Leadership the Bill Gates Way
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Case Details:
Case Code : LDEN014
Case Length : 14 Pages
Period : 1968-2003
Pub Date : 2003
Teaching Note :Not Available Organization : Microsoft
Industry : Software
Countries : USA
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The Marketing Thrust
Many analysts felt that one of the most important contributions of Gates to the
company was the development of innovative and aggressive marketing strategies.
Gates spent most of his time meeting a large number of the company's customers.
A master at making deals, he entered into several successful deals with them
since the establishment of Microsoft.
A shrewd judge of the potential of
software products, he purchased DOS for only a few thousand dollars and
converted it into one of Microsoft's best-selling products. Gates successfully
predicted future trends and positioned Microsoft's products in such a way that
they soon became best selling products...
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Gates - The Leader
Gates transformed Microsoft from a $1 million company in 1978 to a market
leader in the software industry with revenues of $28.37 billion in 2002
(Refer Exhibit V). Even though Microsoft was the market leader, Gates felt
that the company should not become complacent and that it should constantly
reinvent itself...
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The Criticism
Although many analysts appreciated Gates for his
visionary leadership and invaluable contributions to the software
industry, he was also criticized for several reasons. The critics argued
that Microsoft was not an innovative company. They said that Gates
reformed existing products to satisfy customer needs instead of
inventing new ones. Analysts also argued that Microsoft's overwhelming
market share was a major impediment to innovation in the software
industry. Microsoft was not just the market leader, but also the
standards provider for the industry... |
Exhibits
Exhibit I: Microsoft's R&D Costs (1996-2001)
Exhibit II: Microsoft's Products & Services (Partial List)
Exhibit III: Gates' Human Resource Mantras
Exhibit IV: Microsoft's Global Employee Strength (1993-2002)
Exhibit V: Microsoft's Net Revenues & Net Income (1993-2002)
Exhibit VI: Bill Gates - A Visionary Leader
Exhibit VII: Bill Gates' Contributions in Various Fields
Exhibit VIII: Jackson's Findings in Microsoft's Anti-Trust Case
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