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Management article
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Reference no. U9709A
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: "Harvard Management Update", 1997

Abstract

There are numerous theories about what makes Microsoft such a success-- a success that many companies are eager to emulate. This article examines six books on management at Microsoft, and distills the nine best business practices that may prove useful to managers across all industries. Insights include how to build a workforce of "once in a lifetime" people and how to turn failures into platforms for future success. Each of the authors (including Bill Gates himself) reveals unique aspects of Microsoft''s operation and its drive to fulfill the mission statement created by its founder. "A computer on every desk in ever home, all running Microsoft software in every computer."

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Abstract

There are numerous theories about what makes Microsoft such a success-- a success that many companies are eager to emulate. This article examines six books on management at Microsoft, and distills the nine best business practices that may prove useful to managers across all industries. Insights include how to build a workforce of "once in a lifetime" people and how to turn failures into platforms for future success. Each of the authors (including Bill Gates himself) reveals unique aspects of Microsoft''s operation and its drive to fulfill the mission statement created by its founder. "A computer on every desk in ever home, all running Microsoft software in every computer."

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