...Bill Gates, known to be the richest man in the world and cofounder of Microsoft. Gates is an entrepreneur and businessman born October 28, 1955. Gates Revealed that he was stepping downward as Microsoft’s administrator to focus on charitable tasks on his foundation. The Bill and Melinda infrastructure. As of today there are about 1.3 billion people who use Microsoft. Gates makes more than approximately 180 million dollars a day. Bill Gates motto is success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He was born at Henry Gates hospital in Seattle, Washington. Bill gates is the son of William H. Gates. Gates was only 13 years of age when he started to have an interest in computer and made his first computer program similar to pac-man as you can see he is quite smart. Gates has a relatively diverse ancestry, his family genes include German, Irish, English, and Scot-Irish. Gates scored 1590 out of 1600 on his SATs. This shows how smart he really is. Gates had many achievements and was giving many awards like Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 and was also rewarded Bower award for business leadership. Bill and Melinda Gates jointly received India's third highest civilian honor Padma Bhushan in 2015 for their foundation's philanthropic...
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...BILL GATES: THE SUCCESSFUL PERSON Zinhle O’Neil Moyo - Skills Development 1A Assignment Group 1B Summary Being successful can be looked upon in many different ways, such as being famous, having a good job, car or being rich. I believe that success is in the hands of all who try to achieve it. This assignment is about Bill Gates’ success, how he achieved it, what motivates him and also his biography. Contents Summary 2 Introduction 4 The Meaning Of Success 5 BIOGRAPHY OF BILL GATES 5 Characteristics/Values 6 Motivation to Succeed 7 Goals 7 Annexure A: Goal Achievement Plan 8 Annexure B: Bill Gates Famous Quotes 9 Conclusion 10 REFRENCES 11 Introduction Given this assignment to write about a successful person l know of, Bill gates came to my mind, some would say l choose him because he is the world’s richest man but actually l choose him because l wanted to highlight on his journey to success, Bill Gates did not just wake up in the morning successful instead there is more behind his success story, he sets goals for himself and he did something daily towards reaching those goals, for example he was excused from his maths lesson so he could go do his programming and in the end he managed to achieve them and because of that, he became successful in every possible definition of success. The Meaning of Success According to the Google search on the word success, it defines it as an accomplishment of an aim or purpose of which l couldn’t...
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...Case on: profiles of two visionaries: bill gates and Steve jobs Prepared for: Rumana Afrose Lecturer Department of Business Administration East West University Prepared by: Md. Taijul Islam ID: 2009-2-10-217 Subject Code: MGT 101Section: 09 | Date of Submission: November 04, 2013 Table of content: Introduction In this assignment contrasting leadership style of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs has been analyzed and main features of the style have been described. The impact of their leadership style individual, team and organizational performance has also been explained. Various global leaders have different leadership style depending on the size and nature of the organization. The two global leaders known for their achievements in their field are Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Their leadership style has contrasting aspects as well as few similarities. Profile of Steve jobs: * Name: Steve Jobs * Full Name: Steven Paul Jobs * Aka: Steve Jobs * Aka: Steven Jobs * Birth date: Steven Paul Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California. * Education: Reed College, Homestead High School * Occupation: Entrepreneur, Inventor 1 Apr 1976: Apple Computer Inc. is incorporated by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Apr 1989: Steve Jobs is named 'Entrepreneur of the decade' by Inc. magazine Jul 1997: Gil Amelio is ousted by the Apple Board of directors after a disastrous quarter. Steve Jobs is named interim CEO in his...
