Advantages & Disadvantages of Divisional Organizational Structure X Chris Joseph is a freelance writer residing in Pennsylvania. He has written hundreds of articles for newspapers and the Internet on a variety of topics, including several on golf for GolfLink.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from York College of Pennsylvania. By Chris Joseph, eHow Contributor updated: January 18, 2011 Large companies that serve a varied customer base or operate in a number of geographic
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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K x |ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934| For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2011 OR ¨ |TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934| For the Transition Period From to Commission File Number 0-14278 MICROSOFT CORPORATION ||| WASHINGTON|
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finance software product called Quicken. Two years earlier Gates had met with Scott Cook, chairman of Intuit, to discuss the possibility of completing an acquisition. In the interim, Cook had further consolidated Intuit’s domination of the personal financial software market with the acquisition of a firm which marketed the best-selling personal income tax preparation software called Turbo Tax, and the acquisition of a firm which provided electronic bill-payment services. Intuit was known in the software
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finance software product called Quicken. Two years earlier Gates had met with Scott Cook, chairman of Intuit, to discuss the possibility of completing an acquisition. In the interim, Cook had further consolidated Intuit’s domination of the personal financial software market with the acquisition of a firm which marketed the best-selling personal income tax preparation software called Turbo Tax, and the acquisition of a firm which provided electronic bill-payment services. Intuit was known in the software
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Chapter 1 Strategic Leadership: Managing the Strategy-Making Process for Competitive Advantage Opening Case Wal-Mart Wal-Mart is one of the most extraordinary success stories in business history. Started in 1962 by Sam Walton, Wal-Mart has grown to become the world’s largest corporation. In the financial year ending January 31, 2004, the discount retailer whose mantra is “every day low prices” had sales of nearly $256 billion, five thousand stores in ten countries (almost three thousand are in
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Finance and Performance Management Mastery and the High Performance Business At Accenture, we have always believed that a direct correlation exists between the sophistication of an organization’s finance and performance management capabilities and its overall performance. 2 Now, we’ve put that theory to the test. In a recent landmark study, Accenture examined the relationship between finance and high performance. The results show a tangible link and strong correlation between a high-performance
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Journal article was attracting attention on the Redmond campus. Under the headline “As Microsoft Matures, Some Top Talent Chooses to Go Off Line,” the article reported: “Tired of grueling deadlines, frustrated by the bureaucracy that has accompanied Microsoft’s explosive growth, or lured away by the boom in high-tech start-ups, dozens i of the company’s most capable leaders, all around 40, have opted out—at least temporarily . . .” (See Exhibit 1 for the article’s list of senior level departures.) Steve
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Managerial Perspective on Financial Accounting Accountancy 401X; Fall 2004 Michael J. Sandretto, 225C David Kinley Hall (217) 244-6410 (office); (217) 352-4832 (home, before 10:30 p.m.) sandrett@uiuc.edu or michaeljsandretto@earthlink.net Texts: Antle, Rick, and Stanley J. Garstak, Financial Accounting, Southwestern (United States), second edition, 2004 (Antle). Palepu, Krishna G., Paul M. Healy, and Victor L. Bernard, Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements, Text Only
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Managing Change in the Workplace ABSTRACT Change is uncomfortable for many people. It is important, when managing change to take into consideration many different things. As an executive director of a non-for-profit, there may be many different responsibilities that you must take on and/or manage other staff in doing that some other agencies do know recognize or have to deal with. It is important to communicate with staff and other involved of the management style and changes that you
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significant attention on earnings management from regulators' and the financial press,^ academic research has shown limited evidence of earnings management. While practitioners and regulators seem to believe that earnings management is For example, SEC Chairman Levitt delivered a major speech on earnings management in the fall of 1998 in which he advocated a niunber of initiatives to improve the quahty of financial reporting (Levitt 1998). As part of this effort, the Blue Ribbon Committee has
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