalore to Zurich, but regardless of where we are, we nurture an invigorating, positive environment by hiring talented, local people who share our commitment to creating search perfection and want to have a great time doing it. Googlers thrive in small, focused teams and high-energy environments, believe in the ability of technology to change the world, and are as passionate about their lives as they are about their work. The work culture and employee empowerment philosophy at google was apparent form the day the company was launched in 1998. The founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, wanted to establish Google as a company that was to be seen as a company run by the Geeks. The HR department in its alignment with the business strategy of trying to attract the best minds across the globe to work for Google, has since always aimed to become the strategic partner to the business operations....
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...The Story of my role model Mohammad Ali Mohammad Ali AKA Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was one of the most talented boxer’s in the world “float like a butterfly sting like a bee” quoted from millions of his fans he was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky The success story of Muhammad Ali began with a simple incident. In 1954, when Ali was only 12 years old, his bike was stolen when he was with a friend at the Columbia auditorium. Boiling with rage, young Cassius encountered Joe Martin, a police officer. It was Martin who first advised him to learn boxing before he thought about fighting with anybody for revenge! This was the time when Clay began training with Fred Stoner. With Stoner’s training, Clay then won six Kentucky Golden Gloves title and many more medals. Young Cassius thus began dreaming about being a heavyweight champion at an early age. As a teenager, this boy completely dedicated himself to boxing. He practiced with unmatched fervor. His constant practice set him off from other boys. The talent and hard work is what helped him to bag all the medals even before he turned 18 years of age. With 100 wins in his amateur career, Cassius returned home to Louisville only to be shocked with unfair treatment. Cassius was refused service at a local restaurant despite all the extraordinary feats. Muhammad Ali’s childhood was thus not an ordinary life. It was the beginning that laid the foundation of a success story to inspire many others that choose this...
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...As I walked out of the airport the mid-morning sun felt like blazing fire knives on my eyes. I was incredibly tired from the eight hour flight to Germany. I wanted to crash, just like the Titanic. Before we had walked out of the fuming airport, we sat there tediously waiting for the tardy, egregious bus to show up. Hauling my boulder of a suitcase, I absorbed all the subtle differences of this German city airport. What snatched my attention the most was the traffic signs. They seemed so much more intricate and weird. We drove for a few, long, excruciating hours. The whole time I just wanted to sleep but I was so excited to be in Germany that I couldn’t fall asleep. The area we were driving trough was completely full of farms. There were endless seas of fields all around us. Before we knew, it we were suddenly in the town of Heidelberg. We rushed out of the bus like gushing water being released from a dam. The feeling of being on German soil was exhilarating and extravagant. The first thing a small group of friends and I did was go to a grocery store, and we each bought different things to make sandwiches. We bought all these strange breads and cheeses that had intense flavors, like the intense flavor a gushers fruit flavors, or the power packed taste of Sunny D. We sat around an old fountain statue and eating our sandwiches and watching people go about their day. We looked inside the bottom of the fountain and saw a shimmering pool of glistening golden light from all...
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...united and formed the Gangster Disciples. They reshaped the life of a gangster. Many gangsters have said that being G.D. was not just a thing to be involved in it was a job, an opportunity. Some have even said, “It was a lifestyle.” The Gangster Disciples turned young men into the people they wanted them to be. They changed the way you lived, acted, walked, talked, and even dressed. This was not just a gang it was any army of young men. An army that was going to get what it wanted at all cost. The Gangster Disciples influenced everything and everyone around them. The Gangster Disciples were born from two organizations. The two gangs in the beginning were Disciple Nation led by David Barksdale and Gangster Nation led by Larry Hoover. Each organization had many branches, such as Royal Disciples, Motown Disciples, and Boss Pimp Disciples of Barksdale side. On Hoover's side there were 18 gangs including; Mafia Gangster, 75th Street Gangsters, and the African Sniper Gangsters. Barksdale was tired of the senseless violence and mayhem between the black communities. (“History of Gangster Disciples”) He really wanted to stop the violence between the Gangster Nation and the Disciple Nation. Barksdale offered Hoover a partnership and equal power of the gang, which Hoover accepted (“History of Gangster Disciples”). The two gangs became one, creating one of the world's most dangerous street gangs ever, The Gangster Disciples. The Gangster Disciples represented...
