Ethics Big Case 2 Microsoft Manages Legal and Ethical Issues Summary: Microsoft has a blinding reputation and presentation with the public and its users. They investment in the communities‚ the youth and globally. Not only the company invests but the employees contribute. As Always Bill Gates take it to the top with the William and Melinda Gates Foundation. Microsoft’s efforts and dedication is admirable. Its support of start-up software companies‚ creates a unique composition of company characteristics
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Student ID: 22108368 Exam: 038247RR - Microsoft Word When you have completed your exam and reviewed your answers‚ click Submit Exam. Answers will not be recorded until you hit Submit Exam. If you need to exit before completing the exam‚ click Cancel Exam. Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page break‚ so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer. 1. The merge process
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MARKET STRUCTURE AND PRICING DECISIONS BY ONIKOYI O. OLUWATOBI M.sc. Marketing A Presentation submitted to the department of business Administration and marketing Management and Social Sciences. In partial Fulfilment on ECONS 801 (MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS) Taught by Associate Prof. Didia P. O November‚ 2011 Introduction In order to maximize profits or shareholder wealth‚ managers must use the information that they have relating to demand and costs in order to determine strategy regarding price and
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Table of Contents Page Introduction 2 Apple‚ Inc Overview 3 Apple’s Branding Strategy 4 Apple’s Brand Equity 5 Microsoft’s Marketing Strategy 6 Microsoft’s Branding Strategy/Equity 8 Apple vs. Microsoft Operating systems 9 Advertising Campaigns 10 Effectiveness/Conclusion 13 Appendix A 16 Apple Balance Sheet 17 References 18 Introduction The psychological perception of a company
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I. Who should take the blame for getting Standard Machines Corp into the crisis it faces vis-à-vis closing on a major sale with an established account? The blame for Standard Machine Corp can be directed in one of three ways: Industry: One could argue that innovation in the machine tool equipment industry has been stagnant and resulting caused customers to view machines as commodities and compete on price. Another thought is that the industry allowed a low cost player to enter and therefore
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discrimination among customers through pricing and disallows mergers‚ acquisitions or takeovers of one firm by another if the effect will "substantially lessen competition. There were three main facts that indicate that Microsoft enjoys monopoly power. First‚ Microsoft’s share of the market for Intel-compatible PC operating systems is extremely large and stable. Second‚ Microsoft’s dominant market share is protected by a high barrier to entry.
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Discuss the concepts of limit and predatory pricing. Explain how imperfect knowledge of other firms’ costs or financial conditions can lead to limit or predatory pricing. Limit pricing is when an incumbent firm sets a “low price with the purpose of deterring entry”. Predatory pricing is when an incumbent sets an “‘irrationally’ low price [possibly below cost] so other firms can’t compete” forcing existing firms to exit the market. Both pricing strategies require at least two periods: the first to
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P roc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA Vol. 94‚ pp. 4229–4232‚ April 1997 Economic Sciences The capital-asset-pricing model and arbitrage pricing theory: A unification M. A LI K HAN* AND YENENG SUN†‡ *Department of Economics‚ Johns Hopkins University‚ Baltimore‚ MD 21218; †Department of Mathematics‚ National University of Singapore‚ Singapore 119260; and ‡Cowles Foundation‚ Yale University‚ New Haven‚ CT 06520 Communicated by Paul A. Samuelson‚ Massachusetts Institute of Technology‚ Cambridge
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Arbitrage Pricing Theory The fundamental foundation for the arbitrage pricing theory is the law of one price‚ which states that 2 identical items will sell for the same price‚ for if they do not‚ then a riskless profit could be made by arbitrage—buying the item in the cheaper market then selling it in the more expensive market. This principle also applies to financial instruments‚ such as stocks and bonds. For instance‚ if Microsoft stock is selling for $30 on one exchange‚ but $30.25 on another
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Microsoft in China and India‚ 1993-2007 Risks faced by Microsoft in China and impact to performance Risks Intellectual Property Localization Details Largest piracy rates in the world – 98% *Huge character sets required new versions of software *Chinese used mobiles more than the PC (can the mobile be a computing device)? *High profile revelation by Juliet Wu‚ former GM on commitment * Suspicion on security *Open source market * Entrepreneurship bug for Chinese software engineers *Legislation
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