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...Course No: C-501 Course Name: Managerial Communication A Report on Business Communication Method of Warren Buffett Prepared For: Mr. Zahid Hassan Khan Associate professor, Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka Prepared By: Md.Tazul Islam Roll:133 Batch:46D Date of Submission: 11-12-2011 Executive Summary: Warren Buffett is considered as one of the most successful investors of the market. A man who started his journey as an investor at the age of 13, continued to cross hurdles of his business carrier. It's annual report season, which includes announcements from the CEO and/or chairman of every public U.S. company. Given that Warren Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, is the most successful investor of all time, you might expect that a 23-page communication from him would be jargon-packed and over most people’s heads. In actuality, Buffett's annual letter to shareholders is famously down-to-earth, conversational, and witty. Never mind for now the specific points he makes: how he communicates his message is a lesson for all of us. Warren Buffett writes his letter to shareholders as a letter to his sisters - then crosses out "Dear Doris and Bertie" and replaces it with "To the Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway". It’s not enough that Warren Buffett has become one of the richest men in the world. He’s also a world-class communicator – and nowhere does this gift go on public display more than in his annual letter to shareholders...
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...Microsoft Business Plan DD Business Plan Executive Summary The mission statement Microsoft has defined for its self is: “to help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.” ("About microsoft,") In addition to aspiring to fulfill their mission statement they also uphold a set of core values. These values are practiced by the employees as well as the company as a whole. Microsoft’s makes the following statement concerning the values they admonish their employees to emulate: “Our values guide our behaviors and must shine through in all our interactions with each other and our stakeholders. Microsoft employees are great people who share the following values: integrity and honesty; passion for customers, partners, and technology; open and respectful with others and dedicated to making them better; willingness to take on big challenges and see them through; self-critical, questioning, and committed to personal excellence and self-improvement; and accountable for commitments, results, and quality to customers, shareholders, partners, and employees.” ("Microsoft standards of," 2010) Microsoft is a multi-billion dollar company currently based in Redmond, WA in the United States of America. It was founded in 1976 by two very young entrepreneurs by the names of William H. Gates III (Bill Gates) and Paul Allen. Both men are natives of Seattle, Washington. Bill Gates was just 19 and Paul Allen was 21 when they first started their venture...
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...January 30, 1997 Manzana Insurance - Fruitvale Branch (Abridged) It was a Monday morning in early September 1991. Bill Pippin had been at Manzana for only a week, but already he was thinking that perhaps he should have taken a different job. He gazed at a note on his desk from John Lombard, his boss at the Fruitvale branch: "I'm giving a speech at a conference on property insurance, so I'll be out of the office until next week. Please give this some thought while I'm gone." The note was attached to a memo from Tom Jacobs, Manzana's senior vice president for underwriting operations: To: John Lombard From: Tom Jacobs Subject: Second Quarter Performance The performance figures on Property Insurance for the second quarter have just been completed, and Fruitvale is at the bottom of the list again. More important, Golden Gate is killing us in your territory, and they have just announced a promise of one-day turnaround time to all agents. If something isn't done immediately to improve your operating performance, a lot of our agents are going to defect to Golden Gate, and some of us are going to need new jobs. Here are some of the numbers: Manzana-Fruitvale This Quarter This Year New policies Endorsements Renewals Turnaround time (average) Renewals late Renewal loss rate 326 206 1,063 6 days 44% 47% This Quarter Last Year 278 235 1,253 5 days 20% 33% Golden Gate This Quarter (estimated) 375 300 1,400 2 days NA 15% Something has got to be done about this. We're getting lots of...
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...Financial Management ------------------------------------------------- BUS508 Dr. Etido Akpan, Professor Financial Management Financial Statements and annual reports are crucial tools for evaluating a business and deciding whether or not to invest in that company. Google and Microsoft are two major corporations that lead Internet technology and information retrieval. Both corporations list their financial information on their respective websites (www.google.com and www.microsoft.com) on their Investor Relations pages for easy access. Google Incorporated (Google) was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin and was incorporated on September 04, 2008. It was named as a play on the term “googol” which is the mathematical word for the number 10 followed by 100 zeros or 10 100. Google started primarily as a search engine, which is a website that searches the Internet for other websites based on terms entered by the user. Other lines of business include advertising, apps (such as Google Docs, Calendar, and email which Google calls Gmail), mobile and the Android operating system, Chrome (Google’s answer to the internet browser), along with various other products. There are approximately 32,400 full time employees with the majority split between research & development and sales & marketing, the remainder being in general or admin and operations ("Company," n.d.). Advertising is Google’s primary source of income, generating 96% of their 2011 revenue, with the...