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...for Larry Page’s future success in the world of computers was laid by his parents. His father Carl Vincent Page was a professor of computer science at Michigan State University and was an early pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence; his mother Gloria was a computer programming teacher at Michigan University (Notablebiographies, 2012). His parent’s passion for computers and technology was instilled in Larry at an early age; Larry’s father gave him his first computer at the age of 6. This fostered an early interest in computer technology that truly shaped his future path in life, in his own words this early exposure to technology caused Larry to become “…really interested in technology and also then, soon after, in business, because I figured that inventing things wasn't any good; you really had to get them out into the world and have people use them to have any effect. So probably from when I was 12, I knew I was going to start a company eventually” (Achievment.org, 2012). Little did he know that he would become founder and CEO of a global giant. Larry Page earned his bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and then moved on to Stanford to pursue a masters degree in computer engineering. After completing his masters he decided to stay and go for a Ph.D, it was during a research project in the Ph.D program that Larry met Sergey Brin who would be his co-founder of the search engine website Google (Notablebiographies, 2012). Larry attributes...
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...Website design comparison Walmart and Target websites Factor 1: Speed Speed matters when it comes to the quality of a website. It is the rate at which a website loads fast enough for customers to perform their transactions. It keeps users happy and engaged by providing a fast performing website. Using gtmetrics.com to analyze these two websites, both website loads at equal pace. Target also surpasses Walmart in request counts, page Sizes and page load times. In summary, the Target website is better than Home Depot when compared by speed. Factor 2: Appealing design Simply having a website is not enough and another important factor in building traffic to your website is the appearance of your website. I find the Walmart website more appealing than Target. The use of pictures to denote different departmental categories and the layout design makes Walmart website more attractive. Although, both website had their sale items displayed in pictures, Walmart has pictures to denote both regular and sale items. Walmart uses a color that makes user’s experience more fascinating than that of Target. Navigation on the Walmart website is easier with these aforementioned factors when compared to the Target website. Factor 3: Audience Overview When comparing both Walmart and Target websites, both websites are ranked 7/10 by Google but Alexa ranking puts the Walmart website ahead of Target. In my further analysis, more users visit the Walmart website. The traffic...
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...When Nike endorsed Tiger woods in 2009 it was an extra edge for Nike over it’s competitors but when Tiger woods was accused to be engaged in a sex scandal in 2011 it not only harnessed the image of Tiger woods as a major golfer but also of the image of Nike’s which has it’s presence in all over International Markets 2. -North America-44% Europe-24% China -11% South Asian market-18% Here there is an opportunity for Adidas to gain more market share by capitalizing on these developing Markets. -Growth in greater China and other emerging markets in Asia region is an opportunity for Adidas - Focus on it’s product development Focus on new innovations To regain and increase it’s brand Value. Goolge 1. Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin expressed Google’s core values “Don’t Be Evil.” Refuse to continue censoring its Chinese search results. Preferring to hire PhDs and Academic Superstars for positions throughout the Organization. Innovation, is a long-standing priority at Google. All programmers, use up to 20% of their work time on projects they...
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...The Total Package Shulanda Sullivan COM/170 Elements of University Composition and Communication February 12, 2015 Dawn Muhammad During the 1980’s, two of the most prominent players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) was Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Michael “MJ” Jordan. They were both exciting to watch while on and off of the basketball court. Because of their business savvy, humanitarian efforts, and outstanding athletic ability, both are very interesting. The Athlete Magic Johnson was an exciting athlete. He helped orchestrate the plays that where known as “Showtime” by sports commentators. During his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson had his share of challenges (Larry Byrd and The Boston Celtics), however, he and his teammates won five NBA Championships. During his career Magic received three NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, three NBA MVP Awards, an Olympic gold medal, was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and is a two time inductee in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Then there was Michael “MJ” Jordan, he began his NBA career with the Chicago Bulls. He swiftly began making his presence known to the NBA and the world. According to Biogrophy.com, Michael is the most decorated player of all time. Through his unbelievable slam dunks, outstanding scoring ability and his unmatchable acrobatic drives Michael became a cultural icon. Even though Michael was as great scorer, a NBA Championship eluded...
