Microsoft Corporation - Best Practices in Human Resource Management
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Case Details:
Case Code : HROB127
Case Length : 13 pages
Period : 2002-2009
Pub Date : 2010
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : Microsoft Corporation
Industry : IT
Countries :US
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About Microsoft
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The history of Microsoft can be traced back to April 1975 when William H. Gates (Gates) and Paul Allen (Allen) founded the company at Albuquerque, New Mexico, US. As its first project, the company developed a programming language, Altair BASIC, an improved version of BASIC, for the Altair 8800, the first personal computer (PC)...
HR Practices at Microsoft
Microsoft put major emphasis on its HR management practices. It was considered among the best IT companies to work for by people who were passionate about their job. The compensation and benefits provided by the company were among the best in the industry...
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The Road Ahead
In light of the global economic slowdown which forced companies to curtail their spending on IT, Microsoft announced on January 22, 2009, that it would cut 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months. While announcing the decision, Ballmer said,
"As part of the process of adjustments, we will eliminate up to 5,000 positions in R&D, marketing, sales, finance, LCA, HR, and IT over the next 18 months, of which 1,400 will occur today...
Exhibits
Exhibit I: Fortune's List of 'Best Companies to Work For' (In 2009)
Exhibit II: Awards and Recognitions Received by Microsoft Corporation
Exhibit III: Microsoft Corporation - A Timeline
Exhibit IV: Key Financial Results of Microsoft Corporation
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