------------------------------------------------- Management project on microsoft Judith Breen Submission date 4/12/2012 I declare that this work is my own and of the highest academic integrity. Where the work of others has been used, it is properly acknowledged and referenced. ------------------------------------------------- Management project on microsoft Judith Breen Submission date 4/12/2012 I declare that this work is my own and of the highest academic integrity. Where the work
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Bill Gates was born October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. He is famous for building through technological innovation, great business strategies and aggressive business tactics, the world's largest software business, Microsoft. He is also well known for becoming the wealthiest person in the world in the process of building his company. Gates came from an upper middle-class family. His family atmosphere was warm and close, and he and his two sisters were always encouraged to be competitive and
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Bill Gates’ motivation may have been sparked from the semi-success of his parents. They were established, after all. His father served in the U.S. Army and later attended college at the University of Washington. His mother also attended college at UW where she was a sorority president. She was also a member of an organization that is now known as the United Way. Bill Gates was known for taking annual week-long vacations that he called “Think Week”. In 1995 he returned from his Think Week with a
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Microsoft Business Plan DD Business Plan Executive Summary The mission statement Microsoft has defined for its self is: “to help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.” ("About microsoft,") In addition to aspiring to fulfill their mission statement they also uphold a set of core values. These values are practiced by the employees as well as the company as a whole. Microsoft’s makes the following statement concerning the values they admonish their employees
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Bill Gates, the CEO of Microsoft, recently passed away on August 20th. Bill Gates was a very successful man who created the world’s largest software company and at age 92, he passed away peacefully in his home in Washington. He was left with a 78 billion dollar net worth and he divided up his will in four ways. There was money kept in the bank, donations to charity, money to keep his business running, and 15 million for 3 out of 10 grandchildren. The decision for which 3 of them will receive the
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their education is concerned they both don’t have a good record, they both were the dropouts. As I am doing the comparative analysis of each of their appropriate skills, I will be considering the differences and similarities between Bill Gates of Microsoft and Steve Jobs of Apple Computer, two of the most successful Business Leaders in the world of personal computing. Both started their careers almost at the same time and within the same industry. They are without a doubt two of the most successful
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9-300-001 REV: JULY 25, 2001 CHRISTOPOHER A. BARTLETT Microsoft: Competing on Talent (A) In the summer of 1999, a front page Wall Street 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
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited Introduction A modest entity in the serene Himalayan settings - Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) was set up as a Commission on August 14, 1956. The company became a corporate on June 23, 1993, which has now grown into a full-fledged horizontally integrated petroleum company. Today, ONGC is a flagship public sector enterprise and India’s highest profit making corporate, achieving the record of being the first Indian corporate to
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Apple Inc. specialises in development, design and marketing of computers, portable-digital music players and other didgital devices including iPad’s and mobile devices (IPhone). Apple Inc. are also involved in selling multiple supporting software, digital content, third party applications, networking software and services. Apple Inc. predominantly operate from their U.S headquarters in Cupertino, California and involves 72,800 employees (Forbes, 2013). Revenue for APPL in 2013 has risen from $155
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Environmental Analysis The information technology (IT) industry has always been highly driven by innovations in technology. It is dynamic and highly competitive, with frequent changes in both technologies and business models. Each industry shift is an opportunity to conceive new products, new technologies, or new ideas that can further transform the industry and businesses. The following PESTEL analysis will try to gain an understanding of Microsoft’s business potential
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