ability to attract‚ motivate and retain superior people. In attracting employees Microsoft mainly targeted the stars. Stars are the core employees that can add value to the organization through their knowledge‚ skills and abilities (Boselie‚ 2010). At Microsoft there has been a hands on mentality made for ambitious people. Lepak and Snell (2007) built a theory about different employees and its HR strategies. Microsoft has an internalized and relational focus with its employees. Strategic value of
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1.0 Case Study : Microsoft in India 1. Why does Microsoft’s traditional strategy of one size fits all not work well in emerging markets such as India? There are four main marketing strategies. It can be categorized as Globalization strategy‚ transnational strategy‚ internationalization strategy and localization strategy. As shown in diagram 1.0. Emphasis on local responsiveness high low low
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Summary This report describes the network security training planned for the staff of Orchard Street Art Center. The training will be provided by Brookstone Network Consulting and will focus on new security requirements for the wireless network. Liability Insurance Requirements Network security training for all staff is required by the center’s liability insurance policy. As specified by our insurance carrier‚ Universal Pro Inc.‚ each staff member will be assigned to one of three training levels
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Microsoft is an American multinational technology company‚ which is stationed in Redmond‚ Washington. The company develops and also licenses and manufactures computer software‚ electronics‚ and personal computers. Founded forty-one years ago and becoming one of the biggest electronic companies on the planet‚ Microsoft has become well established. The company has had bumps in their forty-one years of operations‚ though. The United States v. Microsoft antitrust case was initiated on May18‚1998 by the
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Introduction Microsoft Corporation is a multinational company based in Redmond Washington. The company manufactures computer products and offer computer services. The company also licenses and supports various types of computer products and services. Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The company is the largest software manufacturer globally in terms of revenue. It is also the most valuable organization in the world. Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded the company
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Diversification Economy in Las Vegas “Las Vegas is lagging behind many cities in the recovery because we were in much worse shape than most cities‚” David Christianson‚ who is a TCA 449 professor in University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas who is a knowledgeable international tourism professor said so in my personal interview‚ “Since we are a mono economy‚ any kind of diversification would be helpful.” The dominating economy in Las Vegas are from gaming‚ tourism‚ convention and meeting‚ which then could
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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond‚ Washington that develops‚ manufactures‚ licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4‚ 1975. Microsoft is the world’s largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the world’s most valuable companies. Microsoft was established to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair
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Diversification plans for Just Sleeping Inn Related Diversification In an effort to create a competitive advantage over other hotel chains‚ and give our customers greater service‚ Just sleeping Inn will expand our hotel chain to include a car rental service at all of our locations. Through several years of surveying customers and other demographics we have found that offering rental car service at the hotel instead of at the airport would greatly increase the satisfaction of our customers
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Term Report Microsoft Surface Table Acknowledgements We would like to express our deepest appreciation for our professor‚ Dr. Michael Kamins. It would have been practically impossible for us to pursue this project without his invaluable advice and guidance. We would also like to thank our classmates for encouraging us during our presentation and providing great advice to improve our project. We would also like to thank the Stony Brook College of Business for allowing us to use the
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Financial analysis in the case of Ford Motor Co and Microsoft Corporation Each company must prepare financial statements to provide a comprehensive picture about its past performance and situation for the owners‚ the managers‚ the state and other stakeholders as well. In the case of enormous‚ international public limited companies like Ford and Microsoft these statements and data are public‚ so anybody can reach them through the internet. Moreover‚ we can also compute a lot of financial ratios
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