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...appointed president and COO, was quoted as saying that some of the departures were voluntary and some were not, opening opportunities for fresher, smarter replacements. “We have a bench that is very deep,” he said. “We have people who are fired ii Yet despite the positive outlook, Ballmer clearly up—driven—to lead the next generation.” recognized that Microsoft had to change or adapt some of the human resource practices that had allowed it to assemble and retain what CEO Bill Gates proudly called “the best team of software professionals the world has ever seen.” Just six weeks before the WSJ article was published, Ballmer had announced a package of changes that sweetened salaries, allowed more frequent promotions, and softened some of the pressures that had long been part of the ”hard-core” Microsoft culture. Still, there were some who wondered if the rumblings in the senior management ranks reported by the WSJ were not the signs of larger looming problems for Microsoft. It was a question taken very seriously by Gates and Ballmer who understood very well that the company’s enormous success was largely due to its ability to recruit, motivate, and retain extraordinary talent. In the first part of this...
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...Executive Summary This report pretends to do a review of the Corporate Governance about Amazon.com. The methodology adopted for this work is based in information available from the company in its websites and annual reports. In the brief report the review of the structure, process and effectiveness of the governance of the amazon.com is made and the recommendations for appropriate improvements are given it the end of the report. I concluded that company shows the corporate governance components according to their core business and their environmental business. Table of the Contents 1. Introduction.................................................................................................04 2. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter.................... 04 3. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics........................................................05 4. Officers and Directors.................................................................................08 5. Conclusion & Recommendation.................................................................09 6. References...................................................................................................11 1. INTRODUCTION: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is an American multinational electronic commerce company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. The company also produces consumer electronics...
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...Southwest Strategically Robert E. Woodward Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Abstract The following document will discuss and analyze how Southwest Airlines has become an industry leader in the air carrier business. How has Southwest Airlines adapted after the attacks on the Twin Towers of New York and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Where is the company headed in the future? Recommendations after a SWOT analysis will be made on how Southwest could remain one of the dominant leaders in the airline business. Southwest Airlines Corporate Stategy I. INTRODUCTION A. Executive Summary 1. Summary statement of the problem: Where did Southwest Airlines begin and how do they stay competitive in the air carrier industry since the attacks on America the morning of September 11, 2001. 2. Summary statement of the recommended solution: Southwest can stay competitive by reshaping its rewards program and trying to increase its customer loyalty. B. The Situation Southwest Airlines began business in 1971 offering flights between Houston, Dallas and San Antonio Texas. Now Southwest Airlines operates in more than 35 states. It offers shorter flights than other air carriers; that average less than 1.7 hours. Most of Southwest’s flights are non-stop. Southwest Airlines customer focused attitude helps them to become the leader in US flights, according to the bureau of transportation statistics (docstoc). On September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks shut down...
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...Summary: Planning to protect 4.4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation, president Obama exercises his executive order right to make changes in immigration policy. The new immigration plan will not only protect many unlawful immigrants from being deported but it also gains them access in obtaining driver licenses and social security cards. In another word, they will be legally to work in United States but it offers no path to citizenship. This will open a path for many high skilled workers to the United States labor force. Another major change is that Obama’s action will end a program called Secure Communities, therefore Immigration and Custom Enforcement as well as other law enforcement agencies will begin to priority their focus on criminals and felons rather than working families and security on the border will be increased. While many Americans think this is a righteous move that should have been done long ago to fix our broken immigration policy, the plan is opposed strongly by the Republicans. President Obama has no option but to use his executive action. House Speaker John Boehner states that the president is acting like a king or emperor with his executive action on the new immigration reform. The plan is also facing lawsuit from many different states, but Obama administration believes that the policies could withstand any lawsuit. Obama says in his speech, “The actions I’m taking are not only lawful; they’re the kind of actions taken by every single Republican...
