Company --Microsoft SM Assignment 9/6/2010 Kuldeep Singh – 930‚ Lalit Kumar Vimal – 931‚ Harsh Nigam – 924‚ Arpan Jain - 913 ‚ Ashish Sharma - 915 Contents Introduction 1 Analysis of Microsoft Annual Report – 2009 8 Industry Analysis for Software Industry 10 Internal Analysis 12 Microsoft Corporate Governance: 14 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….17 Introduction Overview Microsoft Corporation is a public multinational corporation
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Problems Improving Microsoft’s standing as an innovator Over the past few years‚ Microsoft has been suffering from their reputation as a follower since Apple and Google have taken the lead in the world of smartphones and tablets. Microsoft’s Xbox business keeps them ahead in the gaming industry (34% market share) which will keep them relevant and afloat in the 13-30 age demographic‚ but the company overall could use an upgrade in its reputation as a cutting-edge innovator. One key will be identifying
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Read the following scenario: You are working at a support desk for a company providing onsite and telephone support to customers with Microsoft Excel questions. On this particular day‚ you are presented with the following three situations: Situation 1: A business professional wants to use Excel to organize data for the monthly expense report. He has never used Excel and is inquiring about the functions that would support him with this task. Situation 2: A husband is having difficulties with
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users could have. The program counted with a team of researchers guaranteeing correct‚ quality answers‚ despite this‚ users favored Yahoo!’s. WHY? First mistake Google made was charging clients for posts. People didn’t want to pay when they could use Yahoo‚ which is totally free‚ although their answers don’t have the same quality as the ones Google offered. Mistake number two was its surplus of notifications‚ even after questions had been answered. So‚ in our opinion Google should have not charged
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Motivation Techniques at Microsoft With more than 4‚000 of its 27‚000 employees already millionaires‚ Microsoft faces the challenge of figuring out how to motivating its employees though means other than pay raises. While this problem is not unique to Microsoft‚ the circumstances under which this problem evolved however‚ are. As a company that must caters to the needs of the ’professional’ worker‚ Microsoft’s motivational strategy should center around recognition of individual employee achievements
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William Scott Influence Processes: A Leadership Analysis Leadership & Ethics for Managers June 1‚ 2008 Abstract A leader’s ability to influence and motivate followers is a crucial skill that effective leaders must possess. This is why organizations allow leaders to control many of the operational functions of the organization. By controlling several key operational components‚ the leader is able to direct and institute change throughout the organization. The purpose of this paper is to
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Self-Regulation in Securities Markets John Carson Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized The World Bank Financial and Private Sector Development Global Capital Markets Department Securities Markets Group January 2011 Policy Research Working Paper 554 Abstract This paper canvasses the trends in self-regulation and the role of self-regulation in securities markets in different parts of the world. The paper also describes the conditions in which self-regulation might
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On the morning of April 15‚ 1912‚ the sinking of the Titanic the previous night shocked the world. The year had dawned bright with promise and the maiden voyage of the Titanic was a symbol of the advances mankind had made in the last few years. The ship was considered to have been so well constructed it was believed she could sustain any amount of damage and still remain afloat. Late on the night of April 14‚ 1912‚ the sinking of the Titanic proved this idea wrong in a horribly tragic way. The
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Google and Microsoft are two very competitive companies in the world of computers and technology. Over time Microsoft has formed their business to help create‚ build‚ and integrate computer technology and the internet. Google is one of the most successful dotcom era companies that have survived and grown because of their ability to adapt and influence change. Initially‚ Google and Microsoft were not competitors. Google’s initial business capitalized on the internet access that Microsoft software
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Overview: Anytime a user attempts to access a network‚ the server logs the attempt. In this lab‚ you first used the Windows Event Viewer utility to search for failed logon attempts‚ which could indicate a possible intrusion by an unauthorized user. You also generated your own errors by attacking the Windows 2008 server and then reviewed the Internet Information Services (IIS) logs to find those errors. Finally‚ you documented your findings and recommended remediation steps. Lab Assessment Questions
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