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...1. Who is the founder of Wikipedia? When was it found? Where is the company located? How many servers store the information? Who owns Wikipedia? Define Wikipedia. The founder of Wikipedia are two internet entrepreneurs named Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. Wikipedia was launched on January 15th, 2001. The Wikipedia company headquarters is located in San Francisco, California. As of 2012, Wikipedia has 339 servers. There is no one person that owns Wikipedia. It is a crowd sourced encyclopedia with over 75,000 active registered editors from around the world, plus an uncountable number of unregistered editors who are all working together to try to make sure the information on Wikipedia is truthful and accurate. Wikipedia is a free, open content online encyclopedia created through the collaborative effort of a community of users known as “Wikipedians.” Anyone registered on the site can create an article for publication; registration is not required to edit articles. 2. Describe the criticisms regarding Wikipedia. Why does the site generate controversy? The most prominent criticism of Wikipedia is that it is not a primary source. For that reason, much of the information that is provided on the site often cannot be trusted. Because the website is an open content encyclopedia, any person in the world can log in to the site and edit any topic within the encyclopedia. This can, and often does, lead to incorrect postings containing faulty information. For instance, some of...
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...http://larrypage.weebly.com/ Background You always hear stories about people who knew what they wanted to do with their life the second they started living. Larry Page was, and still is, one of those people. Since the tender age of 12, Page knew that one day he would start his own business. Of course, the elements contributing to this decision began at a much younger age than twelve. One would say that the love of inventing things ran in the family. Page's parents, Gloria and Carl Page, were two highly talented and intelligent computer science professors at the University of Michigan. While other six years olds were off playing sports and collecting baseball cards, Page took great interest in dismantling items in his house to "see how it worked". When asked about his childhood, Page commented "(there were) computers and Popular Science magazines everywhere". From this quote, it is quite evident that there was something unusual about Page from a very young age. Page moved on to become the first kid at his school to turn in an assignment from a word processor. One of his first inventions was an inkject printer made entirely from LEGO bricks. As Page grew older, he decided not to put his talent of inventing items to waste, and became interested in the world of business. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering from the University of State Michigan and a Master of Science in computer science from Stanford University. He graduated from both schools with honours...
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...Case Analysis: Oracle’s Larry Ellison: A Profile of Power, Influence, and Dominance Saint Leo University Abstract: The purpose of this case study analysis is to examine how Larry Ellison uses power and has used his power in the past to create one of the largest software companies in the world. This analysis will examine the different forms of interpersonal power that Ellison uses, how the two faces of power relate to his actions, if he uses his power ethically, and the influence tactics that he demonstrates. This analysis will also explain if he uses his power effectively and if I would personally be able to emulate Larry Ellison’s behavior. Oracle has continued to grow over the years and this analysis will explain if Ellison’s power has been effective in the success of Oracle. Introduction: Oracle is a software company that was started in 1977 by Larry Ellison as well as its co-founders Bob Miner and Ed Oates. What makes Oracle so special is the fact that they were the first software company that was able to develop and utilize an application across its database, business applications, and application development and decision-support tools fully from the internet (Nelson & Quick, 2013). They mastered relational database technology and really broke ground for enterprise computing. Oracle has been so successful mostly due to their CEO Larry Ellison who believes that nothing is out of bounds. The CEO has really used his power and knowledge to help Oracle grow into...
