Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Corporation

Company background and industry

Microsoft Corporation is the leading global developer of personal computer software and applications. The company which also published books and multimedia title do produce its online of hybrid tablets, computers and offers email services, electronic games system and in the recent development also offers portable media device players. Microsoft Corporation has its major sales offices afros the world. And the significant research and development centers located in Redmond Washington, D.C in the USA.   Mycroft Corporation continues to be the market leader in terms of massive and superior computers. The company operates in the computer technology industry. This industry is probably the largest in the USA, with an estimated value of over $1.7 trillion.  Most Microsoft corporation profits come from the sale of computer hardware, software, email systems, electronic games systems, and the latest invention through the sale of media device players. The success of the company can be attributed or the element of intended purposes of its product on users. It ensures that the more significant aspect of its produce is matching the production with the specific needs of the customers and works to empower the customer (Rothaermel, 2017).

Microsoft corporation Brief history

Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975 by the founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen from Seattle. They converted the basic, a popular mainframe computer programming languages for the use of an early personnel commuter. Shortly after this, Gate and Allen founded Microsoft delivering the names from the words microcomputer and software.in 1980, the international business machine corporation IBM did Microsoft to produce the essentials software or operating system.  The business model, the Microsoft Corporation, has implemented is based on the customer and product diversification and being inclusive to ensure that it has a worldwide image that does not at any point appear to alienate anyone.

The critical leadership skills owned by the founders of the Microsoft Corporation is based on the innovative nature and the ability to coordinate the various activities of the organization towards achieving the set goals. However, much important the founders of the same do have the skills of employee coordination and customer relation, which they have since passed to employees of the company. Most of its business success has been through the adoption of the customer needs into their product and service production all over the world. Microsoft Corporation understands the different needs of its customers through proper market research and analysis (Rothaermel, 2017).

Microsoft mission and vision

Mission statement

The Microsoft cooperation mission statement is “to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

Vision

The Microsoft cooperation vision “to help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.

Long and short terms goals

 The short terms goals for Microsoft cooperation revolve around revenues generation increase. The company aims at remaining the giant technological company to the previous year’s profit market by substantial value. However, the companies long term goals are to become the most excellent technical company in the world and to creates an innovative culture to thrive in the computer technology industry. It also has the goals of enhancing its reputation by staying faithful to its responsibilities through the programs which empower and give back to communities in its fourth and fifth value (Rothaermel, 2017).