Entrepreneur Research Report (Bill Gates)

Entrepreneur Research Report (Bill Gates

A . Foreword

Microsoft Corporation has grown rapidly , overtaking competitors , even bringing some of them down , and thus gaining worldwide prominence due to its expansion and dominance in almost every market in the field of computing and information highway . According to Thomas Cummings and Christopher Worley (2004 , It is the largest software development organization and one of the most successful businesses ' Phenomenal is the word that describes Microsoft 's rise to prominence . It was at once swift and calculating . Its triumphs are products of a one-of-kind

organizational culture that fosters excellence , bless creativity and aggressive , no-nonsense management (Cummings and Worley 2004

B . Introduction

Everyday , millions of people rely on their personal or business computers in to accomplish mundane tasks . Majority of these computers have the Microsoft Windows operating system , the most PC platform . It was known to have created the graphical user interface that made computing easily understandable to the masses Microsoft 's triumphs are easily accountable to the man who was there from the beginning as the company 's co-founder , Bill Gates himself Gates occupied the position of Chief Executive for many years before finally passing it to Steve Ballmer . Yet , it was during his term that the organization applied to the hilt its embrace and extend ' slogan (Microsoft , 2007 . Nevertheless , despite the looming presence of Gates Microsoft is an organization just like all the other business firms in the world , and thus it is still the people comprising Microsoft who establish its dominant organizational behavior and culture

C . Body of the Report

In the book Management by Don Hellriegel and John Slocum (1996 decision-making is defined as the process of defining problems gathering information , generating alternatives , and choosing a course of action ' Managers and leaders , and even employees themselves , are faced with the task of making decisions for their companies everyday . In Microsoft Corporation , the middle managers who are proximate to the production line and clients as well that their area of responsibility would encounter . Microsoft 's unit managers are specially chosen because they are sufficiently competent ' to be left alone without in-depth directions from higher management (Cusumano Selby , 1995 . According to Michael Cusumano and Richard Selby (1995 , in their book Microsoft Secrets , these middle managers need to be equipped with the ability to respond quickly to new opportunities and threats ' Microsoft 's view on decision-making is greatly influenced by employee empowerment . This is what the company practices as people share in the decision-making authority with subordinates . This is very much a process called participative leadership (Gitman , 2005 . It creates greater commitment among the employees by giving them a sense of ownership and responsibility (Gitman , 2005 . This is what makes Microsoft flexible and ever adaptive to change

Microsoft Secrets author posed the question to Bill Gates to reveal the key principles behind his company 's product development . What the author wrote was the Number ten and eleven in his list which specified that these are Managers who both create the product and...