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...Executive Summary In a span of sixteen years Google has become a part of our life. With the vision and management style of its founders Larry page and Sergey Brin, the company has ventured into new avenues and has grown exponentially but the path ahead is challenging. Through a strategic analysis of Google Inc. the paper tries to provide an insight into the company’s core businesses, threats it faces, profitability and the path ahead for Google. Using classroom teachings and frameworks like PEST analysis, the Five force model of competitive forces, core competencies, competitive advantage, and strategy management we better understand the nature and strength of competitive pressures within the internet and technology industry. Google must continuously innovate and remain a differentiator among competitors to maintain the growth trend and retain market share. With the evolution of “search” an individual’s/company’s ability to leverage its capabilities on the internet has been the driving force from the beginning. Google is the leading search firm with nearly ‘67% market share in USA and more than 90% market share in most of the Asian and European countries. For Google to continue its success and remain profitable it has to focus on the key businesses that are still driving hard revenues and to reach into those verticals that are in the company’s best interest, while leaving the losers behind. In the year of 2009 Google captured 67.7% of search in the U.S., with 32.3%...
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...Managing change in Organization: There are 7 steps that’s successfully leads to the change process. Those are: 1. Recognition of the need for change 2. Establishment of goals for the change 3. Diagnosis of relevant variables 4. Selection of appropriate change technique 5. Planning for implementation of the change 6. Actual implementation 7. Evaluation and follow up These steps can be described by applying an example. That is here by: Lary Page & Sergey Brin, the co-founders of google, agreed to make a slight change in the marketing strategy to keep their position on top in the market among the competitors. They decided to keep their share at least 80% through android applications than other companies like, microsoft, apple, yahoo etc. in the market. And they also decided to make easy process while using google adsence, the money exchange system of google. To ensure these changes, management has to follow the 7 steps change process. 1. Recognition of the Need for Change: The authorities of google, have met with their managers about their new decisions. They have to recognize these decisions through their employees because reactive change might be triggered by employee complaints, turnover, declines in productivity etc. By recognizing the changes through employees, changes may be effective in the near future. 2. Establishment of goals for the change: To make change in the management process, specific goals have to be established. What...
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...Q 1: The big 5 personality factors are Emotional stability, Agreeableness, Extraversion, Conscientiousness and Openness. Let’s Analyze the Larry Ellison in details on each of these. Emotional Stability reflects the calmness, poise and stability in their interpersonal dealings. Larry does not score very high on Emotional stability. He does not hide his irritation at others. He is not resilient as he does not accommodate others of different view. Though, he is surely a confident person. He does have high degree of confidence in himself. He believes he can be success without others help though it may not be entirely true. No one person regardless of how smart he or she is can be success all alone. There should be lot of contribution from other people at all levels. He does not seem to realize or recognize this. He may have a lot of arrogance. He definitely is an effective leader. Starting a small company and turning into one of best companies on the planet takes great personality. He has knack for success and he has demonstrated it. All that reflects He is quite Emotionally Stable person. No man is perfect. He has some weakness as well. Agreeableness is the capability of getting along others. This is Larry’s biggest weakness. Really intelligent and capable people are often hard to get along with others as they have their own independent ideas and opinions about everything. They feel they are right always. Others may think of him rude. On Extraversion...
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...If you are an Internet user, why do you choose to use Google rather than other search providers? Google was originally a Stanford University project by students Larry Page and Sergey Brin called Backrub. By 1998, the name had been changed to Google, and the project jumped off campus and became the private company Google. It remains privately held today. However the question is why do I prefer Google than other search providers? First, is because of its popularity. Google has been voted the most outstanding search engine by its users. It well-deserves a good reputation as the top choice for those searching the web. The crawler-based service provides both comprehensive coverage of the web along with great relevancy. It's highly recommended as a first stop in your hunt for whatever you are looking for. Google also provides the option to find more than web pages, however. Using on the top of the search box on the Google home page, you can easily seek out images from across the web; discussions that are taking place on Usenet newsgroups, locate news information or perform product searching. Using the More links provides access to human-compiled information from the Open Directory and other services. Second, Google is known for the wide range of features it offers, such as cached links that let you "resurrect" dead pages or see older versions of recently changed ones. It offers excellent spell checking, easy access to dictionary definitions, integration of stock quotes, street...
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