Microsoft: Competing on Talent (A) In 1999‚ a front page Wall Street Journal article was attracting attention with a headline “As Microsoft Matures‚ Some Top Talent Chooses to Go off Line.” It was a question taken very seriously by Gates and Ballmer who understood that company’s enormous success was largely due to its ability to recruit‚ motivate‚ and retain extraordinary talent. This article explores the HR philosophies‚ policies‚ and practice in 1980s and examines how the policies were managed
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Section 1 Presents some good guidelines for preparing cases in general. This information will help you prepare your group case to present to the class as well. Section 2 Describes specific questions that must be addressed in the course of your group presentation. Section 1 GUIDE TO CASE ANALYSIS Preparing a Case for Class Discussion If this is your first experience with the case method‚ you may have to reorient your study habits. Unlike lecture courses where you can get by without preparing intensively
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hired‚ why do people work so hard at Microsoft? What motivates them? Answer: First‚ the culture of Microsoft. As the vision Gates mentioned: a computer on every desk in every home‚ running on Microsoft software‚ spirited many young to work hard. Second‚ rigorous and firm recruiting policy and process. As Ballmer said‚ “ We want people who are smart‚ who work hard‚ and who get things done.” Third‚ Challenging work assignments and tasks. Microsoft believed that individuals were best developed
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practices? Microsoft pursued human resources policies and practices that would address the critical psychological states‚ namely‚ experienced meaningfulness‚ experienced responsibility‚ and knowledge of results‚ of its employees. By doing so‚ they aimed high internal work motivation‚ high work performance and high satisfaction on the job. Microsoft hired people with already high growth need. They were newly college graduates with high motivation seeking self-achievement. Microsoft also hired those
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Yes. Gates had long recognized that it took exceptional people to write outstanding software Microsoft is all about software. Microsoft is a pioneer in this industry and hence attracted extremely intelligent‚ creative and ambitious college graduates since its start up days. Bill gates knack of recognizing genius in others set a precedent. Prime example is Steve Ballmer who helped Microsoft sustain leadership in competitive market. Bill Gates and Steve have deliberately fashioned an organization
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14/08/2013 Case 2.1: Strategy for Competing with Microsoft: Fight or Flight? Question-1: Was it ethical for Microsoft to force users of its Windows operating system to use its internet browsers as well by bundling the programs together and preventing PC manufacturers from making other software available to computer buyers? Was Microsoft’s behavior toward its rivals ethical? Why or why not? Answer: By bundling its internet browser and other programs together Microsoft was forcing its buyers to use
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Competing Ideologies Thursday May 9th 2013 Following Confederation in 1867 and into the turn of the century Canada was divided among three competing ideologies. The first being Imperialism‚ a belief favoured by English speaking Canadians and the Conservative government‚ that strong British ties held a better future for Canada. Within Imperialism‚ French-speaking Canadians who preferred Canada to be self-governing and bi-lingual nation within the British Empire favoured a Nationalist ideology
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knew how to set up the board‚ which was crudely fashioned with a piece of plywood and a felt-tipped pen. He had‚ by careful observation‚ learned many of the complex rules of the game. Within a month‚ he was defeating his parents with ease. Son was competing in national tournaments against kids many years older. Now 12‚ he is Vietnam’s youngest champion and a grand master in the making.s Abigail Sin who‚ age 10‚ is Singapore’s most celebrated young pianist. Sin started reading at age 2‚ and for the
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Talent acquisition is a term used to talk about the process of finding‚ attracting‚ or otherwise acquiring talented people to work for a company‚ as well as the steps taken to retain them as employees. Since many companies rely on their employees for success‚ this aspect of business is extremely important for the longevity of any company. There are many different talent acquisition techniques that may be successful for a company‚ but given the difficulties with this process‚ many companies practice
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PRINT VERSION OF THE COMPETING VALUES COMPETENCY QUESTIONNAIRE TO ACCOMPANY BECOMING A MASTER MANAGER: A Competing Values Approach FIFTH EDITION QUINN / FAERMAN/ THOMPSON / MCGRATH / ST. CLAIR (Text published by John Wiley & Sons) If you have questions about this questionnaire‚ please email them to: Lstclair@bryant.edu Copyright © 2011 Competing Values Competency Questionnaire The Competing Values Competency Questionnaire is a tool to help you assess your
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