Profile of Bill Gates Profiles of Global Leaders July 14‚ 2010 Abstract This paper will outline a profile of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. I will provide background information about his upbringing‚ his early exposure to computers‚ and his founding of Microsoft. I will then detail his unique leadership skills which have allowed him to take his company from a small upstart to a global icon. Childhood William (Bill) Henry Gates III was born in 1955 in Seattle‚ Washington to a middle class
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Bill Gates‚ a man of his time‚ has given numerous donations as well as creating foundations to benefits equaling to a Captain of Industry. However‚ Bill Gates is a Robber Baron in more areas compared to that of a Captain of Industry. The steps and actions in which it took Bill Gates to get where he is makes him a Robber Baron. Despite his more than gracious donations and foundation gains‚ Gates still took and held a reputation that was overbearing and aggressive (Biography). The business model Bill
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book The Road Ahead‚ Bill Gates relates to a non-technical audience the history‚ growth‚ and future of technology. He discusses how the trends‚ technologies‚ and issues of the Information Age are affecting society. Gates makes predictions and gives advice on how to adapt and succeed in the future of incredible change in computing and communicating. His book is written with two major concerns: the development and future of technology‚ and its influence on society. Bill Gates begins by explaining
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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Most people find it difficult to differentiate‚ between Steve Jobs from Bill Gates. Therefore‚ I am going to give a brief explanation about their ideas. After this‚ I will compare both of their backgrounds and their appearances in order to distinguish them. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are definitely smart; they have both built huge companies and earned a lot of money. Throughout time Steve Jobs and Bill Gates have had very good ideas about computers. In fact‚ Steve Jobs
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In this paper the chosen leader is Bill Gates. Bill Gates is an entrepreneur that co-founded Microsoft. Microsoft is the world’s largest software business. (Gates-web) Born in Seattle‚ Washington on October 28‚ 1955 Bill Gates showed interest in computer programming at the age of 13. Now Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the world. In this paper the traits and characteristics of Bill Gates will be discussed. This paper will also show how Bill Gates has impacted society through his practice
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was established in 2000 by its namesake‚ Bill Gates‚ and his wife Melinda. The couple created the foundation “to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world.”1 It is headquartered in Seattle‚ Washing and is co-chaired by Bill‚ Melinda and William Gates Sr. Since its founding the foundation has accrued an incredible $31.9 billion and has a net worth of almost $50 billion. With such spending power‚ the foundation has been able to make great
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Bill Gates – Strategic Thinker & Leader? Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to explore the published work on strategic leadership in order to develop an inventory of qualities‚ skills and behaviours that define and explain the concept of strategic leadership. A full review of literature on this topic aims to shed light on this definition. Having discussed and defined this concept the report will then focus on Bill Gates‚ former CEO of the Microsoft Corporation‚ with the aim of
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Bill Gates is the current Chairman and former CEO of Microsoft‚ a software company. He is an entrepreneur and very important to the world of business. He has influenced business by his entrepreneurship with Microsoft‚ his passion‚ and his philanthropic work. His single most major achievement was being at the top of the business world as the richest man‚ from 1995 to 2009 because of his entrepreneur skills. Bill Gates from a young age had always been into computers since a young age. He attended
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[pic] Bill Gates Early life‚ Personal life and Education: Bill Gates is one of the most influential people in the world. He is cofounder of one of the most recognized brands in the computer industry with nearly every desk top computer using at least one software program from Microsoft. According to the Forbes magazine‚ Bill Gates is the richest man in the world and has held the number one position for many years. Gates was born and grew up in Seattle‚ Washington USA. His father‚ William H. Gates
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MGMT 368 CASE ANALYSIS EXAMPLE C THE CASE OF BILL GATES MGMT 368B BUSINESS ETHICS PROBLEM ISSUE AND IDENTIFICATION WHAT ARE THE CENTRAL FACTS OF THE CASE? *William Bill’ Gates III‚ Microsoft Corp Chairman‚ is the most wealthiest businessman there is (http://www.reviewjournal.com/1vrg_home/1997/Apr-02-Wed-1997/news/5134242.html). *Microsoft does not pay its workers as well as some competitors do; however‚ many workers get stock options. As a result‚ the worth of these stock options
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