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...[pic] MGT 3446 – International Business and Management Final Project Microsoft -Business in China Megan DeMeo August 23, 2013 1. Case Summary Microsoft decided to enter into China back in 1992 and opened its first sales office in Beijng. China has an extremely large market of consumers which is the main reason many, including Microsoft, have been lured into China to start business. China also has a large number of inexpensive laborers that allows for work to be completed on a product and then to be sold at the same price but made for much less. Microsoft was also lured into China by the size of its market and its phenomenal economic growth as well as the Chinese engineering talent that was available. Microsoft has experienced complications over the years while performing business in China which has included piracy of its products. This was a major problem in the beginning, has been a constant issue over the years, and is still troubling Microsoft today. 2. Company Background The Microsoft Corporation is a multinational software company that was created in America and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The company develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services related to computers and other electronic devices including video gaming systems. Microsoft operating systems, such as Vista...
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...attractive investment opportunities to investors. One of my clients seeks to invest in Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft is a multinational Corporation based in America. It specializes in technology products. The headquarters for Microsoft are in Washington a place known as Redmond. This Company manufactures, develops, licenses, sells and supports consumer electronics, computer software, services and personal computers. Bill Gates and Paul Allen initiated this Company way back in 1975. My client wishes to invest in Microsoft. Analyzing Microsoft stock and financial performance is critical to allow me advice my client appropriately. 2.0 An Overview of Microsoft Corporation Microsoft is best known for its software products such as the line of operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office suite, Skype and Edge web browsers. Microsoft is the world’s largest software producer or maker by revenue. Microsoft is one of the most valuable companies in the world (MSFT: Summary for Microsoft Corporation- Yahoo! Finance). Microsoft is a worldwide Company traded as NASDAQ component. It operates in the computer software and hardware industry. The chairperson of Microsoft Corporation is John W. Thompson. Bill Gates is the Founder and Technology Advisor. Brad Smith is the President and Satya Nadella the CEO (Microsoft – Official Home Page). As of 2015, Microsoft had a total revenue of US$ 93.58 billion, a net income of...
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...Disparate Impact of SOX on Large and Small Firms Andrew Rubin St. John’s University I. Introduction During the early 2000’s there was a series of scandals involving many large, multinational firms. Among these firms were Enron, Tyco and WorldCom, all of whom had been costing investors and stakeholders millions, if not billions, of dollars through fraud. Following the scandal, the downturn in investor confidence was enormous. Looking back, there appeared to be a culture of fraud and deceit inside corporate America that had been hurting the average investor. After uncovering these scandals Congress wanted to take immediate action. It passed the Sarbanes – Oxley Act (SOX) shortly after in an attempt restore faith in the country’s capital markets. Between 2000 and 2002 there appeared to be a new, large fraud every few months being covered in the news. Investors were drawing their money out of the markets and some of the largest corporations in America were going bankrupt. Congress quickly looked for answers as to how this could happen and discovered a myriad of factors. Many factors combined to create a culture where small changes to the financials were overlooked and over time those small changes accumulated into larger changes, and bigger issues. Eventually the once small changes became too large to ignore any longer and resulted in collapse. One major factor uncovered by Congress was the effect of auditor conflicts of interest might be having...
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...2012 Title of report: digital divide gap vs. poverty. Is there any relation between them? Table of content |Serial no |Title |Page no | |1 |Abstract | | |2 |Literature review | | |3 |Background and ICT status of Bangladesh | | |4 |Executive summary | | |5 |Main body (Current scenario, Challenge, Recommendation) | | |6 |Conclusion | | |7 |Reference | | |8 |Questionnaire...
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