family.[3][4] Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. He is widely respected for his foresight and ambition.[5][6] He is also frequently criticized as having built Microsoft through unfair or unlawful business practices. Since amassing his fortune‚ Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors‚ donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation‚ founded
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Entrepreneurship: Bill Gates. Blerina Tare PAD 551 E Richard H. Beinecke March 9‚ 2010 William “Bill” Henry Gates III was born on October 28 1955 in Seattle‚ Washington. He is the richest man on Earth for 2009 according to Forbes magazine he has also been number one in “Forbes 400” list. He was a cofounder of Microsoft which is the most powerful software company in the world. Times magazine named Gates one of the 100 most influential people of the twentieth century. However Bill wants to share
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Background: Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey..…………………………………………2. 4.1. Bill Gates…………………………………………………………………………….2. 4.2. Oprah Winfrey……………………………………………………………………....3. 4. Literature Review: Theories on leadership…………………………………………...4. 5.3. Traits Theories…………………………………………………………………......4. 5.4. Leadership Styles…………………………………………………………………..5. 5.5. Transactional versus Transformational Theories……………………………….6. 5. Critical Review of Leadership Qualities: Bill Gates and Oprah
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Favorite Leader Report My favorite leader is William Henry Gates III‚ or Bill Gates to most people. Bill Gates is a computer engineer and world-class entrepreneur. He founded Microsoft Corporation in 1975 with a high school friend named Paul Allen. The leadership role that he serves is chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation. Up until 1998‚ Gates was CEO of the company‚ but he relieved himself of those duties‚ and currently is only a software architect and serves on
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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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Harvard Business School 9-392-019 Rev. July 8. 1993 Bill Gates and the Management of Microsoft Despite the fact that we’ve been successful financially‚ there’s an ongoing need to anticipate where this industry is going‚ and to be at the forefront of changing the products. And this is every bit as challenging as it’s ever been--and perhaps more so. Bill Gates‚ Microsoft Chairman and CEO‚ 1991 On June 30‚ 1991‚ Microsoft Corporation closed the books on another year of dazzling growth. Revenues for
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ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY RESEARCH PAPER Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ------------------------------------------------- OETOMO RAHARDJO 90120120003 INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION Non-profit Organizations exists for focusing and promoting public benefits or educational or charitable reasons‚ from whose shareholders or trustees do not benefit financially. Generally‚ large non-profit organization receive important revenue from the services they provide. The money they received is used for its own expense
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accept their silicon masters‚”Bill Gates. The world’s youngest billionaire is the hard working‚ intelligent Bill Gates. This man independently started his own computer company and built it up to a 230 billion dollar empire. Bill Gates changed the way the world uses computers by building his company‚ Microsoft‚ from the ground up‚ enforcing that computer software is illegal to steal‚ and by making personal computers available for everyone to have in their own home. Bill Gates started his computer company
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REPORT‚ BILL GATES 1. Mini Biography Bill Gates is known for his company Microsoft‚ his participation in the computer revolution‚ and for being the youngest self-made billionaire in history. In 1986‚ he launched Microsoft Windows‚ a program that is one of the most used operating systems in the world. Many of today’s adult‚ and perhaps in particular today’s young adults‚ remember the exciting introduction of personal computers using Microsoft software. Childhood William (Bill) H. Gates was
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What do you think Bill Gate’s personality traits are for each of the Big Five dimensions? First dimension of Big Five is surgency which refers to dominance. Bill Gates has the leadership traits and he tends to be in charge. Bill Gates is known as a demanding boss. He would be in charge for the “Bill” meetings and dominant in the meetings. He carries the extraversion traits whereas he is has positive emotions and full of energy. His character of interrupting presentation and questioning the presenter
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