WRC 1013 22 September 2013 Compare/Contrast: Steve Jobs & Bill Gates Steve Jobs (born in Green Bay‚ Wisconsin on the 24th of February 1955) is best known as the co-founder & CEO of Apple Computer and somewhat less so for his leadership of Pixar which is a computer animation studio. On the other hand‚ Bill Gates (born in Seattle‚ Washington on the 28th of October 1955) is known for the creation of the Windows operating system‚ as well as being the co-founder and current Chairman and Chief Software
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traits and uses it as an accepted guide to classify personalities. Both Bill and Melinda Gates possessed various aspects of each category listed within the realm of the Big Five. Bill was able to dominate the PC world because he possessed characteristics from the Big Five. He has a strong need for surgency‚ which includes dominance‚ extraversion and high energy with determination (Lussier & Achua‚ pg. 37). From early on it appears Bills’ desire was not only dominate his field but be a leader. It is stated
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philanthropist Bill Gates was born in Seattle‚ Washington in 1955. He is one of Americas best known self made billionaire. The donations to world made by him are plethora amount‚ however‚ most significant and probably his best is his organization Microsoft. The organization was established during 1975 Bill Gates worked hours and hours and in virtually no time was capable to take his organization to a multi-billion dollar firm. During 2000‚ Bill and his wife Melinda established the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Achieving effective leadership is a process. This paper considers the different attributes to becoming an effective leader. The paper firstly defines leadership‚ and then introduces two modern day business leaders Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates‚ giving brief biographies on their lives and leadership qualities. It then outlines characteristics of an effective leader and compares and contrasts the two leaders as such. The paper concludes by showing the more effective leader and why that
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line managers My Answers Bill Gates is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world. He is co-founder‚ chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation - the world’s leading provider of software for personal computer‚ co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation‚ the biggest charity in the world. He is the world’s third richest person since 2008 (Forbes‚ 2012) and one of the 100 most influential people in the world (Time Magazine). Bill Gates is the living statue for not
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was Bill Gates‚ "Ultimately‚ the PC will be a window to everything people are interested in-and everything we need to know."-Bill Gates. I see Bill Gates as one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time he built a two man operation into a multibillion dollar company which is outstanding if you ask me. Bill Gates success determined of these concepts Focus‚ Thinking Big‚ Passion‚ Learning as a lifelong process‚ and giving back to society. Without these five concepts in my opinion Bill Gates
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rules and apply them in your life. Bill Gates was born on Oct 28th‚ 1955 and he is an American business magnate‚ philanthropist and chairman of Microsoft. The software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest people. During his career at Microsoft. Gates held the position of CEO and chief software architect and remains the largest individual shareholder. He has also authored or co- authored several books. Gates is one of the best- know entrepreneurs
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was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen (who resigned from his position on the Microsoft Board of Directors in 2000). The three Xbox consoles (Xbox‚ Xbox 360‚ Xbox One) were made under Gates’ steps. Bill Gates is an American investor‚ computer programmer‚ inventor‚ and philanthropist. Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. He is consistently ranked in the Forbes list of the world’s wealthiest people. During his career at Microsoft‚ Gates held the positions
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1970’s‚ when two computer enthusiasts Bill Gates and Paul Allen sees personal computer is the key to the future. In 1975 they established their first company‚ Traf-O-Data‚ which sold mostly rudimentary computers that recorded and analyzed traffic data. Then after a year later Gates named their partnership as Micro-soft. In June 1980‚ Microsoft got their first break through‚ when IBM contracted Microsoft to develop languages for the PC operating system. Gates and Allen bought an existing operating
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STARBUCKS COFFEE CORPORATION SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY JJT2 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TASK 1 Unknown Introduction Starbucks Coffee Corporation is a world renowned Fortune 500 company headquarter in Seattle‚ Washington USA. It was founded in 1971 with the sole mission to bring the unique Italian coffee experience to the masses. Its CEO Howard Shultz has successfully created a company brand where customers identify its coffee to a distinctive and premium experience. Starbucks Coffee
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