Case Details Case Code : HROB011 HR Problems Period : 1997 - 2001 Pub Date : 2001 Teaching Note : Available Organization : Microsoft Corporation Industry : Information Technology Countries : USA Abstract: The case examines the charges of gender/racial discrimination and sexual harassment against leading IT company Microsoft. It explores in detail the treatment meted out to female employees in the company’s initial years and the measures Microsoft took to improve the work culture
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place visit behavior and performance. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp 2006). 2006. [Online]. Available: http://www.intelresearch.net/Publications/Seattle/100920061627_367.pdf [4] Monk‚ A.‚ J. Carroll‚ S. Parker‚ and M. Blythe. Why are mobile phones annoying? Behaviour and Information Technology‚ 23 (1): 33-41‚ 2004. [5] Blom‚ J.‚ J. Chipchase‚ and J. Lehikoinen. Contextual and cultural challenges for user mobility research. Communications of the ACM
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S & S Air: Case Study: S & S Air’s Mortgage 3001-3 FNCE Financial Management Week 4 William Jones October 9th‚ 2012 Case Study: S & S Air’s Mortgage Background: S&S Air manufactures light aircraft. The owners of S & S Air‚ Mark Sexton and Todd Story‚ were impressed by the work Chris had done on financial planning. By using Chris’s analysis and looking at the demand for light aircraft‚ they decided that their existing fabrication equipment was sufficient‚ but that it was
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|Microsoft Zune | |Proposal | Background The market for portable music players has been an industry that continues to be innovative and in current years has been dominated by Apple products. Apple has been in the portable music industry since 2001 and the world has been forever changed due to their ever-popular iPod
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Microsoft Dynamics ERP systems for managing companies have been‚ and are‚ a key factor in business development. Its continuous evolution‚ have passed being a mere tool‚ to be a competitive and strategic element‚ even to generate new business models based on their development. These systems have been forced to evolve dramatically in recent times to accommodate different‚ rapid and significant advances both technological‚ and in terms of policies and philosophies of management in the company. Currently
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Question 42 Harry’s basis of the land is $300‚000. And Harry has a dividend of $180‚000(300‚000-120‚000) because of the liability. The dividend should be taxable for Harry. After dividend distribution‚ Lime Corporation would have a $230‚000 on E&P‚ since Harry needs to assume the liability of the land. (350‚000- 120‚000). Question 47 Jacob’s basis of the stock was $24‚000. Since he received a stock dividend of additional 2‚000 shares‚ Jacob held 12‚000 (10‚000+2‚000) shares in total. Therefore
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Topic Selection Microsoft recently unveiled its prototype‚ Surface‚ their version of a tablet or alternative device to a personal computer. It is questionable how Microsoft‚ a known software company‚ will be able to manufacture and sell a tablet device that is a contender in the marketplace against devices such as the iPad. Thesis: It is critical that Microsoft produce a device that overcomes the limitations of its competitors and adds features that set it apart‚ in order to define itself in
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Table of Contents Introduction The primary objective of this report is to provide a financial performance analysis of Marks & Spencer group plc. This will be achieved by a detailed ratio analysis on financial data available in latest annual report of the company for the year ended March-2013. The attention during ratio analysis will be on horizontal and vertical analysis as well as the comparison of these ratios with the industry. Moreover‚ the report will also give a brief business analysis
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A Conceptual Framework for Investigating the Impact of the Internet on Corporate Financial Reporting 1 Jason Zezhong Xiao. Cardiff University. UK xiao@cardiff.ac.uk Michael John Jones. Cardiff University. UK jonesm12@cardiff.ac.uk Andy Lymer. University of Birmingham. UK a.lymer@bham.ac.uk Abstract. This paper develops a conceptual framework of the impact of the Internet on corporate financial reporting on the basis of the issues and concerns elicited through an open-ended questionnaire
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