Group Case Study “Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy” Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy ABSTRACT 2 This case study examines the factors explaining the difference between Microsoft’s market value of equity to book value of equity and overall financial reporting strategies employed at the firm. We analyzed financial information dating from 1985 to 1999 and 2011 annual report provided by Microsoft. We found factors explaining market value of equity are perceived risk and future cash
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Corporate Governance Analysis Microsoft The CEO: Steven Anthony Ballmer has been the CEO of Microsoft since January 2000. He graduated from Detroit Country Day School‚ Michigan. He later joined Harvard University‚ where he studied Math and Economics. During that time‚ he lived down the hall from Bill Gates‚ Microsoft’s founder and Chairman of the Board. Ballmer joined Microsoft on June 11‚ 1980 as the first business manager and the 30th employee. His first salary was $50‚000 including 8% of
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Analysis of Google HR strategy For more information please contact ekaterina@researchoptimizer.com www.researchoptimizer.com +972549137013 1 “Our employees‚ who call themselves Googlers‚ are everything. We hope to recruit many more in the future. W e will reward and treat them well.” L arry Page and Sergey Brin‚ Founders of Google 1 . Introduction M anaging h uman r esources effectively h as b ecome vital to organizations w ithin t he m odern and f ast‐ paced b usiness environment ( Caldwell
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Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy Q1. What are the factors that likely explain the equity and its reported book value of equity? Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 1999 Market Capitalisation: USD 460 Billion Book Value: USD 28 Billion MVE more than 16 times of BVE! Factor 1 Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 Intangible Assets • BVE does not reflect certain intangible assets’ value such as brand‚ customer loyalty‚ and human capital – Likely to provide tremendous earnings growth
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INTRODUCTION Microsoft Corporation started its work in Washington. Its co-founder is one of the successful persons in the world named Bill gates. Microsoft has many products ranging from windows operating system to internet portal (which provide all related services of internet) History of Nokia tells us that it hasn’t been a manufacturer of phones in past‚ this company made footwear‚ tires and paper products before it involved in mobile industry. In 1990 the company focused only on telecommunication
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1. Introduction The Microsoft case describes how the company was build and gives an insight in their Human Resource policies‚ from the early 1980 until the 2001. Bill Gates believed that in order to develop outstanding software‚ attracting the right people was crucial. The focus of their HR policy was to attract intelligent technical people. These technical people were the foundation of Microsoft’s great success. However (senior) management functions were also given to these technical employees
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Working Capital Strategies By Forecasted If Microsoft forecasted revenue increase by 20 percent’s for the upcoming year‚ several parts of the annual report will be affected by the 20% increase forecast. First of all‚ the income statements will alter their revenues from 16‚195 million dollars to 19‚434 million dollars. Revenue is not the only thing that changes since there are other expenses that need to be changed. For example in the income statement‚ the operating expenses will not have
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essay is a discussion around Google’s innovative strategies looking at the innovation process‚ business model and the infrastructure they have built in order to test and deliver innovative products to their users. Table of Contents Introduction 3 1. Brief background of Google 3 2. Why are Google Innovators? 4 2.1 Google’s Strategy of Innovation 4 2.2 Optimising Use of Technologies and Merging Services Into One Platform 5 2.3 The Google Platform 6 Conclusion 7 Bibliography 8 Introduction
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Model and Put Call Parity: 2.1. One -Step Binomial Model 2.2. Black-Scholes Merton Model 2.3. Put Call Parity 3 Limitations of Analysis 4 Research Process: Microsoft 5 Research Process: Apple 6 Results and Conclusion 7 Reference List 8 Attachments 1. Introduction The most common definition of an option is an agreement between two parties‚ the option seller and the option buyer‚ whereby the option buyer is granted a right (but not an obligation)‚ secured by the option seller‚ to carry
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Apple versus Google: No comparison Am I the only one who gets annoyed by the never-ending doomsday articles that profile Apple as "struggling" to maintain its market share‚ and doomed to lose a "bitter battle" to Google’s Android? Has it ever occurred to anyone that it’s like comparing the proverbial Apples - no pun intended - to Oranges? Or rather‚ it’s like comparing a Rolls Royce to a Toyota. Unlike Google‚ which makes Android openly available to a whole host of handset manufacturers (most
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